Citi Bike:
Like all new new rider it wobbled a bit at first:
There have been additionally those that wished to see it fail:
And the Day by day Information even invented its very personal Bike Snob to do a hatchet job on it:
[Bike Snob Daily News]
Nonetheless, over the previous ten years its grow to be part of the cultural cloth of town. Individuals use them to run errands:
Commute to work:
And naturally settle blood feuds:
They’re additionally a helpful different to the subway:
Which is usually delayed for some motive:
Now, ten years later, the system is including extra electrical bikes:
Although for now they received’t be increasing the service space together with it, a lot to the chagrin of–
–John Tomac?
Wait, John Tomac lives in South Brooklyn?
No, after all he doesn’t:
Nor will the latest Citi Bikes be outfitted with rear discs:
[Via Cyclocross Magazine]
As soon as upon a time, discs on a mountain bike meant one thing fully completely different.
Moreover, Citi Bike will begin electrifying the stations as a substitute of–look forward to it–driving the fucking batteries far and wide:
Thus fueling the endlessly amusing cycle of advocates demanding extra Citi Bikes then yelling on the individuals whose job it’s service the Citi Bikes they’re demanding:
I’m nonetheless satisfied that someday somebody will invent a motorcycle that doesn’t require a battery, however no one ever believes me.
Hey, I’ve super religion within the bicycle business. Take into account the Specialised Aethos:
A $15,500 highway bike that’s “not supposed for racing:”
That’s like a $20,000 TV that’s not supposed for watching.
If they’ll pull that then they’ll do something.
