The Changes

Just over two years ago we here at Vancity conducted a social experiment: we wanted to know what would happen if we chose to spend some of our marketing dollars a little differently with a view to combining our marketing efforts with community building.

Rather surprisingly, I have taken up cycling in the city after many years of swearing NEVER to do it. My experience has been very positive. The traffic was not nearly as bad as I had imagined, as long as I stuck to the cycling routes.

I saw the retro-red bike in the Abbotsford Vancity branch last month. I gave my name and number to the staff of the branch and was told I was the second person to ask about it here. The branch manager Ms. Lehman called me a week later and told me how she had lobbied head office for one. I was given the e-mail of the first person to access this service in the mid-Freaser Valley, Mr.

Did you take part in the Vancity ChangeEverything.ca bikeshare experiment? Do you still have a bike? Do you want the chance to be a TV star? If you said yes to any of these questions, get in touch with me right away!

Kate

Overall, I had a really great time with my super slick vancity bike. It was a crowd stopper for sure. As I had hoped, I took plenty of rides along the seawall. Seems to be one of the only places in Vancouver to comfortable ride a one speed. Hope to purchase a bike of my own later this fall. I'll be sure to get more speeds :) I'll be looking through postings to pass along the bike.

I loved the bike share idea when I first heard about it and I applaud VanCity on their effort. 

So last week I finally received my Vancity bike and was excited as ever to begin my trek.

After being kindly offered a bike, I got into town late last night and woke this morning to find that some other lucky devil got to it before me, no doubt whizzing past me on the way to the shops.