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Jeff Stefanis
@jeffstefanis · Co-founder, Riide
Hey Hunters!
This is Jeff & Amber, co-founders at Riide. We’re so stoked to be launching RiidePass today!
When we started Riide our goal was to make transportation more affordable, accessible, and… not suck :)
We discovered most trips people make are solo trips under 5 miles and they spend a ridiculous amount of time unhappily sitting in traffic, look… See more
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Israel Vicars
@israelvicars · Co-founder, Unicorn.xxx
I wasn't convinced until I saw that you keep the bike after 2 years. Then I wasn't seeing it as just comparative savings to other transport, it's a payment plan for a product I've considered buying anyway. Of course it's both, but it's interesting to see the hardware leasing v. buying shift in a new product category.
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Jeff Stefanis
@jeffstefanis · Co-founder, Riide
Hey Hunters!
This is Jeff & Amber, co-founders at Riide. We’re so stoked to be launching RiidePass today!
When we started Riide our goal was to make transportation more affordable, accessible, and… not suck :)
We discovered most trips people make are solo trips under 5 miles and they spend a ridiculous amount of time unhappily sitting in traffic, look… See more
Paul Prins
@paulprins · Founder - Fresh Vine
Very interesting idea. The whole 24 month rent to own is a smart idea with the cost of the bike (which at $2k is great for daily commuters but steep for those less committed). One thing that I didn't see on your site was if there is a region/city limiting the scope of your riidepass program. Also it said that it takes 2-3 hours to charge but didn't talk abou… See more
Brent Summers
@brentsum · Founder, Code-Free Startup
Congrats guys! This looks awesome and glad to see it coming out of DC :)
Jason Towns
@jhtdc · managing director @ groundwork
I'm a big fan of Amber and Jeff at @RiideBikes and have enjoyed seeing them iterate on an already solid product. The RiidePass effectively knocks out some of the biggest concerns around price, maintenance and theft. Keep kicking ass team.