My name is Ben and I like to bike. I’ve biked from Syracuse to Philadelphia and deliver sandwiches in my spare time. This week I’ll be reviewing the Student Association’s bike share program. Follow along each day as I try it out.
Day One
The bikes are Kona Cocos — women’s city bikes — outfitted in Syracuse orange paint, fenders, daytime lights, bells and baskets. Cocos normally retail for $700, making the bikes some of the more expensive ones on campus.
You won’t be going road racing or mountain biking on them, but they should be reliable. The bikes come with disk brakes, which are much more powerful than most will be familiar with. I wouldn’t be surprised to see some students flip over the front wheel in the first month.
Otto is checking out the #subikeshare pic.twitter.com/rJsQDXXk20
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Tables are set up outside of Schine for the #subikeshare pic.twitter.com/pOLUuGBysn
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Bikeshare bikes are Kona hybrids. pic.twitter.com/JRbxhx5zAX
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Bikes come with a bell, basket, and school pride paint pic.twitter.com/QPW0BH1afQ
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Components are really good. Disc brakes pic.twitter.com/SE5GRbalFb
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
#MelloVelo customized and painted the bikes. They will also be doing maintenance throughout the year pic.twitter.com/TP6XmSfseb
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Appear to be 10 bikes in total. They can be rented for 24 hour stretches. pic.twitter.com/r2lb3SPwLY
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
DPS, Student Association, and dancing Otto are at #SUbikeshare launch pic.twitter.com/5nvkBTDWYP
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
I am the first person to try to reserve a bike. Being bounced between offices. Little bit of confusion
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
After today bike reservations will be available in SCPS way in the back of Schine, past the box office. Never been here before. pic.twitter.com/PzRb1tSKDD
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Otto's form. pic.twitter.com/rJWPctog20
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Launch is today, but bikes cannot be signed out until tomorrow. #benbikes
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
FREE GOODIES #benbikes pic.twitter.com/vmpsxo4r7E
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
#MelloVelo's table at bike share launch. Raffling off a helmet and advertising cyclocross races. pic.twitter.com/kejxgAPRow
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Once signed out, you get a key to your bike's u-bolt lock. pic.twitter.com/7noqJUXktr
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Going to go look at SU bike guides
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Full 4-page form to sign out a bike. #benbikes pic.twitter.com/ADnjW3WXfa
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Map showing where you are least likely be hit by car. #benbikes pic.twitter.com/cYs6BkUtKj
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Places to bike. #benbikes pic.twitter.com/lm8tijSCtO
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Rules and stuff. #benbikes pic.twitter.com/ygbJDBHYWS
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Join me tomorrow when I'll be riding around campus on a bike share bike. #benbikes
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Orange bikes are around campus. Appears rentals have begun.
— Benjamin Farr (@YepIveBenFarr) September 26, 2016
Follow along tomorrow, when I try to take one around Onondaga Lake.
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