Chicago bike sharing will be known as Divvy, be Chicago flag blue

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Permalink Reply by Tim S on August 23, 2013 at 6:48am

I will save you the annoyance and deny the Tribune the click through. Don't watch it.

That dope once again is bagging on bikes and Divvy people suggesting that he does not want it in his neighbourhood, ie by the Tribune, and that reporters are routinely almost run over by little old ladies from Denmark and that they occasionally crash into the Polish PediCab. Even went so far as to say he occasionally wants to throw an elbow at the riders. 

Ignore the (K)ass

Duppie 13.5185km said:

Kass apparently still hasn't come to peace with Divvy:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/videogallery/77129637/Kass-I-still-ca...

I didn't listen to it, but he looks really unhealthy in that video. Maybe he should hop on a bike someday, Divvy or otherwise

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on August 23, 2013 at 6:57am

No one here should be surprised by this.

Watch out for little old ladies from Denmark killing reporters! Does this idiot even listen to himself talk?



Duppie 13.5185km said:

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on August 23, 2013 at 7:01am

I won't click. :-)  Obviously nothing exciting going on in the city again. 

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on August 23, 2013 at 7:02am

I don't want them in my neighborhood. Go to someone else's neighborhood.

This is the mantra of the NIMBYs. Why don't we just kick out all the homeless and minorities out of the neighborhood too, while we're at it? After all, the homeless are dirtying up our streets and the minorities are killing people.

Asshat.

Permalink Reply by Tim S on August 23, 2013 at 7:09am

Psst Adam... link already posted

Tim S said:

I will save you the annoyance and deny the Tribune the click through. Don't watch it.

That dope once again is bagging on bikes and Divvy people suggesting that he does not want it in his neighbourhood, ie by the Tribune, and that reporters are routinely almost run over by little old ladies from Denmark and that they occasionally crash into the Polish PediCab. Even went so far as to say he occasionally wants to throw an elbow at the riders. 

Ignore the (K)ass

Duppie 13.5185km said:

Kass apparently still hasn't come to peace with Divvy:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/videogallery/77129637/Kass-I-still-ca...

I didn't listen to it, but he looks really unhealthy in that video. Maybe he should hop on a bike someday, Divvy or otherwise

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on August 23, 2013 at 7:13am

Why is everyone he complains about called out by nationality? Apparently those damn foreigners are dirtying up our streets and making them dangerous for hard-working Americans. Any patriotic American should be in a car, anyway.

Tim S said:

I will save you the annoyance and deny the Tribune the click through. Don't watch it.

That dope once again is bagging on bikes and Divvy people suggesting that he does not want it in his neighbourhood, ie by the Tribune, and that reporters are routinely almost run over by little old ladies from Denmark and that they occasionally crash into the Polish PediCab. Even went so far as to say he occasionally wants to throw an elbow at the riders. 

Ignore the (K)ass

Duppie 13.5185km said:

Kass apparently still hasn't come to peace with Divvy:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/videogallery/77129637/Kass-I-still-ca...

I didn't listen to it, but he looks really unhealthy in that video. Maybe he should hop on a bike someday, Divvy or otherwise

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on August 23, 2013 at 7:14am

Gee, Tim, the way you describe it it sounds a lot like a tongue-in-cheek piece.  The old boy has been know for his sarcasm at times, you know.
 
Tim S said:

I will save you the annoyance and deny the Tribune the click through. Don't watch it.

That dope once again is bagging on bikes and Divvy people suggesting that he does not want it in his neighbourhood, ie by the Tribune, and that reporters are routinely almost run over by little old ladies from Denmark and that they occasionally crash into the Polish PediCab. Even went so far as to say he occasionally wants to throw an elbow at the riders. 


 

Permalink Reply by Tim S on August 23, 2013 at 7:39am

I can only hope it is a little tongue in cheek, no one can be that ummm, head up their ass-ish?

Otherwise I am going to look for some Greek elbow to run into my Canadian head and maybe get some American money because we have documented proof he wants to hurt cyclists. 

;)

1s20gdv3auw5hPermalink Reply by 1s20gdv3auw5h on September 14, 2013 at 2:50am

Take a ride this afternoon.  Great sunny day for a ride!

Permalink Reply by Sarah D. on September 14, 2013 at 3:02am
Ha! Glad you said it.


Jeff Schneider said:

It also seems to be a great day for cross-posting...

Domenica Cresap said:

Take a ride this afternoon.  Great sunny day for a ride!

Permalink Reply by Maurice on September 14, 2013 at 6:11am
Busy week for station installations in Bridgeport.

One in the most obvious location at the Hipster Triangle (31st and Morgan) so you can Divvy your way to Maria's and such.

Also 3 more near 35th and Halsted, 35th and Wallace, and 37th and Halsted--all within an approx. 1/4 mile radius.

I'm guessing that the one on 31st St. gets more use than the other 3 combined.
Permalink Reply by Reuben Hussmann on November 30, 2013 at 11:58am

Has anyone else been Divvying up through now?  I typically keep up with the same route on a daily basis (I use Divvy basically 5x/week to get home from work) and have had 0 problems with the program using it the way I do.

I've heard from other riders that they have noticed fewer bikes at stations (pointed out as a good thing- no waits or need to ride to a nearby station to dock it), but overall the program is still being used.  Are others noticing the same thing?

It'd be great to see what ridership figures are like throughout the first year of implementation.  I'm curious to see how much the numbers drop in the winter.  My hope is the program is still utilized quite a bit even during bad weather.  I've found the bikes to be very sturdy and comfortable even during slick weather conditions.

My ride home on Monday (black ice) left me with only a couple slight slips but no falls while a lot of other cyclists who looked geared up and experienced were wiping out left and right.  I think the heaviness of the Divvy bikes actually help it through some of the slick conditions.  Internal hub gears and good brake systems help too.

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