Recent Discussions
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!
Is it worth returning an ebike/scooter to a dock?
This might be news to our NYC friends, but in Chicago you can leave an ebike/scooter just about anywhere. Knowing whether returning an undocked ebike/scooter to a station is a net reward or not depends on how far away the dock is (X-axis, in minutes) and the points offered (Y-axis). I thought it would be interesting to make a chart for that: Bike Angels points valued at $0.20/point (based on 150 pts reward $30 Lyft credit) Red is bad (the ride fee is more than the reward), green is good, and yellow's kind of a wash. For ebikes it's easy to guess because reward is $0.20/pts and cost is approx $0.20/min. Scooters are more expensive so it's a bit tricky to calculate in your head, but aiming for 2x sounds good (e.g. if your trip is 2 minutes you should be looking for 4 pts).
Cleanup of Citibike Stations
I am a Bike Angel and Co-founder of NYC CLEAN Volunteers. We often clean out Citibike stations as part of our neighborhood cleanups because litter gets trapped and rarely gets picked up. Facebook.com/groups/nyccleanvolunteers. I posted a before and after photo from a chronically problem area at 28th and Lexington on our FB page.$144 a Year for Divvy
$144 a Year for Divvy, and without exaggeration, the system, and bikes are in the worst condition since the program's inception. Just saying. Not sure how the Paris bike share system, Velib, could apply to here, but the app is more robust, and their lightweight eBikes are fantasticLet's get to know each other a bit more!
Hello Bike Angels! My name is Sef and I work on the Bike Angels team, tinkering behind the scenes with many of my great teammates. We are super excited to be launching our Bike Angels Community and even more jazzed about adding all our Angels and riders in the future. As we grow the Community we want to incorporate your ideas for what would make this a helpful and fun space to check out. So always be open with what you want to find in the Community and we will see if we can make it happen. To get started, we want to get to know YOU. What got you excited about Bike Angels in the first place? What keeps you riding today? What is your favorite leisure trip when you aren’t hustling for points? (extra street cred for photos of your favorite spot or ride) Post your answers for the questions above in the thread so we can all get to know one another! P.S. We had an open bug where when you logged out the site would remove your profile picture, but this is fixed now. As you introduce yourself be sure to add a profile photo to your account. Looking forward to getting to know you all!
