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| - I own a bike, but because I don't want it to be furniture in my living room, I keep it in my locker downstairs, so it's somewhat inconvenient to use. Luckily, Bixi has arrived in Toronto. Locations are obviously limited at this point, but because I happen to live right in the middle of Bixiland, I use it quite a bit.
I got the yearly membership, which I think is the way to go. All you have to so is stick your key in the slot, and you get your bike. There is a convenient basket in the front of the bike to store whatever.
Typical complaints about Bixi are that a) racks can be full or empty and b) you only get the bike for 30 minutes for free (when you have the yearly membership). However, after two months of use, neither of these things has been a problem for me. I have never encountered an empty rack when I wanted a bike, and the one or two times a rack was full when I wanted to return, I just went to the next one down the street.
So, I think this is cool.
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