r27d

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by r27d 8y ago
Thanks for saying this. I wear a helmet every ride because I have a friend who bumped their head in a low speed over the handlebars crash. They seem fine but they won't taste or smell for the rest of their life.
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by r27d 8y ago
That's mostly because of the culture of respect and patience amongst all modes in Holland. In Holland people queue politely on their single speed heavy bikes at stoplights while in San Francisco we've had multiple injuries this ye
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by r27d 8y ago
A human powered scooter is perfectly fine on the sidewalk. Luxe used them for their staff to get around. I'd love to see a non-motorized docked scooter startup.
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by r27d 8y ago
None of those bikes we saw piled up in China were ebikes and they were all going to be recycled. The VW cars are awaiting regulatory approval for export or resale. The scooters on the other hand are difficult to recycle and weren't eve
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by r27d 8y ago
They "pledged" that but relied on independent contractors to do all the collection and redistribution. They were not being picked up every night.
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by r27d 8y ago
They were paying gig economy workers to collect them after 8pm, charge 10-30 at a time in their apartments, and redistribute from 5-8am. They paid some of these people to show up today and talk about how great it pays. I really wish they co
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by r27d 8y ago
$3 for a single 30 minute GoBike trip is expensive? 15 minutes on a Bird Scooter is $3.55. The GoBike stations are fairly dense you might have to walk a block or two. https://member.fordgobike.com/map/
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by r27d 8y ago
A 63 year old man tripped over one on his birthday and ended up in the emergency room with injuries.
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by r27d 8y ago
Scooters that are available on Alibaba for $200 are not durable for shared use.
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by r27d 8y ago
They treated it like a slush-fund with no accountability. All of the projects were late and gave a feeling of "a little paint cost how much?" Now they're spending more money to make better bike lanes they could have built in
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by r27d 8y ago
You should get renter's insurance ($8/mo) which covers your Boosted Board or bike even when it is locked up somewhere other than your home.
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by r27d 9y ago
Personal e-bikes for $1000-2000 (same experience as Jump) can easily be under $.25 per ride. I have 1000+ rides and 4500 miles on my $1800 ebike in under a year and I could sell it for $1400.
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by r27d 9y ago
"coverage zone" hasn't stopped tourists from taking them to Sausalito
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by r27d 9y ago
Riding your bike to work was one of the only things that is the same in San Francisco no matter what socioeconomic class you're a part of. Jump changed that. Disappointing. Everyone riding a bike used to deal with the same problems. Un
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by r27d 9y ago
Not sure who you are but I bet we were friends. Left MPLS for SF. MPLS is "the best city" for nearly anything if you ask a local. Too bad they wasted the Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot $20M on shitty latex paint bike lanes at
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by r27d 9y ago
Walk to a Jump location in the app and there's no bike? Take an Uber Find your Jump hasn't been charged and is dead? Take an Uber Jumps are a little more expensive after a price increase? Take an Uber
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by r27d 9y ago
Here's a great article. https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/08/31/cash-for-clun...
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by r27d 9y ago
The article neglects to mention Obama's $3 billion dollar Cash for Clunkers program in '08 which hurt used vehicle supply.
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by r27d 10y ago
Yes Prime Now does restaurants in SF
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by r27d 14y ago
I'm getting "The item you tried to buy is no longer available." when I try to update.