Why do my CitiBike keys wear out?
Hi Jess, Do Citi Bike keys have an estimated lifespan? At some point years ago I received a white key as a perk, and used it for at least five or six years before it suddenly stopped working exactly...
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They're pretty durable and doesn't really seem to wear out or have any sort of anticipated life expectancy in my experience. I'm still using the same key I had when I initially signed up a decade ago.
Though the text and barcode has completely faded, that shouldn't matter as it's NFC based. Do you happen to have your keys jumbled together with other NFC items or had your bike key near/or around magnets? That might be a possible reason as to why it might have stop working.
Hmmm, looks brand new, no visible signs of wear or damage. Only NFC device on keychain is Citibike key, nothing magnetic, nor do I keep my keys near anything magnetic, so still no clue why two have died recently… Thanks.
