Point Incentive/Reward for Bikes Proximal to Full Docks
I've started enjoying moving bikes for Bike Angels on Capital Bikeshare and have noticed that there are some chronic stations (namely the 3-4 docks in Georgetown) that hit capacity and then might have almost a dozen more CaBi bikes parked around them. It'd be great if there was a way to incentivize taking the bikes proximal to a full station as well since they tend to be the ones more "in-the-way" of sidewalks and pedestrian areas than the bikes parked at docks. I understand that might not be possible with the coding or the way the map software works but... just a thought. Also, as more and more docks roll out that charge e-bikes, having an incentive to move e-bikes (or low-power e-bikes) to those docks might cut down on the need for the crews swapping batteries out and whatnot.
Never received bike key with membership, chat support is not useful
Hi, I started a CaBi membership in March of this year and recently became a bike angel. I never received my key that was noted as a perk of the membership I signed up for in March. I contacted support, and was told it will take another 4-6 weeks for my bike key to be delivered. Is this a common issue? I was looking forward to that membership perk but am now halfway into my yearly membership and am still waiting around for a key and the chat support is unhelpful.
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)
Is it worth it to move undocked CaBi e-bikes as a Bike Angel?
There are many e-bikes that are not docked at a station. If I got on one to move it to a station and collect points, would I still be charged the unlock fee and per minute? Trying to understand what the incentive is for bike angels to move undocked bikes to stations.
Hello everyone!
Hi! I just joined the community and I'm excited to work with everyone to discuss solutions to some of the problems in Capital Bikeshare. However, I don't see many... or any... posts about CaBi. Is this because there are simply so few due to their recently being invited or is it a comparatively small group? Thank you for your graceful, kind, and understanding answers.
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???
