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Please add map filter option to display classic bikes only.
The Divvy map filter has options to show ebikes only, scooters only, or all bikes. There is notably no option for showing classic bikes only. That would be a useful filter, to hide all the noise from ebikes and scooters from the map. Chicago is flat, many users will only take an ebike/scooter as a last resort if there is no classic bike available, because the classic bikes are free for members. Please add a filter for classic bikes only. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JYKrjP9tjgAApp suggestion: Filter for classic bikes only
This idea is not really specific to Bike Angels, but seems like as good a place as any to post it since there's no community for CitiBike, Capital Bikeshare, Divvy etc. anywhere else that I know. There's already a filter icon in the CaBi app, you tap it and your 2 options are: All bikes: Show all ebikes and classic bikes Ebikes: Only show e-assisted bikes Well, I prefer to ride the classic bikes, I know I'm in the minority in the world and ebikes are great and get more people bike commuting and all that, but I personally prefer pedaling for the exercise, plus the red bikes are way lighter to whip around, just more fun and I ride them 99% of the time. (Sometimes for sure I will take an ebike if I need to leave it undocked somewhere, or I'm late for a meeting and need to truck 5 miles uphill in a straight line.) Anyway I probably shouldn't be trying to explain that riding bikes is fun or that different people have different preferences and that's OK but that is what it boils down to. So anyway, maybe we could have a 3rd option in the app? Like: Classic bikes: Only show classic bikes I know it's not a gamechanger, but it would be cool for me, and I think for Bike Angels it also makes sense, sometimes you don't pay attention and end up somewhere where there are like 13 ebikes and no real ones. And I'll help out and rebalance ebikes too sometimes, but it doesn't really make sense to be spending $ or credits to do that, so most of the time I'm just looking to ride classic bikes. And it should be pretty low effort dev-wise, I mean the data is already there in the app, and adding a third option to this menu that slides up won't clutter the UX in anyway. Anyway that is my pitch for this feature! Of course any other ideas are welcome too. I think the app developers have done a great job on the level of detail on the map. Thanks!Wrong coordinates for "Wood St & Walnut St" station
There is a Divvy station with name "Wood St & Walnut St" and the API reports its lat/lon as 41.87862, -87.66913 https://maps.app.goo.gl/TAE4Zvgc47gg3bVq9 # from https://gbfs.divvybikes.com/gbfs/en/station_information.json { "lat": 41.87862, "short_name": "CHI02099", "external_id": "2116968075735593618", "capacity": 12, "eightd_has_key_dispenser": false, "station_type": "classic", "rental_uris": { "android": "https://chi.lft.to/lastmile_qr_scan", "ios": "https://chi.lft.to/lastmile_qr_scan" }, "station_id": "2116968075735593618", "rental_methods": [ "KEY", "CREDITCARD", "TRANSITCARD" ], "electric_bike_surcharge_waiver": false, "lon": -87.66913, "name": "Wood St & Walnut St", "has_kiosk": true, "eightd_station_services": [] } The location is incorrect. The real station is located a few blocks away from there, about 0.6 miles NNW: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8j4wEPnohazxDo819 Consequently, the iPhone app and the divvybikes website render the "Wood St & Walnut St" station at the incorrect location. It's shown at S Paulina St near the intersection of W Adams St and W Ogden Ave, but if you go there trying to get or park a bike, you won't find any station at all! The actual station is found on the North-West corner of Wood St & Walnut St (as the name suggests), which is about 15 minutes walk away. Incorrect location: 41.87862, -87.66913 Correct location: 41.88611, -87.67205 In database, please update the location of station "Wood St & Walnut St" (id 2116968075735593618).Station is missing from the database
There is a Divvy "lightweight" station near the Lincoln statue at cnr N Western Ave & W Lawrence Ave. This station is not shown in the app! It's like it wasn't entered in the database. Here's a streetview link where this station is located: https://maps.app.goo.gl/E7AiZJmHwbxwsc1L6 And here's a photo from today, when I docked e-bike 213-0706 there: I was curious what would happen if a ride was ended there, since the system does not seem to be aware of the station existence. The consequence is that riders parking a bike there still get charged an "out of station" fee ($1.30), and the end address of the ride is just shown as a street address: This station should be added to the database so that everybody using the dock doesn't get dinged with an out of station fee. Thanks!A glitch in push notifications
I’ve noticed a small glitch in push notifications after finishing a ride. See the screenshot attached. I completed ride #1, earned 9 points and my bank showed as 836 points. A few minutes later I completed ride #2, again earned 9 points but my bank total increased by 18 points (854 - 836.) I again earned 9 points for ride #3 but my bank balance stayed at 854. l don’t consider it to be a big deal as the error always self-corrects after the next ride or two and, more importantly, the point bank in the app always shows the proper amount. Using the above, after ride #2 my bank total should be 845 points, which is what the app shows. So the error is the number showing in the push notification, not in the app itself. It happens maybe once a month or so. I’m posting it as an FYI for other BAs as well as anyone on the tech team who wants a project.Undocked bikes obscure the station counts
