Does pushing the wrench button for a wheel out of true make me a bikesnob?

nah, it’s better to get those things fixed before they get worse..but is there a way for you to specify the issue? not sure they’d easily identify a slightly wobbly wheel.

@baiskeli 17647 wrote:

Riding a CaBi bike negates any latent bikesnobbery.

I disagree – it’s just a different kind of bikesnobbery. I often use CaBi for the front end of going out (I did last night, for example). CaBi there, cab home. I am particularly snobbish about the time my wife and I biked to a party on CaBi while I carried a bottle of wine in my back pocket (Columbia Commuter Pants are awesome that way).

I generally don’t hit the button unless it’s really affecting the ride. I probably wouldn’t for a slight wobble, but I don’t think you were wrong to do it. Did you flip the seat around backwards to show the bike was broken?

My first CaBi ride, the front brake wasn’t adjusted properly (very very squishy, much better braking power in back). I hit the red button for that. Anything that seems to be a safety issue, no matter how small, is worth reporting, I think.

@DaveK 17744 wrote:

My conundrum is do I hit it for the bell. Since I’m between commuter bikes I’ve been commuting on CaBi, and with every school kid in the world here on spring break there’s been a couple of rides where I REALLY wish the bell had been working.

I’d say if there are a lot of other bikes on the rack for people to use then push the button. Last thing we need is a tourist newbie trying to negotiate the Mall without any kind of warning. A simple half-fix to the problem of bad bells is for the manufacturer to install a bell on each side of the handlebar. At least then you have a 50/50 chance of one working. And the chance to double ding people!