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I used to commute with Citibike but switched to private bike because (rush hour) Citibike parking was often a pain (finding empty docks in a mostly commercial a
by galdosdi 11y ago
I used to commute with Citibike but switched to private bike because (rush hour) Citibike parking was often a pain (finding empty docks in a mostly commercial area where everyone is riding to and not from in the morning, and vice versa). Now I only use Citibike for true "one way" use cases like getting to the train station to go out of town.
How has commuting with Citibike gone for you? Has it gotten better over time? (I stopped over a year ago, but I hear Citibike has gotten better in general) Do you still ever find yourself riding around looking for an empty dock? (I actually imagine that that's less of a problem when the weather is bad due to lower ridership)
- CydeWeys 11y agoYeah, empty docks are a big problem for me when the weather is pleasant, because (like a typical tech worker) I get in pretty late. It's not uncommon for me to have to walk almost half of my commute in the morning in the summer until I find a station with a bike. And sometimes the nearest stations near my apartment are full at night too, if I get home later. That's actually why I love commuting in the winter the most. I never have any problem getting bikes at the closest station when it's below freezing. I dream of them adding enough stations and enough bikes to the point where this is no longer a problem. They do some rebalancing, which helps, but it isn't consistent enough to rely on.