I am definitely a fan of Divvy. I have used the bikes here and there since they have showed up in Chicago. In the last year I have become a frequent user and got a membership to ride to work and it's really been life changing. I really hate public commuting and didn't want to do a 30 minute walk to and from work, mostly because I usually leave my house later than I should and like to move quickly. I'm able to get to work in 10 to 15 minutes on the bike and figured out a route that is mostly bike lanes so it feels safe and less threatening than I previously thought biking in the city would be. It is not a perfect system, on nice days there the station by my house is empty in the morning so I have to walk over to the next test option, which isn't terrible. Every once in a while I notice a bike that needs repairs (the worst is when a seat won't stay up) but it's simple to mark a bike as damaged by simply pushing a button on the dock. If it wasn't for Chicago's harsh winter cold and snow I would Divvy to work every day! read more

***SCAM*** This company will steal from you (I was charged $125 which is more than the cost of an annual membership). They don't provide proof of returning the bike so they can charge you whatever they feel like. In my case they charged me for 30 hours when I used the bike in 30 minute intervals. It's your word against theirs if u try to dispute the charges with your credit card company. Class action lawsuit coming your way Divvy. read more

DO NOT RENT BIKES FROM THIS COMPANY IF YOU PLAN TO RIDE OVER 30 MINUTES. July 2016 I rented three bikes from them. First of all, I had a hassle getting the bikes out of the docking station. Had to call and go through their office only to find the docking station was broke and I needed to walk 5 blocks to their next station. Secondly, I was charged over $200 for three 6 hour rentals. They said they have a 30 minute rental policy. They said it is displayed on an electronic screen on their docking stations. Try reading an electronic sign when sunlight is beating on the screen. Their rental receipt says nothing about a 30 minute rental limit. Two years ago I had a hassle with a bogus credit card charge from them resulting from a docking issue. They issue no return receipt to the renter, so you are open to them charging you what ever they want. After several phone calls to them, they did rectify their error. I would never rent a bike from these folks again. They have too many loopholes to rip you off. Divvy, wishing an early winter comes in 2016 and a late spring comes in 2017. read more

Five star idea, two star execution. I love the theory of Divvy, with its many stations and signature Chicago Blue bikes, however it maybe quite some time before the Chicago bike share program comes into its own. On a recent opportunity to use Divvy not only was the supposedly live map on the website incorrect about the number of bikes in the two closest stations to my destination (both full,) but the touch screens would not allow for an addition of time to try to take my bike elsewhere. I called the customer service hotline which informed me that they would offer a refund if I wanted to wait and check my bike in, which I did. Ten days after this I was charged not only the full day rental but also a late return fee, so my 14 minute bike ride turned into a hour plus adventure that day, followed by a month long odyssey to refund nine dollars. I was happy to pay seven dollars to try Divvy, but I cannot stand the idea of brand new equipment already failing being supported by a customer service staff that at worst lies to its customers, and at best is simply incompetent. Rider beware read more

I became a member recently because there's a station right across from me. "Great for commuting to the L!"....or so I thought. 80% of the time Divvy is great-- the stations are abundant and convenient and the bikes actually feel OK despite the bulk. The rest 20% of the time is pure frustration. A few examples of "things that should not happen" that I encountered in my first 3 weeks of membership: 1. The ONLY remaining parking stand was broken so I couldn't dock (not convenient when you're trying to catch the train to work) 2. An entire station near a busy blue line station was shut off during morning commute (Does this make sense to anyone??) 3. A bike I took out had a flat...which I only realized after riding it a few blocks I understand that bike maintenance may be difficult and I've learned to check on tire pressure before I check out a bike, but is it that terribly hard to at least keep stations functional??? Without all these problems, Divvy would be amazing. Instead, I debate between taking the bus and Divvy each morning because I don't want finding working stations as part of my morning commute. read more

