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So my internship is at a new startup... PublicBikes.com

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Leros said:
I'm kinda curious about this too. What is your major? And what exactly does your internship entail? Are you doing business operations or something?
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to an extent yes...

Just going to learn anything and everything i can about what im going for..
 
preslove said:
Also, Public Bikes is a terrible name because some cities have bike share/rental services (you get an account and can pick up a bike from an automated rack and then drop it off at another rack, and get charged to your account). The name implies a service, not a shop/brand.
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this is an excellent point.
 
Nik said:
Those bikes don't offer much at all, really, for modern technology or cutting edge tech. Do people really pay that much money for those kinds of bikes? For that kind of money, I'd expect carbon fiber body, fork shock thingies, in-hubs, those funny cyclist shoe pedal spike ... things, front/back light, long distance devil horn handlebar ... thingies 😛
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believe me...those kind of necessary details are no concern to the ave San Franciscan. All that matters is that it appears retro, or cute, can go from place to place, and is priced at a level that seems exclusive--especially if spending the money leads the consumer to believe there is a cause attached to their "contribution."

hence the name, "Public Bikes."
 
zinfamous said:
believe me...those kind of necessary details are no concern to the ave San Franciscan. All that matters is that it appears retro, or cute, can go from place to place, and is priced at a level that seems exclusive--especially if spending the money leads the consumer to believe there is a cause attached to their "contribution."

hence the name, "Public Bikes."
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Sounds like something the gays of SF will absolutely love.

I'm not a bigot or anything, my best friend is gay, it's just hard to deny the overwhelming materialism and superficial nature of homosexual males.

Sounds like a killer business plan guys. </lisp>
 
Congrats on the job!

I'm looking forward to seeing all the pastel colored bikes at the next Critical Mass ride 🙁
 
RbSX said:
Sounds like something the gays of SF will absolutely love.

I'm not a bigot or anything, my best friend is gay, it's just hard to deny the overwhelming materialism and superficial nature of homosexual males.

Sounds like a killer business plan guys. </lisp>
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You don't have to be a homosexual San Franciscan to find this concept appealing. believe me. 😀

The people around here tend to latch on to anything that appears to have even the vaguest attachment to a "cause." Not that I'm criticizing it, per se, just something that I've noticed.
 
zinfamous said:
You don't have to be a homosexual San Franciscan to find this concept appealing. believe me. 😀

The people around here tend to latch on to anything that appears to have even the vaguest attachment to a "cause." Not that I'm criticizing it, per se, just something that I've noticed.
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Find a Niche in a market that is yet to be filled... and exploit it... isn't that how all companies start?
 
Bikes look like hipster mobiles and seem far too overpriced with little suspension for real city comfort riding. I'm sorry but I'm simply not a fan 🙂
 
lsv said:
Bikes look like hipster mobiles and seem far too overpriced with little suspension for real city comfort riding. I'm sorry but I'm simply not a fan 🙂
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You dont need a suspension in the city... It takes away efficiency of pedaling, especially up hills...
 
I wanted one until I saw the pricetag

Seeing as how he's also the founder of DWR, I'm not surprised.
 
Looks like a good company to me. I don't understand the criticism on price, $600-$1200 is very reasonable. As other here have mentioned, serious road and mountain bikes cost thousands of dollars now. If they are well made bikes I think they should sell nicely.
 
Does Globe/Specialized make these, or are they making there own? The Globe bikes look and awful lot like the Public bikes.
 
preslove said:
I don't get it. Are you manufacturing the bikes, or just selling others' bikes at a local shop, or both?

Also, Public Bikes is a terrible name because some cities have bike share/rental services (you get an account and can pick up a bike from an automated rack and then drop it off at another rack, and get charged to your account). The name implies a service, not a shop/brand.
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I thought this was a bike service as well and not a store. Neat looking bikes, I don't think i'd pay 600 at the low end for one, but then again I'm not the target audience most likely anyway.
 
Drako said:
Does Globe/Specialized make these, or are they making there own? The Globe bikes look and awful lot like the Public bikes.
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Looking at Globe bikes, they seem to use normal transmissions, the Public bikes are using in-hub transmissions, i believe there is a large difference here.
 
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