text: After seeing all of the stations being constructed throughout Uptown and hearing buzz about the B Cycles I finally had a chance to check them out We were at th St Public Market for most of a Saturday morning and before leaving we decided to take a short ride through the city nnThe cycles are lined up and locked up at a station with a computer kiosk Pretty straightforward UI Language selection of pass insert card select cycle number and you are off for a hour pass Not too bad if you are going to be in Uptown for the day Here is the trick You have unlimited minute rides If you go from station to station without exceeding minutes you do not get charged Take the bike ride to the nearest station get out and explore and then make your way to the next station It is fun if you look at the map and create different checkpoints You could probably even turn this into a game of sortsor a really bad drinking game haha nnThe cycles themselves are rather nice Only gears a generously sized basket free hub and a plushy seat They handle really well and are perfect for street cruising If you are not comfortable cruising with traffic you can stick to the less trafficked roads in Uptown Easy thing is that Uptown is a grid setup Follow one street and you should be just fine and you will most likely run into several B Cycle stations on the way nnOverall I would definitely buy a year membership if I lived in Uptown The novelty wears off after your first ride but for practicalitys sake I would definitely use these if I lived in the city Try them out