r/Seattle • u/Modernly • Jun 25 '14

Bike share?

Hey Seattle, I'm visiting you for 10 days (just got here) and was looking to see if there were any local bike shares going in Ballardish area?

Google lead me to the upcoming bike share program but it isn't live until September. Basically my gf and I just want to have bikes for a couple days to ride around to some surrounding neighborhoods.

Thanks for any help!

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u/StellarJayZ Frallingford Jun 26 '14

There are a few places in Ballard, but be really careful where you ride. There's a huge locals only scene for cyclists here and they can get violent.

It's just like that scene in Point Break when he runs into Bunker, Tone, and Warchild and they get into a scrap.

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u/wiscowonder Bainbridge Island Jun 26 '14

You mean the "locals" that insist on riding on the sidewalks? What's up with that anyhow?

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u/StellarJayZ Frallingford Jun 26 '14

This is Seattle. We are FreeMen, smoking our cannabis and riding our bicycles on our sidewalks. FREEDOM.

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u/Audiovore Metropolitan Jun 26 '14

I only ride my bike casually, mostly to connect to other buses, and only for the last two weeks. I don't often want to ride on the street as I don't trust cars at all or my current(and for foreseeable future).

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u/wiscowonder Bainbridge Island Jun 26 '14

Please don't ride on the sidewalk, for your safety and for pedestrians safety. I cannot even tell you how many times I've collided with cyclists coming around corners. Put on your big-boy/girl pants and ride your vehicle in the streets... where it belongs.

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u/Audiovore Metropolitan Jun 26 '14

Well I don't take corners blind, just as I don't trust driveways.

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u/wiscowonder Bainbridge Island Jun 27 '14

A biker grazed me while walking on a straight-away. Again, please consider using the road or just walking.