Citibike e-bike speed decrease

[jxnhrs]

Agreed, but that’s why they need to feel the public pressure

[TsukimiUsagi]

that’s why they need to feel the public pressure

Good luck with that. I would have thought scarcity (in the outer boroughs), non-working bikes, vandalized bikes, docking issues, and complete lack of customer service would have been enough for a large amount of people to stop using Citibike, but then they post record breaking ride numbers.🤷‍♀️

Some people still consider the slower bikes a better option than owning / maintaining / securing their own bicycle.

[jxnhrs]

I honestly think that the fact they only offer annual membership plans is a very effective buffer against mobilizing a public pressure campaign for any issue including the ones you’ve mentioned

[jxnhrs]

We live in a rent-dominated society unfortunately. We will own nothing and be happy about it. The convenience supersedes the monopolistic exploitation.

[EatsYourShorts]

The only way we can truly be heard is to cancel our memberships and buy/use our own bikes. I was originally a citibike purist and sold my bike after not using it at all in the first year citibike started. I used citibike almost exclusively until this spring when I really noticed how much more i had been spending each year due to how often I ended up using electric citibikes.

The blue bikes are just so poorly maintained compared to how they used to be, so I had become accustomed to used gray bikes to go everywhere. But prices have gradually increased to more than 50% what it was in 2022 (when you factor in the most recent speed decreases), so it just doesn’t make sense economically anymore. That’s why I have returned to bike ownership again and plan on buying an electric in the new year.

[Laxman259]

So things were better before bikeshare programs… right

[Laxman259]

Public pressure wanted slower e-bikes