AmbitiousPeanut t1_j7kodjj wrote on February 7, 2023 at 2:25 PM

Reply to comment by hms_poopsock in Flight out of DCA at 6:30 am by Ethan02135

Not understanding why this was downvoted. There's a Capital Bikeshare dock right at DCA. If OP lives within a reasonable distance -- and better yet snags one of the e-assist bikes -- this is a good option.

hms_poopsock t1_j7l2ybp wrote on February 7, 2023 at 4:08 PM

Yup, I ride in from downtown pre-dawn... way more fun than the metro, $2.50 vs a $25 dollar uber.

TheSquireOfShaw t1_j7mh0gm wrote on February 7, 2023 at 9:30 PM

Could you imagine if you got there and there were no spaces for bikes available? That’s one of the biggest reasons I don’t like using capital bike share.

AmbitiousPeanut t1_j7mhsuq wrote on February 7, 2023 at 9:35 PM

Ha, right, that’d be a disaster.

I use it a lot and yeah that can happen, but you can mitigate the risk by checking for empty docks at your destination before you set out.

TheSquireOfShaw t1_j7msm3b wrote on February 7, 2023 at 10:47 PM

True. I’m guessing not a lot of other people are going to be dropping bikes that early at dca. The downtown ones, mid afternoon though, I’ve had so many times where there were plenty of spots open that were full by the time I got there.