![]() ![]() While Divvy bikes aren’t the greatest bikes, they are still good for cross training. When I came back to Chicago this summer, I decided to explore the untapped potential of the Divvy membership. Since there is a Divvy station right outside my apartment, I wanted to save some time by biking-rather than walking-to the gym, to the libraries, or to my research lab. UChicago has four Divvy stations on campus and a few more in the surrounding blocks. When I came back to school as a second-year (now living in an off-campus apartment), I decided I would purchase an annual Divvy membership. We got day passes and took our time leisurely biking along the lakefront, past Chicago favorites such as the Lincoln Park Zoo, Navy Pier, Millennium Park, and the Shedd Aquarium. A couple friends and I had gone to the Cubs game and decided it would be fun to bike back to Hyde Park. If you instead decide to check out the area south of Navy Pier, you can follow the Lakefront Trail to Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum and Alder Planetarium, or take a detour and check out Buckingham Fountain.I noticed Divvy bikes the moment I stepped onto campus my first year, but I didn’t realize their incredible potential till that first spring quarter. The trails through the park were plenty wide-enough to ride on, and bike stations are scattered throughout. Once at Lincoln Park, you can stop and walk through the zoo for a bit, or check out the Green City Market. This will take you past Oak Street Beach and North Avenue Beach - both great places to stop and enjoy the water or play in the sand. For an easy and beautiful ride, start at Navy Pier and ride up to Lincoln Park. The Lakefront Trail running alongside Lake Michigan was my favorite spot. During the first half of the day, I tried looking for the stations without the app and went over my time twice (I’m a little stubborn when it comes to doing things on my own haha). The best way I found to avoid going over your time, is to download the Transit app and know which station you’re headed to next. To me that seemed ridiculous, considering I was paying half the price for the convenience of being able to drop my bike off at a station anytime and walk around or grab food.įee wise, Divvy charges an additional $2 for any rides which extend into the 31-60 minute range, $6 if you hit the 60-91 minute range, and then $8 per every additional 30 minutes once you hit 91 consecutive minutes. Bobby’s Bike Hike, for example, charges $10 per HOUR, with a minimum of 2 hours. This was incredibly affordable compared to some of the other rental shops I saw. Renting a Divvy bike for the day cost me $9.95 + tax. Personally, I liked this rental method better because it allowed me to put the bike away from time-to-time, and walk around without having to drag it with me or worry about it getting stolen. Every time you check a bike back into a station, your time clock stops, and every time you check a bike out, your time clock starts. How does that work?ĭivvy has bike stations ALL over the city, encouraging users to use the bikes for simple transportation means to and from their destination. If you go over the 30 minutes, your card is charged an additional fee depending on how far past the time you are. Within that 24 hours, you have unlimited rides up to 30 minutes each. Unlike standard rentals, Divvy is a self-serve, bike share program that charges a flat fee for a 24-hour pass. After shopping around at various rental shops, I ended up going with Divvy Bikes. ![]()
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