Thinking about getting one to cut my 15 minute walking commute down to a 5 minute bike ride. I tried the bikes for the first time this weekend and the system was a little slow and the bikes a little heavy, but all in all a solid experience. I'm just worried that it's only a matter of time before I get hit by a dump truck. Thoughts?
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Please, do not ride a bike in Manhattan.
Ducati. But I'm guessing that you're a minimalist (nothing wrong with it); any street bike would be cool. 2-5k. You'll find plenty of uses for it and it's almost as easy to park as your tricycle. *I mean bicycle.
What's wrong with riding a bike in Manhattan?
I'm just waiting to see what happens when the system has been public for longer than 3 months and maintenance becomes the primary issue. When every bike isn't brand spanking new, when more than two hundred flabby American asses have worn down the seat cushion, when the brakes aren't as silently effective, when the paint chips and the wheel squeaks and the trim rusts ... how popular will the system be then? And God forbid the public outcry sure to arise to almighty heaven if/when a safety failure occurs and some innocent soul gets hurt (or, God forbid) killed on one of these things.
I personally refuse to ride one, even now when they're new. This isn't a city I'd want to bike in, not that I'd want to bike ever. Besides, as a pedestrian, I get so frustrated with bicyclists because they demand the best of both worlds. They scream, holler, and smack cars for failing to observe every rule of the road, yet they themselves violate even more rules on a routine basis. They ride in the wrong direction on the streets, bike in the middle of the road sometimes, fly through intersections at ridiculously high speeds when people are crossing (granted, jaywalking the light) and shout bloody murder to clear their path, ride on the sidewalk instead of the street ... in short, while they operate a wheeled vehicle, they fail to follow the rules that govern the usage of a wheeled vehicle. I have no interest in enduring the role reversal, so I'll stay off the bikes.
Motorcycles, on the other hand ... God, do I miss my CBR.
You are so correct. I joined such a scheme in my hometown a year ago. All the bikes were brand new. Now a days bikes are all in disrepair. I sometimes get on a bike just to find out that its chain is broken. Really Sucks. The only nice thing is you don't care that they get stolen.
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And Chicago, for that matter.
Seriously, bikers make life hell for pedestrians and cars. As a driver, you are going to be at fault if you hit one of them. Doesn't matter if they're weaving in and out of traffic. You'll be in court.
And they're pretty damn unnecessary in a city with significant public transit. As much as I hate the subway, it's probably cleaner / safer than riding a bike. For a bike to make sense, you need decent weather, no really ghetto area between you and your destination, relatively flat terrain, and a dearth of public transit. I am thinking Austin, Silicon Valley, and...that might be it, actually.
I would only use the citibike between home and work in midtown west so there's bike lanes a plenty. My main concern here is safety.
I would not ride those bikes anywhere, way to dangerous which far outweights the advantages. Apparently they aren't your normal bike but like 40-50 lbs. slugs.
Forget bikes, there shouldn't be any fucking cars in Manhattan. Bloomberg should double all the tolls on every bridge and tunnel.
Cars hate pedestrians, pedestrians hate cars...but everyone hates a cyclist.
That is all.
Cyclists in NYC are like Dredd - above the law and no regard for human life.
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