Kuldgy - /kloojē/ adjective informal - awkwardly or inelegantly made or done. Great idea. Poor execution. A relative from out-of-town, with his Lonely Planet guide in-hand, wanted to use another "all day" bike rental company. I told him Divvy was the way to go. Mistake. We rented bikes from 11:00 am until 4:30 pm. We spent an hour of that time just dealing with the hassle of checking the bikes in and out. The kiosk was slow and at times unresponsive. The station closest to Navy Pier was completely out-of-service. The Belmont station kept spitting out numbers that wouldn't work, then it would tell me that I already had bikes checked-out, but I had not. At one station we ran into an exasperated Divvy employ, who was litteraly sweating, trying to deal with the issues that we - and others - were having at that station. To add insult to injury we were charged nearly 2X in overage fees - that was ALL due to the junky kiosks. I love the concept. But it's still got some bugs to work-out. (Which is exactly what the Divvy employee told us.) I think the members - who have a quick access key to get bikes - probably can avoid the kuldgy software of the kiosk. So, might be better to get a membership. Tip - get the Chicago Bikes "unofficial" Divvy App. It was great for finding the closest Divvy station and available bikes and docks. Also, Customer Service did offer a partial refund. Not the total overages, but some of them. I look forward to revising this to a better review. read more

Day one was great. I got two twenty four hour passes and the lady and I enjoyed a casual day in the city riding everywhere, but making sure to dock every 25 minutes and pick up another bike. Not too stressful to figure out. The bikes are very industrial, and uncomfortable. Many are poorly maintained with poor quality shock absorbers, cracked and weather torn seats. Hell even the ones in perfect condition are bulky and awkward to handle. But I'm not a bike snobb, and I just needed cheap (ish) transportation for a few days in Chicago, so I figured, "you get what you pay for". (Don't get me started on the thirty minute time limit :) Day two however was hell. Every station in the city stopped allowing people to take bikes. Confused tourists were milling about at every station, and rather than calling and reporting their issues they would just head to the next station to " see for themselves if it works". I felt like the first person to ever call customer service. While they were not exactly rude, they were neither concerned or helpful. I told the woman that I had been to two stations (and later a third) and had reports from others coming from local stations that nothing was working throughout the city. She told me that "if it is not working it is a software issue". She said that she could direct me to another station. That's it. No refund, no concern, no " I'll send someone to that station". Simply I can send you to another station! I miss my NY and DC metro systems so bad right now. And so now I walk two hours back to my hotel, on my birthday, with a sore girlfriend, and I miss out on a museum for which I have already purchased tickets. Thanks for nothing divvy, you know where to put it ;) read more

Divvy is a fantastic idea and it works wonderfully about 3 out of 4 times. That other 1/4 of the time, however, get ready to be frustrated, get zero help from their customer service, and to walk around, sometimes in futility, looking for another station. Completely unreliable. Total crapshoot. You know what would make my review go up? Give me a dollar every time you utterly and knowingly fail me, a dollar for every time you tell me your system is down or you can do nothing to help me. I've had my pass about a month and I would already have close to $10. That would cover about 5% of cab fares you've made me spend. Maybe stop focusing on opening new stations and try getting the ones you have to work. You are astoundingly bad at this. read more

Sadly, they raised the prices to $9.95! Which is a huge bump from $7. I guess they are really pushing you to get the annual membership which is worth it if you are going to ride at least once a week or even a month. I wish they sped up the checking out process now. I don't like the long waits at the stations. The 30 minute rule is annoying, and getting started takes a while if you have a big group. We had a group of 11, and getting out first bike took about 15-20 minutes because we had to go through all the questions at the Kiosk...but afterwards, it took about 3-4 minutes (20-30 seconds per person). You should plan out your day so you can stop at stations to dock and then undock to avoid going over 30 minutes. Their are plenty of stations all around the city now. It's a cool way to hang out with your friends! I'll probably buy the annual membership pass now, but for my friends who don't have it, $10 is a hefty price when the all-day CTA pass is cheaper. read more

Someone was allowed to take a bike and lock it to my property gate blocking off two cars!! Divvy/ Lyft representatives were called FIVE times and three emails later - nearly TEN days and no response!! They keep promising to get someone out there to remove it from my property- this is insane!! I was even hung up on from the company after trying to nicely ( although I'm majorly frustrated) to ask that I wait on the phone when they email the group responsible to collect bikes- yep, can't phone anymore according to them. This company needs to go out of business. read more

