The possibility of getting paid is alluring, and I've pushed for it frequently - until now.
A rough draft of my reasoning...
Be careful what you wish for, because NYC is a HUGE bike sharing market, Chicago doesn't even come close, and still, in NYC, there are widespread issues with people(s) pursuing points.
After knowing those stories , and Chicago's extremely limited area for earing a big amount of points, any points for cash option in ORD would blow up the current Divvy Bike Angels system in a very bad way
And besides all the havoc a points for cash options would produce , the 30k a month points earnings 'systems' in NYC would be harder to recreate in Chicago, because except in a few instances , Chicago's Divvy bike stations are farther apart then in Manhattan
Sure , at first glance we'd all agree a points for cash option in Chicago would be great. The thing is... so would everyone else, and their mothers too :)
So while our Lyft points are seldom used in Chicago, they were a gold mine when we visited NYC recently and upped our membership to Lyft All Access Pass.
Two people, hours a day riding around on eBikes running up hundreds of dollars in CitiBike fees. No problem The Lyft credits covered them all. Quite fun, really.
Lets not forget more hundreds NOT-SPENT, on many, what would have been crazy, crazy, crazy expensive Lyft rides
So, yeah, even though outside of the membership fees and a few Lyft rides, our points seldom get used, we appreciate the exercise, and lack of competition for points any cash payout would certainly bring.
Careful what we wish for
