AMuzi wrote:
:On 4/17/2019 1:50 PM, wrote:
: On Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 9:34:19 AM UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote:
: So, given that bike share bikes will be used by lots of novices,
: should they purposely be given weak front brakes?
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: - Frank Krygowski
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: I'll argue about this assumption since I have nothing else to do. Do people who do not ride bikes ever, rent these communal bikes and ride them? I find that hard to believe. I can believe that young, fit, athletic people who work out, jog, but don't ride much, do rent these bikes. But I would still suspect they are familiar with bicycling and have ridden some. Bicycling, even these rental bikes, require effort and muscle and strength and sweat. Something a person who does not bicycle already, will NOT do.
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:The Citi are motorized, with an electric motor & battery.
:For regular rental bikes you'd have a stronger argument but
:I don't know, haven't seen any local/tourist rental numbers.

Judging by what I see in Chicago, most people riding a Divvy bike are
not regular bike riders. Lots of tourists, particularly along the
lake. There is a base of users that use them for the first and last
miles of commutes. I don't know the actual numbers, though.



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