NYC bike share starts tomorrow

[PamNY]

Update on NYC bike sharing, with predictable problems of availability.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/ny...l?ref=nyregion

[Eden]

lol... maybe more NY'ers will be inspired to simply buy their own bike.

[PamNY]

Maybe so. However, with bike share, you don't have to worry about your bike being stolen. Here's a recent bike theft story.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/m...5OWAye2gUt4yMN

[Eden]

ha.... I've locked up to signs like that on occasion when I haven't been able to find anywhere else, and I do actually worry about being gone long enough for someone with the guts to do that to come along....

Bike share is coming to Seattle - I'm not sure if it will be a runaway success here.... those bikes don't look particularly suited to our hills

[PamNY]

Our neighborhood newspaper has a story about how bike share is affecting bike shops and bike rental businesses. I'm really surprised that tourists are using Citibikes -- daily passes require checking the bike in every 30 minutes to avoid overtime charges, which would make me crazy.

http://www.downtownexpress.com/2013/...ew-bike-share/

Another story on the same topic:

http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transporta...tal-companies/

[tulip]

Our neighborhood newspaper has a story about how bike share is affecting bike shops and bike rental businesses. I'm really surprised that tourists are using Citibikes -- daily passes require checking the bike in every 30 minutes to avoid overtime charges, which would make me crazy.

If the tourist is using the bikes to go from place to place (like from lunch to a museum, for instance), then using bikeshare makes perfect sense, as opposed to a taxi.

Stockholm's bikeshare (called City Bikes) has a 3-hour limit, so it's great for exploring the city or taking a longer ride in the Djurgarden.