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Is this similar to the Boris Bikes we have in London?
by 7ewis 10y ago
Is this similar to the Boris Bikes we have in London?
- analog31 10y agoYup. These systems are cropping up in numerous US cities. I live in Madison WI, which has a growing bike share system using the same technology. I've looked closely at the bikes, and they look like what an engineer would design if they wanted something that would require little or no maintenance.
- bbarn 10y agoThey are in fact just that. They are slow, heavy, and bullet proof.
- walshemj 10y agoAfter riding a MTB I found the Boris bikes slow and unsteady and hard to control
- analog31 10y agoI'm guessing the issue is that there's something about the geometry of a frame that has to accommodate a wide range of people. I've had the same problem with old fashioned "ladies" bikes, but then again, the people for whom those bikes were made, got around just fine.