My friends and I were very intrigued by the Divvy bike system. basically, you can rent a bike for $7 for 24 hours. The 24 hours start when you first rent the bike. However, each ride duration can only be for 30 minutes or they will charge you more money. So if you are exploring the city of Chicago, remember to set your timer so you can find a station to check your bike in within that 30 minute window. We downloaded the app as well, so we can see how close the next Divvy station was. I think this is a very cool system, however, they do need to make some improvements. They need at least 2 kiosks for each station or at least for the stations in the main areas. Sometimes the kiosks didn't read the card so we have to go to the next station. If there were two kiosks it would help with that problem too. Also, the app is not always accurate. Sometimes it says there are 3 bikes available, but really there are only 2. All in all, by the end of the trip, my friends and I were pros using this bike system. It is just a great idea, and I hope more cities do this. read more

Divvy has apparently halted the rebalancing (of bikes among stations). I haven't seen one at my usual station (other than ones I've personally delivered to it) in a week. That's too bad. It's also too bad that a membership refund is probably unrealistic. I'd be open to raising the score of this review if rebalancing resumes. read more

I won't be using Divvy again! What a horrible horrible experience. We have never had a more stressful time in Chicago. We used their app...and learned if a station is full...that probably means it's broken. And if it's broken and you already returned your bike there...sorry you can't rent another one and "there is nothing they can do". I feel sorry for the 9 other people who returned their bikes the same station that are going to get some nasty overage charges! We spent HOURS walking to different stations at various times because of broken kiosks. Just say no to Divvy! Buy a CTA pass and you will save yourself a lot of frustration and time! read more

What a great way to get around! Chicago really opens up to you with a Divvy membership--plus it's a good deal. Try a ride down the 606, through Humboldt Park, or along the lakefront. You won't regret it. read more

My friend and I were visiting Chicago and we got a 24hr Divvy pass for $10+tax. The pass allows you unlimited number of trips that are 30 minutes or less. Trips greater than 30 minutes are charged extra per trip. We had an absolutely great time exploring the city with these bikes. We were staying in Bucktown and biked to the beach, Navy Pier, and Lincoln Park. The bikes are easy to take out and return. We didn't have data roaming, but downloaded a Divvy station map beforehand. read more

Divvy - Great way to get around the city! Bikes are easy to rent and return. - Bike Rentals Near Me

Kudos to Chicago for their bike share program, but it is off to a rocky start. Attempted to rent a bike next to Millennium park but the card reader was out of service. Two blocks away the reader was working but my "rental code" needed to unlock a bike did not work. Luckily some poor sap had failed to lock their bike properly, so I took that one (I didn't realize the locking issue until later). I cruised along the lakeshore path for 2 hours finally arriving near West Forrester st , I think. When I tried to lock my bike, I couldn't get the lock mechanism to work, but after trying 3 more stations , it finally locked. I walked past another station and got another rental code and bike without trouble but on arriving at Lincoln Square all the locking stations were full, as were those at the next closest station. So I ended up in Ravenswood. As I walked back to the Square, 2 other divvy riders had the same struggle. Only at the second full station did I realize you can report a full station using the console. Because I initially inadvertently took an improperly locked bike , I was only charged the $7 day rental fee , not the additional $2 overtime fee that I deserved. But I think until the kinks get worked out, even $7 seems like too much for this program. read more

Divvy - Ride along the lake shore bike bath. The bikes are heavy and only have 3 gears, so real cyclists pass regularly. - Bike Rentals Near Me

