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Application for your iPhone that works with Capital Bike Share
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DC's CAPITAL BIKE SHARE IS AWESOME!
Capital Bike Share
www.capitalbikeshare.com
although I have a stable full of bikes
I still am a member of Capital Bike Share
I joined to support the program and have ended up finding it a pleasure to have Capital Bike Share as an option
even though I can ride my own bikes
there are times when it makes more sense to take the Capital Bike Share bike
it can make more sense and I enjoy the novelty
the bikes are convenient and fun to ride
the Capital Bike Share bikes are everywhere...
in fact... when traveling around town
it seems as if there are more Capital Bike Share bikes on the road than non-Capital Bike Share Bikes
really...
now this may not be true during Rush Hour when the bicycle commuters flood into the city or flood out of the city
but mid day... it is if all I see are the Capital Bike Share bikes
Capital Bike Share bikes and then of course DC bicycle messengers
the other day I was walking down the street and I saw a crew of Capital Bike Share employees working on the Capital Bike Share bikes
one guy was putting air in the tires... another guy was checking each bike to see if anything was rattling loose... while a third guy was test riding each bike up and down the block
all this on a disturbingly cold day
then the next day I saw what appeared to be the Capital Bike Share mechanics rolling around with a cargo bike to do more of the same
WOW!
these guys have a serious system
in addition to these crew of mechanics on their bikes
I have also seen a large cargo van that shuffles the bikes around the city
some stations fill up fast and other station empty fast
hopefully this cargo van resolves these problems fast
it is an interesting thing this Capital Bike Share
it is amazing how it is transforming the city
fascinating to think that people who were not riding bikes are now riding bikes
I can not help myself
when given the opportunity I quiz the strangers on their activity
even in the days of DC Smart Bike I would approach the people on the loaner bikes with an assortment of questions
sure I can understand the urban commuter and the Capital Bike Share bike
then beyond that... I can clearly see how it would make sense for people to use the Capital Bike Share bike in any situation where they would have previously taken a cab, jumped on the subway, or waited for the bus
it just makes sense
but what is really amazing is the number of people I see on weekends in Rock Creek Park!
sure... know that this is not the design of this machine
yet it is wonderful just the same
people on bikes who would not necessarily been on bikes before!
the daily and hourly rental feature is a fantastic twist that did not exist with the Smartbike system
that is something that I have witnessed people take advantage of
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