(Riyad Hasan)
Now this is bike sharing.
A man ditched his rusted red Schwinn at a Citi Bike station in Alphabet City — leaving it unlocked all day in a dock meant for the new rides.
“I would guess they’re just pretending it’s locked up and hoping no one notices,” quipped one passer-by, John Hanson, 62.
“They’re taking advantage of the ‘maybe-it’s-locked’ system.”
A witness said the man parked the old bike between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. at the station on Avenue D between East Third and Fourth streets.
“He left the bike and just left,” recalled José Ortiz, 49, an East Village resident who said he didn’t recognize the bicycle’s owner.
At one point, the single-speed Schwinn Breeze — a model marketed to female riders — had a dingy corduroy jacket draped over the seat.
The front basket was stuffed with plastic bags and other items, including cardboard.
It was missing its left pedal.
“Whoever’s bike it is, they’d better come back soon or it’s gonna be gone!” said Tony Perez, a 53-year-old super at a building in the neighborhood
The Citi Bike system can distinguish between a bike-share cycle and a regular ride.