So the heyday’s over for Uber’s Jump ebikes in many cities, and there are a lot of articles and photos making the rounds right now about how the bikes are being destroyed in mass quantities. […]
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Meet Tyler
Meet Tyler. He is Today’s Nice Stranger. I met him on line for doughnuts (because doughnuts fix everything) after I had an 18-hour Relay Bikeshare saga (story to come, maybe). He is part of the […]
Lights out now for Jump
Bye, bye, Jump. That was fun. Thanks for giving us a shot. Lights out now. We’ll see who fills the hole in the market next.
Jump on (final week in Atlanta)
It hasn’t even been a year and Jump e-bikes (owned by Uber) is leaving Atlanta. You’ve got one more week to try them out, specifically to see if you might want to invest in your […]
Bigger wheels and a seat, please
I finally tried an electric scooter yesterday. I see the appeal, although I felt unsafe on it the whole time (completely unrelated to motor vehicle traffic, although that’s a definite additional issue). What would make […]
Scooters in the burgeoning ‘burbs
The metro Atlanta suburb-city where I live joins the growing list of United States municipalities discussing what-the-hell-to-do with scooters. Above is an eight-second time lapse video of what it would look like to ride a […]
Free helmet
Jump is giving out free bike helmets. Of course, I painted mine. It’s very heavy and uncomfortable, but I’ll road-test it and let you know what I think.
“Lucky 13” for Jump
Jump dockless and electric bikeshare, now owned by Uber, just launched this week in Atlanta, making it the 13th North American city where it’s available. Jump folks were giving out helmets and sunglasses yesterday in […]
Traveling at the Speed of Bike 