Will Buckingham | 白忠修Registering for YouBike here in #Taiwan, and particularly pleased about the whirling bell, and the down tube that will enable my petite body to be easily controlled.
Allan Chow@willbuckingham this app needs to calm tf down
bikejourno@willbuckingham
That app bombards you with notifications. And while the docking stations have become smaller and easier to install, it has become harder for tourists without a #Taiwan-ese phone number to rent and use a YouBike.
Last year in Kaohsiung I would not find any #YouBike station with a Kiosk service pillar that would allow for the use of a credit card. Plenty of those in Taichung and Taipei however.
#bikesharing #mobilit
That app bombards you with notifications. And while the docking stations have become smaller and easier to install, it has become harder for tourists without a #Taiwan-ese phone number to rent and use a YouBike.
Last year in Kaohsiung I would not find any #YouBike station with a Kiosk service pillar that would allow for the use of a credit card. Plenty of those in Taichung and Taipei however.
#bikesharing #mobilit
@bikejourno Interesting! I've just got myself a Taiwan phone number, so it's been fairly straightforward so far. I look forward to the bombardment of notifications, though…
@willbuckingham
Frankly I could only ride a YouBike on shorter trips. That saddle is way too wide and soft for me, I'm used to the kind of slim chopping boards with very firm padding - and yes: a less upright position with less weight on my bum.
Longest ride I ever did on a YouBike was from Damsui MRT past Hobe Fort, up to the ocean front at Qianshuiwan Seaside Park and back. Sadly that was not a sunny day in the spring of 2016...
Frankly I could only ride a YouBike on shorter trips. That saddle is way too wide and soft for me, I'm used to the kind of slim chopping boards with very firm padding - and yes: a less upright position with less weight on my bum.
Longest ride I ever did on a YouBike was from Damsui MRT past Hobe Fort, up to the ocean front at Qianshuiwan Seaside Park and back. Sadly that was not a sunny day in the spring of 2016...
@bikejourno Great pictures!