We did our first trial run of a bike ride using a VBike. We decided to keep to the Charles River bike path along Memorial Drive, given the new construction there in the past year (thanks DCR for all the renovations!) and the fact that we wanted to keep this ride more relaxed and social (conversing while biking). We went around the Museum of Science on Charles River Dam Road and then looped back on the Esplanade. We decided to stop for a quick break on one of the docks, which is where we met a ZipCar representative and his friends (one from the City Council) who saw the VBike and were instantly attracted. They came over and asked questions, super intrigued by seeing something other than Hubway! (aside: the lack of docks along the Esplanade and the restriction on 30-minute rides makes using Hubway infeasible for biking along the Esplanade — one of the sadder things I discovered long ago). Anyway, to finish off the trip, we decided to go for vietnamese cuisine at Pho in Boston, had great conversation, and called it a night. Good times!
Yaoming speaks with Aditya about VBikes. Aditya and his friends had questions about VBikes and dockless bike share. Admittedly, I would be, too, considering if I had friends who didn’t own bikes, I would want them to have this option for riding along and down the Esplanade — one of the great joys of Boston.