I made use of Divvy as a now-tourist-but-former-resident. Coincidentally, the city I live in now has a nearly identical program. All that is to say that I'm not a novice at the bike sharing concept or navigating Chicago, and I found Divvy totally easy to use. Thoughts: -The extra charges for more than 30 minutes are mentioned literally everywhere on the website, the app, the terminals, etc. It's not even fine print. -The purchase process up front is a little arduous but is overall straightforward. -While biking on a gorgeous Monday afternoon, we interacted with 8 terminals. All were in working condition and essentially all the bikes were in great condition (maybe a missing bell here or there). I would prefer an actual basket or two on the bike rather than the bungee cords. -We never encountered a station that was full or empty in a way that impeded our plans. And, if you do find this to be the case, you can request a 15 minute credit to get to the next station. -The CycleFinder app worked great. -There are stations literally everywhere. I was astounded at how excellent of an option this is for getting around the city. If I were still a resident of Chicago, I would absolutely get an annual pass for Divvy. read more

I loved Divvy Bikes and the app, the app made it so easy to find the next stop. I loved the bikes, and I loved that it was easy to find out how many bikes were at a dock. The docks are all over the place so you don't have to worry about not finding one close by! The price was fair. We were able to get around and not have to worry about waiting for the bus. we just used the Transporation app to get around! Highly recommend it was so much fun! read more

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I rented 2 of these bikes for $7 per bike per day. This is both a really good deal and great way to explore the city! Once you get the bike in your hands, it's great but there are multiple downsides to Divvy Bike such as the multiple stations that either did not work, had a full station when we wanted to dock, had no bikes when we wanted to undock one, or had a long line to get a bike. However, there are a fair amount stations in the Millennium Park/museum/Mag Mile area so if you want to get between these 3 points, there bike is a great way to do so. If you do get one, I would recommend taking the path by the lake (so beautiful and there is a bike lane!). I would also recommend not biking through the Millennium Park area because there are so many people/cars/weird traffic patterns that I had to get off my bike a lot of times and worry for my life a few times as well. read more

Visited Chicago for the first time in October 2013 and as a tourist, I HIGHLY recommend Divvy. It's such an awesome, fun, and cheap way to see Chicago and you feel like a true local cruising around the city. For $7, you have a 24-hour pass to access all the Divvy bike stations. You receive a new access code for every ride but Divvy charges an overtime fee after the first 30 minutes of riding so to avoid additional charges, you have 30 minutes to dock your bike at another Divvy station and then you get a new bike. A Smart phone will be your #1 tool so you can easily find the other stations and it also informs you how many bikes are available at all the stations. One question though: if the next closest station is completely full and you need to dock it before your free 30 minutes is up, then does Divvy penalize you? Can't wait until my next return to Chicago - biking down Lake Shore Drive was definitely one of the highlights of my trip. Thanks, Divvy! read more

A great concept, but kinks are still being worked out. I was excited to use Divvy for the first time over the Memorial Day weekend. We debated bringing our own bikes in from the 'burbs, but decided to use Divvy instead when we saw a discount offer through TravelZoo. First of all, the sign-in process on the kiosk for a first-time rider is tediously long. Add that to the fact that most stations (even the busiest) only have one kiosk, you're looking at long lines of people waiting. When the process works smooth, it's great. When it doesn't, it's painful. The busy Memorial Day weekend had us encountering many issues with the Divvy system. Some stations were not reading credit cards. Sometimes, even when you got a code to release a bike, the code didn't work - this happened for others around us as well. At least half of the time, we encountered one of the issues above. In the case of the stations not reading the credit card, we had to walk to three other stations before we found one that would read our card. Call it system overload on a busy weekend, perhaps? Regardless, it was rather annoying. (I know, #firstworldproblems) Be careful though, all-day rental really means you need to dock the bike at a Divvy station every 30 minutes to avoid being charged overage fees. I would suggest that Divvy have two or three kiosks at busier stations, allowing those who have already purchased their full-day pass to bypass those who are making the initial purchase. Secondly, having to "dock" every 30 minutes is painful when using the bike all day. I would suggest every hour to make it more user-friendly. I'm not sure if I would use Divvy again. If Divvy can get these kinks with its system worked out, then I would definitely recommend it. Until then, I'll use my own bike. read more

