@the_sidecarist @KevinACross Maybe what we’re expecting is too fast or requires too much torque? Too much liability for a little electric moped?
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From a physical design perspective, the bike worked well going up a hill because I could stand. From a service design perspective, Lime has a lot to work on. From an electrical systems perspective, it sucked and I’d rather have mechanical gears. [fin]
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When I ended my ride (I burned 13 calories according to the app), I put it next to a bike rack, slid the lock closed (clever actually) and then waited a good 2 minutes before my ride showed “done” netting an extra $.30 charge. [7/]
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Fun fact, this is GIF that comes up when searched for “dorkily cool I do cryptography for fun maybe not a good juror choice vibe” [appendix1/] https://t.co/BFAQozvDt6
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Now I was LARPing Sisyphus on my way back to the court house. Solid steel + ruggedly handsome rhino-like build + hill = sweaty mess that threw off the “dorkily cool I do cryptography for fun maybe not a good juror choice vibe” I was going for [6/]
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The bikes are heavy but better balanced then the old Charm city bike shares. As I pedaled, I waited for the moment the power assist would kick in like KITTs Turboboost.
Surprise! It didn’t. I was pedaling solid steel on busy streets. But to my chagrin….I had to go uphill [5/] https://t.co/K79w4AlTMI
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When I finally caught one (I choose you Lime e-Bike!) I took it down the bike path at the inner harbor to check out the power assisted drive. [4/]
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What’s the rationale behind that? I stood there, looking through menu options to make them visible and had trouble finding one while walking around looking. Are they supposed to be bike-pokemon hybrids where I need to search for them? No, I just wanted to ride the bike [3/]
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Let’s start with the service design. Lime makes you “unlock” the bikes. You have to come to a bike, scan it, and then you’re eligible to rent one. I knew they existed, and re-downloaded the app just to find one but they didn’t show on the map. Now I can see them [2/]
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If you remember, I beamed over dockless scooters in Baltimore having ridden them from downtown to Mt Washington on roads, bike paths, and Light Rail (apparently getting an instagram post about the weird guy on the train). Today I tried the bikes. My verdict? Terrible. [1/]
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