http://urbanvelo.org/new-york-bike-sharing/ Bicycle culture on the skids. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:20:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://urbanvelo.org/new-york-bike-sharing/comment-page-1/#comment-89516 Bike Practice Space « Urban Velo Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:10:14 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=25948#comment-89516 [...] advocacy group, will also conduct lessons and camps for beginners all free of charge. With the bike sharing program coming to NYC soon, an influx of new riders is expected and this practice space might become more [...]

]]> http://urbanvelo.org/new-york-bike-sharing/comment-page-1/#comment-68549 dynaryder Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:45:41 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=25948#comment-68549 Bike sharing’s been working pretty well down here in DC. I’ve got a membership because I used to multi-mode commute and the share bikes are great for getting to Metro(subway) without leaving one of my bikes parked in a theft hot spot all day. I don’t think we’ve had any stolen,but then they’re not exactly pimp rides. I understand NYC’s pretty flat;the 3sp/roller brake euro bikes we’ve got here will prolly work out much better than they do here in hilly DC(pro tip,check how well the brakes work before riding into traffic).

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