I think the idea of promoting more environmental transportation in the city of Chicago is an excellent idea. That goes without saying. But I do have a problem with a system that does not work. Divvy lacks the technical support that it needs to accommodate the number of tourists and locals who use their bikes. I have only used Divvy bikes twice and both times I've had to call due to technical difficulties. The technician was not helpful and it took about an hour to come to a solution. Meanwhile my friend, whose code worked, had to redock her bike due to the half hour time constraint. Long story short, our hour-long bike ride along the Lakeshore took about four hours due to technical difficulties and we only rode for about 35 minutes of those 4 hours. We finally opted for an uber cab to get to our destination. My suggestion to divvy would be to install more kiosks at larger stations to accommodate high-volume use and longer rental times that are longer than a half-hour so it's customers get more time riding and less time waiting in line at kiosks. If they're allowing 24 hour rentals, and have a high level of recreational users, why NOT have longer check-in points?! Never will I Divvy again, super hassle. read more

A. Very poor execution to an otherwise great idea. Get people out of cars and onto bikes. The bike rental is advertised as $7 for 24 hours. That works well if you know exactly where you are going, how long it takes by bike, and where the divvy station is near your destination. The gotcha is that if you don't find a a divvy station in less than 30 minutes with an empty slot, you get additional charges. Once you check the bike back in you'll have to stand in line again and get a new unlock code. Hopefully the ticket machine works, which it doesn't. I'll buy my own bike, thanks divvy for making the decision easy. read more

We tested out the Divvy bikes for memorial day night. it was 4 of us so the first station we went to at Simone's didn't have enough bikes. no problem we walked to the one on Halsted. We thought $7 buck for 24 hours not bad. there's a catch, a smart one I must say. For those that DO NOT read the fine print you have to check in the Divvy's at any station every 30 min if not you are charged $2 more. I thought it would be annoying but it was actually a lot of fun trying to track down a station before the time was up. You can check it right out again. DOWNLOAD THE APP of go on the WEBSITE to find stations, it tells you how many bikes are at he rack or if its full. the annoying part was having to rescan your card every time. read more

I love the convenience of bike sharing: not having to worry about storage and maintenance, good exercise, good for the environment. The 30 minutes window does force me to plan my route ahead to make sure I hit a station in time to avoid overtime charge but with the help of CycleFinder or Transit app it's not too hard. I am an annual member so I can lock into my account online and monitor my trips. Here's the problem. Several times, I securely locked my bike in a dock, saw the green light yet when I later checked online it didn't properly report on my account that the bike has been returned. Each time this happens, I have to call Divvy to explain and have them locate the bike, close the session for me and make sure I would not get charged overtime. This has become such a hassle because it happens quite often. read more

I really enjoyed riding a bike around Chicago, but was surprised to find that I was charged $50 for two bikes, not the normal price of $14. A customer rep said that this was because you have to dock the bikes every half hour or they'll charge you over time. I totally missed that. We rode our bikes by the lake path and Lincoln Park for a couple hours and I don't think I saw another station out there. They refunded half the overtime charges over the phone, and I guess now I can email someone to take off the remaining, but I still think this policy of charging over time is lame. Also, it took like seven tries with the three digit code to get my bike initially unlocked. It was annoying. I would not want to do that every half hour. read more

Being in Chicago on a business trip, I wanted a way to be my normal wanderlusting self and explore the city, but with a limited amount of time. For $7 you have a bike for $24 hours! While it is a bit confusing for checking bikes in/out, and I had to call the company twice to make sure my bike checked in, they were so so so helpful, and helped me so quickly. I used it for 2 days and used it to get around everywhere. I am obsessed!! I probably did it a total of 15-20 times. I would highly highly recommend downloading the iPhone app as it helps to find the locations throughout the city and was much easier than the maps. read more

Its a great idea in theory.. I just bough an annual membership hoping to bike to and from work. Problem is everyone bikes to/from work at the same time and usually going to the same place (downtown/loop)! There are never any bikes available for checkout, so you have to runaround to different stations to find one. Then, when you get to work, there are never any open spots to return the bike! So again, you have to run around to find an open dock so you don't get charged for going over 30 minutes. All this run around has made me late for work. I will stick with the train so I have a better chance of getting to work on time.. I suggest Divvy finds a way to make sure each station - especially the most popular ones - never run out of bikes OR docking stations. AT LEAST during the busiest hours (7-9:30AM and 4:30-6:30 PM) read more

