Originally Posted by
mikeoclt
We were in San Antonio a couple of weeks ago & used the bike share bikes to go from the Pearl area to ride the Mission Trail, 32 miles round trip. They are heavy beast. Worst part was when we ended up on the River Walk downtown during busy time & had to carry them up the stairs to get off the River Walk & on the street where there was room to ride.
I wouldn’t want to ride them every day, but they worked well for what we did and only $12 each for the day.
And the new ones look lighter than what they used to have.
Bike share programs like San Antonio's aren't meant for long rides, thus the requirement to dock them every 30 minutes (maybe 1 hour now?).
But you have my admiration. I do that ride at least once a month and have no desire to try it on a bike that heavy.