Recent Discussions
Maps showing Bay Wheels usage in SF
Neat article about where ppl are riding in SF https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/bay-wheels-bike-map-19972251.php "Top corridors for riders so far this year included stretches along the Embarcadero, through Golden Gate Park, Fisherman’s Wharf to the Presidio and the Caltrain station to the Dogpatch neighborhood." I've been meaning to ride through Golden Gate Park one of these days; that's a nice ride.
Point of reporting "decent" bike conditions?
When reporting a problem with a bike via the wrench button and subsequent web/app survey I'm asked to choose between two conditions: decent or bad. Regardless of what's wrong, when selecting "decent", the bike is immediately made available again for anyone else to use. Only bikes reported as being in "bad" condition are locked out from use for others. So, what's the point of reporting decent bikes if they're going to continue being used around the system? Does the Lyft team do anything with "decent" bike reports? If not, is the option there purely for psychological reasons? If a problem is bad enough to affect the safety or severely makes the bike unrideable then I always report it as bad.
Capital Bikeshare (CaBi) Bike Angels Leaderboard
It seems like the NYC community has been going strong for a number of years, but not so much for Washington, DC riders participating in Bike Angels. We haven't been getting any updates or information about what is happening, so I'm glad we are now being invited to this community forum. In 2021 I started keeping track of Bike Angel Monthly Winners and the point totals, and have been maintaining these stats for DC. Very unscientific! I got into doing Bike Angels for a few reasons, the competition (hence keeping track), it's a good way to get exercise, and it's an excellent way to explore DC. For CaBi Bike Angels, here is your historical leaderboard and list of winners if you haven't come across it previously. https://adcjourney.com/bike-angels/ cheers JB991 P.S. Riders have gotten a little wild in terms of point totals in the last 5 months, maybe a direct correlation to the fact that CaBi added the option to redeem points for gift cards. We don't get money like NYC, how do we change that???
