{"id":5023,"date":"2013-07-22T01:29:58","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T08:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=5023"},"modified":"2013-07-22T01:29:58","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T08:29:58","slug":"are-citibikes-a-pain-in-the-ass-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2013\/07\/22\/are-citibikes-a-pain-in-the-ass-in-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Are CitiBikes a Pain in the Ass in New York City?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Citi launched a bike sharing program throughout New York City.\u00a0The plan was the get New Yorkers in the bikes as an alternative mode of transportation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2013\/07\/nycbike3.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5025\" alt=\"nycbike3\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2013\/07\/nycbike3.jpeg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2013\/07\/nycbike3.jpeg 480w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2013\/07\/nycbike3-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So far, it has gotten a lot of bad press and even <a href=\"http:\/\/www.policymic.com\/articles\/50219\/this-awesome-comedian-is-teaching-spinning-classes-to-the-homeless-with-citibikes\" target=\"_blank\">spin class is being taught for homeless people on CitiBikes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2013\/07\/citibike.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5024\" alt=\"citibike\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2013\/07\/citibike.jpg\" width=\"556\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2013\/07\/citibike.jpg 556w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2013\/07\/citibike-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaseyNeistat\" target=\"_blank\">Casey Neistat<\/a> takes a CitiBike out for a test as he compares their comfort, speed, and cost as opposed to taking a taxi and his personal bike.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CitiBikes are a Pain in the Ass\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/po85lER-qRo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonus Video:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaseyNeistat\" target=\"_blank\">Casey Neistat<\/a> often parks his personal bike outside his office, but it was recently stolen due to rampant bike theft. 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