Divvy is a great asset in Chicago. Everyone who is able should be a member. It saves time, money and promotes health. I like the convenience and fun. All the bike lanes in the city make it a pleasure. read more

I was recently vacationing in Chicago. Having a 24 hour pass for these bikes made our trip so much more exciting!! I love the concept and the amount of docking locations. However, I think there should be an option to ride for an hour, rather than 30 minutes. It made the day a bit stressful. Had to keep stopping and checking the app for locations before our 30 mins ran out. Didn't give us much time to take pictures of the sites either. I would definitely use this again, hopefully with a bit more time between docks. read more

I highly recommend using the Divvy bikes! My husband and I were in town visiting and lots of Divvy stations while we were touring the city. It happened to be bike week or something - so instead of the rental costing $7 for 24 hours, it was only $5. The catch is that you can borrow the bikes for 30 minutes at a time, but still return at any Divvy station. We rented it on our last day in Chicago. We rode downtown all the way to United Center as we wanted to check out the Michael Jordan statue and to see the stadium (even though we weren't going in). It was really easy to use the bikes once we got going. We were scared for a second when we picked up our second bike because we had entered our original code not knowing we had to swipe and get new codes. All had worked out when we figured that out. There was a Divvy station right outside of our hotel so we were able to easily drop it off and get back home! We used it again later that night when we were on our way back from Grant Park. We had to walk to the next station to find available bikes, but it wasn't a big deal as we were not in a rush. All in all, recommended! Especially because the city (or where we rode around, at least) wasn't hilly at all and beginner riders could ride, no problem. read more

I just recently bought my annual membership, and I like it. I'm not an avid biker by any means, but it's come in good use. I don't regret my purchase at all. - lots and lots of places where divvy bikes are parked (I.e. Across from where I live, the loop, Millenium park, just two blocks away from a target, I could go on...). - it's easy to use and they have handy instructional videos that help a lot. - I signed up online, it was easy, and i got my card in no time. - customer service has been quick and helpful. I had a question, called the number and they answered it in less than a minute. - they also recommend an app that shows divvy bike stations which, while its by no means a super savvy app, it does help for planning trips. Since I'm not an experienced biker, it's taken me awhile to get used to sharing space on the roads with cars. While biking during rush hour in the morning gives me more people to bike with, I'll admit it's still sometimes intimidating to be biking on the road. So I could ride more, but I'm still getting used to it. If you're not a huge biker, I'd do a little homework on biking etiquette beforehand, or read the brochure they mail to you with your membership. If they were to add to their awesomeness, they could put a divvy station in front of every whole foods, target and REI in the city in addition to all the other plentiful locations they are already at. It would also be incredibly helpful if the google maps app had a "divvy bike route" plan option too. Oh man... that would make my day. Guess you can't have everything though, right? Regardless, I'm satisfied. My 30 day unlimited ride cta pass + my annual divvy membership (which amounts to ~$7/mo) = cheap and green transportation around the city. Who needs a car? read more

I have been an annual divvy member for 3 years now, and love the convenience of the bike share program. It's the fastest, easiest, and most enjoyable way to get around the city. Their customer service, though I rarely used, is great as well. I recently left my bag in the divvy basket near the train stop and didn't realize it until I came to work in the loop. I contacted customer service who put me in touch with a divvy personel who was doing bike checks in the area of the train stop. I believe his name was Jonathan, and he ended up bringing my bag into the loop to my office! read more

Divvy is awesome. Not having to worry about my bike being stolen, not having to do any maintenance or change flat tires, and being able to take one-way trips are all fantastic. If you are unfamiliar with the service make sure to read the instructions. It is NOT meant for riding around town all day casually. Make sure you don't have the bike out for more than 30 minutes at a time. read more

