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Got one of the new e-bikes today. There were five in the dock I borrowed it from. Speedometer is a nice feature. I noticed that my cruising speed on flat ground with easy pedalling was around 26km/h. Also love that feeling of a brand new / well-tuned Bikeshare.

Also excited to see a sign for "coming soon" e-bike charging station literally right next to one of my frequent destinations. Whether I manage to get e-bikes or regular bikes there, it will be a nice bit of extra convenience, sparing me a 180m walk. :)
 
vic said:
Got one of the new e-bikes today. There were five in the dock I borrowed it from. Speedometer is a nice feature. I noticed that my cruising speed on flat ground with easy pedalling was around 26km/h. Also love that feeling of a brand new / well-tuned Bikeshare.

Also excited to see a sign for "coming soon" e-bike charging station literally right next to one of my frequent destinations. Whether I manage to get e-bikes or regular bikes there, it will be a nice bit of extra convenience, sparing me a 180m walk. :)
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Totally appreciate the gist of the post and the Bikeshare enthusiasm, but that last bit had me laughing.........as if 180M were 'a walk'. It may involve walking, but its barely a hop, skip and a jump!
 
vic said:
Got one of the new e-bikes today. There were five in the dock I borrowed it from. Speedometer is a nice feature. I noticed that my cruising speed on flat ground with easy pedalling was around 26km/h.
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FWIW, the speedometer on the new ebikes reads about 1-1.5 km/h higher/faster than my GPS watch. Still, a useful feature!
 
Bob Loblaw said:
I will sheepishly confess to being a "dock-slammer". I intend to amend my practices now that I'm armed with this new information! Hopefully I haven't stressed too many bumpers! (I otherwise try to take good care of the bikes)

Great thread - thanks!

By the way, is there any way to tell at a glance if a bike (regular, non-e-bike) is going to be rubbish or not? What I mean is that some bikes are super smooth like butter and pedal beautifully, while others feel like you're towing a medium-sized boat. I've noticed that the brand new bikes (you can tell since the splash guard over the front wheel is a jet black) tend to be pretty good but occasionally you can get a dud.

Any "life hacks" on this or do you just need to check it out and take it for a test drive to be sure?
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I usually look for perfect handle bars 🤷‍♂️
Figure they are either newer or recently maintained.
 
WillTo said:
I usually look for perfect handle bars 🤷‍♂️
Figure they are either newer or recently maintained.
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I notice sometimes older bikes get their seats and handle bars swapped with newer ones and I end up with a dud bike anyway.

I've begun checking the chains for signs of rust instead as of late.
 
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New Bikeshare station on Claremont at Queen St. West (just east of Trinity Bellwoods Park.

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Nadnev said:
Guess I'm walking today...
What's going on around St Clair West? Does this happen often?

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Post this image publicly to Bikeshare......


Offer these stats: Of 14 Bikeshare stations on or adjacent to St. Clair West not one has a single bike available.

IF one were to go all the way south to Davenport (which doesn't work if your destination is on top of the hill)......

There are 2 bikes, at one dock, out of 8 additional stations or 2 Bikes at 1 of 22 stations.
 
Downtown Toronto. 4 bikes all out of service. Surrounded by other empty stations. Just waiting here hoping someone returns a bikeScreenshot_20220908-190528.pngIMG_20220908_190514.jpg
 
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