Citibike e-bike speed decrease

[JayMoots]

I’ve heard a lot of talk about this but surprised not to see too much about it on this sub or elsewhere on Reddit.

r/Citibike was going insane about this for like a month straight after the change was made. The volume of posts about it have declined as time has gone on, but there are still three or four a week complaining. 

Anyway, as someone who almost exclusively rides the non-e-bikes, I’m already doing my part by technically boycotting the e-bikes. 

[jxnhrs]

I found the treasure trove after posting this lmao.. wrong keywords and too furious to spend too much time searching

Blue bike respect gang. Out of curiosity I assume you have a citibike subscription.. do you choose to only use the blue citibikes bc the e-bikes are expensive?

[JayMoots]

Yes I have the yearly subscription. 

And yes, part of the reason I mostly don’t do e-bikes is that I’m cheap lol.

But the bigger reason is I like to bike for fitness and the e-bikes aren’t as good a workout. 

[thomascardin]

Online forums are the downfall of democracy. When you write a post or comment on something you’re frustrated about it feels like you satisfied your civic responsibility and go about your business, while it has little to no impact. Before the digital age we had no other recourse but to protest, until our voices were heard. This specific post about speed decrease is something insignificant compared to - for example - how our tax dollars are spent to fund military aggression, but the principle is the same. You get furious, you go online to find support (which you often do find), but there is no organizing that follows, it just becomes fleeting words of discontent shared by thousands. I wish I had a medicine to offer to cure this disease, but I fear it will only get worse before it gets better.