Lyft Follows Uber Into Bike-Sharing Lane, Buying Owner of CitiBike

Re:Lyft Follows Uber Into Bike-Sharing Lane, Buying Owner of... by bajaj on Monday July 02, 2018 @01:57PM (#17443933)

Bike networks make for a great commuter option in crowded cities, for a few reasons:

- Storing a bike is a problem in cities like NYC and SF due to space constraints

- Electric bikes offer faster commute option than a regular bike but are more expensive to buy

- Bike theft is a really big problem in cities

- It's very convenient to have the option to ride a bike somewhere without worrying about carrying it around

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Re:Lyft Follows Uber Into Bike-Sharing Lane, Buying Owner of... by Spivak on Monday July 02, 2018 @02:06PM (#17444015)

I could see a service doing extremely well if they offered something for people who want to bring their own.

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Re:Lyft Follows Uber Into Bike-Sharing Lane, Buying Owner of... by megablast on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @12:16AM (#17447478)

You mean somewhere where you can lock your bike up? These exist all other the place.

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Re:Lyft Follows Uber Into Bike-Sharing Lane, Buying Owner of... by usrusr on Monday July 02, 2018 @02:53PM (#17444411)

Combined parking/maintenance for personal bikes? Would be interesting to run the numbers!

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