Okay, so I tried out Bay Area Bike Share yesterday. $9 for 24 hours. I rode from the office to the ballpark (where I had parked the car since I had my wife’s car and parking permit). About 2 miles. Took 11 minutes. Also rode from the ballpark back to the office this morning. Could have returned by bike this afternoon but I had a late meeting so my 24 hours expired…which meant I walked to Muni and took the train to the ballpark. $2. 30 minutes.

Bicycle - 11 minutes
Train(including walking time - 5 min, waiting time 10 min) - 30 minutes

Now on to the cost. Annual membership is $88/yr. Any rides under 30 minutes are free. If I took 10 rides/week…figure 400 bike trips/year (out of a possible 500 or so due to lazy days, days where I parked at the office, or days where I work from home) and it comes out to 0.22 per ride. Muni: $2/ride

Parking at the ballpark: $150 month. I currently pay $84 a month plus 6.30 round trip on BART. So 126 a month for BART plus $84 for parking…$210/month.

This bike share thing could save me…hm…carry the one…divide by zero because I’m a fucking rebel…and I could save about $700 a year.

Here’s my bike from yesterday after I locked it up. They have a handy bag holder on the front with a bungee for keeping your computer from falling and so you don’t have to have it slung across your back.