Often when beginning a ride, it may be worth checking the destination dock to see if it has spaces available. For example, if there are no spaces available I'll take an e-bike (so it can be parked out of station), otherwise I'll take a classic bike. Unfortunately, when there are undocked bike(s) or scooter(s) placed very near the station location their icons overlap the station count. In some cases you can't actually see the bike/dock counts at the station, not even when zooming in completely in the app. It would be beneficial if the station icons can always be "top priority", so they can't be hidden by icons from undocked bikes/scooters. I'll attach some example app screenshots below, where you can't see the station information at Larrabee St & Kingsbury St because of the undocked bikes nearby. It sounds like a rare edge case, but actually this is a quite common occurrence at popular stations - they often have one or two undocked e-bikes near the station, presumably left there in rush hours when the station happened to be full. Please render the station information as top priority, placing undocked icons underneath so that the number of bikes/docks available is never hidden. Thanks!Start Points for Cash in Divvy Chicago
Hi. The point is... Please, implement a points for cash reward system for Divvy Chicago. It's different for everyone, but if the data shows membership extensions are the primary reason people are doing Divvy Bike Angels, without additional incentives, why keep moving bikes around? Sure, Bike Angels it's still great excersice, but without the monthly point reset, there's now no need to get back on a bike each month to earn the 80pts for a membership extension because people can use their Points Bank. An avid Angels rider can earn a year, or more, worth of membership extensions in a few days. Chicago Divvy has three reward options: Lyft credits eBike credits Membership extension Lyft has the data, so perhaps the bike redistribution system in Chicago is working, but from my perspective the Divvy Bike Angels program needs many more participants. The Divvy LEADERBOARD is totally anemic, always ending the month with only three or four big points earners, and even those top point earners average a sparse 150pts a day, which is moving about 20 bikes a day at most, and the rest of the top 20, with such low monthly point totals, are seemingly in the program to accumulate points for membership extensions or just their daily commute. Maybe, for Chicago, Lyft has determined there is a sufficient amount of bike redistribution going on, but the docking stations continually going empty around town tells a whole different story. In addition, Divvy Chicago allows ebike parking outside of the stations which means eBikes are dumped and left abandoned while the docking stations go empty, and the Divvy redistribution staff can't seem to keep up. Additional incentives are necessary because Lyft credits, eBike credits and membership extensions are not bringing enough people into the Divvy Bike Angels program to meet the bike redistribution needs of Divvy Chicago. Just my 2 cents. Thanks.
Improve initial acceleration for low assist e-bike rides
When Lyft rolled out low assist mode in Sept 2023 in NYC it was described as follows: "Low assist mode feels like and costs the same as a classic bike". I find that the low assist mode experience on the current silver e-bikes can range from pleasant to downright dangerous and Lyft needs to take steps to lower the risk of injury to their customers when using this mode. Furthermore, the low assist mode is noticeably challenging on low-battery e-bikes, or, worst-case, makes the ride completely unrideable for poorly maintained e-bikes with chain or motor issues. Specifically, the static acceleration on the e-bikes in low assist mode can be so weak on the current 80-pound bike that it can cause injury when riding on a moderate or steep hill due to loss of horizontal balance when coming to an unexpected stop (something that I've personally experienced several times over the past 2,279 rides over 14 months). It also increases the likelihood of an accident due to how long it can take for the bike to get up to speed at an intersection to match the flow of traffic. To address these issues I'm asking that Lyft increase the initial acceleration for e-bikes in low assist mode to counteract the weight and improve balance of the bike when climbing moderate/steep hills and when pushing off from a full stop. For example, if low assist were to currently provide a constant 15% of max power from 0-15mph, I'd like to see at least 30% percent for 0-6mph and then 15% thereafter. If technical limitations don't allow for a dynamic acceleration curve to be set based on the current speed then I propose to increase the constant acceleration power for the full 0-15mph range from 15% to 20-25% of max power.
New bike angel on the block
Je t'em everyone, As a hilly Washingtonian who loves to listen to really music and join the fun, I've been years praying for something like this and happy joy freely warmly joined in the ride here. Thank you so much for allowing me to participate and make things happen for our bikers and our beautiful world today. Truly believe this is one of the better routes we have for our bikers including other groups secular to capital Bikeshares in DC. As technology picks up the use of physical fobs fade but helmets don't. Ride safe, keep pushing those lanes with fineness otherwise enjoy the ride even though it's designed to have fun and many benefits. I've lost 9 lbs this past week because of it feel free to ask me how. So thank you those elder angels before me, because they're out there looking out for all of us. In gratitude and service, (former brother) Andrei P. (Dre)
