I took a couple of the CaBi brochures with the coupon codes (free one-day membership; $10 off an annual membership) and gave them to people at work. I also inspired a couple others to drop by. They picked up socks, a CaBi bag, bike lights and CaBi brochures, some of which they gave to yet other people.
I’m not sure how effective my promotion of CaBi is. I do know that several people at work already use CaBi (because I’ve seen them at the bike stations checking out bikes), but I don’t know how many have started riding, on CaBi or on their own bikes, because of me. Hopefully at least one person. I do think I managed to inspire one person to go on a recreational ride this weekend. (I can’t go with them because my quads still won’t let me ride. I’m not really walking that normally right now either. It’s getting there, but I don’t think I’ll ride again until the end of the month.)
I kept the green bike light for myself, because the batteries on my larger bike lights always seem to die in mid-ride. I grabbed one of the CaBi pedestrian reflectors, designed to be attached to a backpack or jacket. But I think the old-style steel ball-and-pin loop will rust if I use the reflector in the rain.
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