Lost & Found
Did anyone lose a bike key last night (August 13th) in Manhattan...or know of someone else who did? Spread the word and let me know if you hear anything. Details such as the number of the citibike key and what other items were on the key ring would help to verify the owner's identity. Thank you.
NYC Proof of age coming?
Press in NYC is reporting today that the city will require Lyft to limit bike rentals (I assume pedal assist) to those 16 and older. I guess there has been a growing rate of a accidents involving those below 16. I am 6FT, 190, and can handle the bike in various situations, but I would think the very heavy bikes can be dangerous with those younger/smaller/lighter esp if not obeying bike rules. Anyway this seems hard to enforce? Which brings up anther question. How are minors under 16 getting access to these bikes? Dont you need a credit card, or some recurring payment method? Do they get via special city programs?Less Bike Angels in NYC these Days?
In my area last summer/fall I used to see a handful of the same Bike Angels moving bikes around all day. Since the Spring I don't see them anymore. Saw one yesterday and he said he stopped since cash incentive went down. He said him and the others were doing it as a living. I also noticed that the bike movement in my area has gotten stale. I just move bikes to subsidize electric bike costs. Interested to know if the bike movement has stayed the same or gotten worse (my observation) since this award policy change? I would Lyft is losing money since they have to hire more company people to move the bikes now. Thanks!Bike Angels Motivation?
I just do Bike Angels to get points to pay for expensive e-bike minutes and extend membership. I dont go to much out of my way to get points. I also work so dont have much time to devote. Seems many here might be doing this for income. Seems you need to put in the time but good workout and you are your own boss. Gig economy. Curious, what's your motivation?
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.Cleanup of Citibike Stations
I am a Bike Angel and Co-founder of NYC CLEAN Volunteers. We often clean out Citibike stations as part of our neighborhood cleanups because litter gets trapped and rarely gets picked up. Facebook.com/groups/nyccleanvolunteers. I posted a before and after photo from a chronically problem area at 28th and Lexington on our FB page.
