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Collection Complete !
Welp. This completes the collection for now (I think). It's been a fun ride and a great journey. I will continue to utilize Citi Bike for my daily commutes and look forward to any upcoming rewards down the line, the system sure has come a long way. Thank you to much to Jess and team for being so persistent and making sure I got all my rewards in. See everyone out there!Happy New Year 2024 Bike Angels !
Here's to a Happy New Year to all the Bike Angels out there and especially Jess and team who's been striving to resolve all our problems and making the experience better. (I still haven't gotten my bag but that's a story for another time lols). Anyways, keep racking up those points and I have faith that the system will continue to get better. Overall, my experience has been good/great aside from maybe 2-3 issues throughout my decade long membership. I hope others are enjoying it as well as Citi Bike has become quite an important and entrenched way of life for most of us in our commutes to work/school, etc. See you all on the road!
Hi Bike Angels! New Mod Here!
Hi there everyone! Iwanted to introduce myself to y'all! My name is Omar and I am a new moderator here to help out the Bike Angels Community alongside Jess, Jenn, and all the other lovely people you have talked to here at Lyft. I loved biking as a kid and will still try to when I can but most days I am a homebody. A few more things about me professional wise: Currently studying Cyber-security and Information Systems Worked in QA, CX, and CM roles for 6 years (combining all of those experiences) Worked at 3 startups previous so I am a problem solver that will reach out to whomever I can to figure out a solution I am so SO excited to listen to your ideas and contribute to discussions. While I am here to facilitate healthy talks and "be a moderator", my main goal here is to make sure you feel heard no matter where you live and to be as transparent as I can, when I can. If you all ever want to have a quick chat about cats, Valorant, or you know....this very program! go ahead and reply to my post or send me a DM!Bike Angels Community AMA 2023
UPDATE: This is thread is closed for new AMA questions. Feel free to add kudos to any unanswered questions! We’ll continue to monitor this thread, and of course the community is always open for members to post new topics and feedback.Big Thanks to Angels that joined in the conversation! Our first AMA is live—drop your questions below.🎉 As a reminder, our AMA is more passive than a traditional AMA, and will remain open for one week. Some helpful links: Community Guidelines Community FAQ Robert's Intro Remco's Intro Eliza's Intro robert_halo | Robert 13,165 Lifetime Points (As of today I have 11,415 lifetime points. But just wait until tomorrow....) Internal Mega Angel Software Engineer — Lyft Transit and Bikes I’m Robert, and I'm a strong believer in Bike Share as something that makes the world a better place. I use it and public transit all the time. The benefits in terms of pollution reduction, fewer cars on the road, etc. are fantastic. I also really love meeting other Angels. There's something wonderful about seeing the other person also dashing between stations and staring at their phone the same way that I do. We are all ages, all backgrounds, and all genders. We are often intense, but Doing Good. Hoping to meet more and more folks while out moving bikes. Although I don’t work on Bike Angels directly, I'm an active internal user (over 12k points), and I actively give early feedback and try my best to catch things and represent folks in the Angel community. Ask me Anything. Remco | Remco 3,674 Lifetime Points Community Mega Angel Software Engineer — Bike Angels I’m Remco, and I’ve worked on the Bike Angels Team for more than 3 years. Most recently, I’ve been working on tools that help the team simulate rides and ride conditions. My lifetime score is 3276; Even though we can test Bike Angels features just through software in our pre-production environment, I really want to go out to earn some points every week because it feels different if you need to bike and walk for your points. I find reading the balance between what's needed for the system and fun to do for the riders challenging, and seeing people get really caught up and excited about Bike Angeling super rewarding. Ask me anything. eliza | Eliza 206 Lifetime Points Redeemable Rewards Expert UX Designer — Bike Angels I’m Eliza, and I’ve been working on Bike Angels for two years as a UX designer on the Bike Angels Team. I work with the team to think of ways to improve the Bike Angels experience and hopefully make it more engaging. Most recently, I’ve been working on the new redeemable rewards structure. I'm a Bike Angel in San Francisco, a landscape with a lower density of points due to lower bike density, so my experience is a bit different than Angels in New York. I've travelled to New York various times to better understand Bike Angel point earning patterns, study point discrepancies between neighborhoods, and get a better sense of how efficient NYC Angels actually are! Ask me anything.
Points per hour, are you doing well?
Has anyone in NYC been able to make 90 angel points in an hour? Because I figured that's about minimum wage, so therefore it's one way to measure your success. I can't seem to even make 90 points in 2 hours. Curious to hear about other bike angels with this in NYC. Perhaps it's easier in other areas, or different times, & being in better shape helps too.
Favorite Street In NYC
Hello fellow Citi-bikers! If you are reading this article I assume you love citi biking and have probably done it enough to know what roads you enjoy and what roads you don't. The other articles I have seen so far are more serious and I felt like it would be fun to discuss more lighthearted topics. Hence, I am here asking for everyone's favorite roads to bike on in NYC. Personally, I am a big fan of 5th Ave headed south from 40th Street. It is all downhill and although there is no bike lane, riding the bus lane makes it exhilarating and passing the Empire State Building offers some nice scenery. I am also a big fan of Park Ave headed north from Union Square. I am not from NY, so as a child I always heard about Park Ave and to think that I can now bike on one of the worlds most famous roads is a fantastic feeling. There are plenty other roads that I enjoy riding on but I would like to hear from other people what they enjoy. If you have a road in mind leave a comment and I look forward to reading some of the responses 🙂