Had a great experience with the DIVVY bikes yesterday taking them on the Lakefront trail. There are so many stations, and renting and docking the bikes is very easy. They were comfortable, in good condition, and easy to ride. They only have 3 speeds, so you can't go THAT fast, but very enjoyable for city bikes. My only complaint is that you have to dock them every 30 minutes if you want to get the $10 for the day price. That plan is good for commuting, but this bike service should also take into account things like biking on the Lakefront trail! We paid $16 each for 90 minutes. We started at the Museum of Science and Industry and bikes to mile 12 along the trail where we docked the bikes. read more

DIVVY Bikes on Webster and Sheffield (Lincoln Park Chicago IL 60614) So many turquoise bikes popping up all over Chicago, as usual we are starting to hear the comments flowing. For the most part I hear concerns about parking spaces being used up. So I took a closer look. Three parking spaces lost. Or 20 Parking spaces gained!! This is the question I ask myself when I hear people grumble about the missing parking spaces. Divvy, the city's bike sharing program, has proven to be very popular since its June launch with over 310,000 trips and an estimated one million miles tallied by users of the program to September, 2013. That' on average at 30 minutes each that's 103333 minutes per day. So since Divvy, started the program potentially saved the world 150,000 accumulate vehicle emission hours. That sounds good to me! Plus, all the cars those folk would have been driving are not clogging up the Chicago streets. Over time we will probably see some other good things come out of this, perhaps less cost for auto insurance, we'll have to wait and see. read more

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I own a few bikes but we ended up buying a Divvy membership anyway. It's been great. Very convenient to get someplace quickly around the city - especially one way trips. Need to get to the "L" fast, Divvy over. Need to pick something at the grocery store, Divvy over. Want to pick up a rental car, Divvy over. My only complaint has been over the winter many of the stations froze up (or lost their charge) so they wouldn't accept the bikes. Looking for another station when it's freezing outside isn't fun. Other than that, highly recommend it. read more

Using this is simple. It keeps a timer in the top left so you don't have to guess how long you have had the bike. It will show you where bikes can be picked up and how many are at the station. Prices are listed and easy to see, no hidden fees. read more

BE CAREFUL ... I return the bike and on the 3rd try it gave me the GREEN LIGHT and after that I checked for the last time and the bike CAME OUT from the dock !!! after it gave me the green light !!! and now I'm so scared that some body might take my bike after me and I'll be the one who charged 1200$ , its very stressful when the return system is very bad 2nd :- my key didn't work for some reason , I called the customer service and they kept me on hold for 30 minutes ( I swear to GOD ) ... I regret that I subscribe with them for 1 year ... be careful guys . thanks . read more

Ok here's the story with divvy in loopish - gold coast area anyway. Forget buying daily!! rip off , hassle, wait and good luck beating that ludicrous 30 min window when many docks full or empty or broke etc. read many reviews here totally unreliable you can switch out every 30 mins! this whole system only works for me when it's point to point no more than miles MAX and goin to or from a many bikes in rack-hopefully- area. Get the yearly fob if you are going to do this at all. I did and yes use it as much as possible but as others say you BETTER not be on a time table that needs to be met!LOL I keep seeing 1.50 charges as if I missed the 30 min window when that happened once in a year but I see it like once a month - totally rip off! Often the racks are broke or filled or empty . of course I have divvy app but often next closest one same freaking problem!! WTF is the use if I gotta walk half my needed trip to get a freaking bike??? not reliable people! divvy 'support' line obviously min. wage- hey I get it ya gotta start somewhere- but get ready for them to basically say you outta luck sir. terrific. awful. most bikes in decent condition to ride so there's that. and when the whole process works it works well to get exercise and beat traffic. it outta be 45 mins MINIMIUM which they admitted to me thast how it is in NY. WTF cant it be 45 in Chicago????. answer: in my opinion only its 30 so they can rip you off on 'overtime' fees when you cant get/drop off a bike to the freaking rack problem of full/empty/ or busted. WTF you don't even know thaey are charging you until you see it on card WTF?? Like someone said here: up the annual price if you need to just do something. anything. get your freaking act tougher already.. is the is what subsidized business looks like? oh yeah it does! LOL wtf. read more