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Originally Posted by ardecila
What I'm getting at is that bicycle culture in the US is intensely personal.
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Ah, I think we've identified the issue. Bikesharing
isn't for people who self-identify as members of the "bicycle culture". The target market is not people who think of themselves as serious bicyclists. The
whole point of bikesharing is to make cycling a simple and easily-accessible mode of transit for the 99% of the population that will never care to don lycra, and doesn't know a carbon nanofiber frame from a stainless steel one.
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Originally Posted by ardecila
To answer your question, yes, I do feel ashamed to ride in a transit vehicle that is branded. We should feel shameful that our transit systems and their riders have to debase themselves and grovel at the feet of corporations because our society won't bother to fund transit at even a bare bones level.
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Yes yes, very noble. Now, back in the real world where we have to make practical decisions, here are your options:
A) Transit (and public bikes) with ads.
B) No transit (or public bikes) at all.
You get to pick one; there is no option C. Which shall it be?