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Citi Bike Undocking Tip: Lift to Separate

Susi // bike share

As a follow-up to last week’s post on our Citi Bike preview ride, it turns out there’s an easy way to coax a blue bike from its docking port. While the impulse may be to manhandle these hefty bikes once the release light turns [...]

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Chic Helmet Totes: Give Love Cycle Bags

Susi // accessories, fashion

The arrival of Capital Bikeshare in 2010 not only introduced Washington DC residents to a new public transit option, but it also changed Debra Zusin’s life. The 31-year-old lawyer had done some trail riding, but bike share, combined with improving infrastructure and more cyclists on [...]

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My First Ride on Citi Bike Share

Susi // bike share, city cycling 101

On a recent weekend, I took a Citi Bike preview ride with a small group of cyclists who had volunteered for a photo shoot. The New York City Department of Transportation announced last week that the city’s newest public transit option, comprising 6,000 bikes [...]

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What to Do About Bike Share Helmets?

Susi // accessories, bike share

As friends and colleagues watch Citi Bike stations spring up on the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn and envision themselves astride the blue bikes, a common question is: What to do about bike share helmets? Current helmet-wearing cyclists who plan to add a Citi [...]

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Meet the Women Cyclists Who’ll Inspire You

Susi // city cycling 101, women in cycling

The remarkable line-up of speakers for No Sweat! A Girls’ Guide to Bicycling in New York City, the panel on women’s cycling that I’ll be moderating at Bike Expo New York on Saturday, May 4 at 1 p.m. have varied backgrounds. What unites [...]

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Citi Bikes: The “Hummers” of Urban Cycling?

Susi // bike share

If Citi Bikes were cars, they’d be considered “fully loaded” since they’re factory-equipped with ride-ready essentials — lights, fenders, chain guard, bell and rack. They might also be likened to Hummers, according to one of the engineers involved with their design. That’s because the features [...]

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As a Bike Owner, Here’s Why I Joined Citi Bike

Susi // bike share

Like thousands of New Yorkers, I scooped up Citi Bike founding memberships for my husband and myself as soon as online registration opened on Monday morning. Surprised that a person who owns three bicycles and rides them regularly for transportation and sport would [...]

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Citi Bike Share Launch Gets Underway

Susi // bike share

As surely as daffodil blooms signal the new season, last weekend’s sprouting of the first docking stations (no bikes yet), in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, heralded the roll-out of New York City’s long-awaited Citi Bike share. The Citi Bike share launch will give New Yorkers 24/7, [...]

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NYC Bike Share Delayed Another 2 Months by Storm

Susi // bike share

Launch of NYC bike share will be delayed an additional two months next spring because of damage to stored equipment caused by Hurricane Sandy, the New York City Department of Transportation announced on Friday. Citi Bike sharing will now debut — in scaled back form [...]

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true blue: citibank will be nyc bike share sponsor

Susi // bike share

With the announcement yesterday of Citigroup’s lead sponsorship — to the tune of $41 million over 5 years — bike sharing in NYC is on the map. Mayor Michael Bloomberg laid out the details of the much-anticipated plan as the blue-painted ‘Citi Bikes,’ soon to [...]

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