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12月英语四级仔细阅读真题答案 　　xx年12月英语四级于12月20日举行， 　　New Yorkers, albeit many of them grudgingly, are gradually getting used to more pedaling passengers on those blazing blue Citi Bikes.But what about local bike shops? Is Citi Bike rolling up riders at their expense ? At Gotham Bikes in Tribeca, a manager who gave his name as “Ben W.” said the shop has seen an increase in its overall sales due to the bike-share program. 　　“It’s getting more people on the road, more people learning about the sport and getting involved,” he said. 　　An employee at Danny’s Cycles in Gramercy said Citi Bike is a good option for people to ease into biking in a city famed for its vehicular congestion and aggressive drivers. 　　“They can try out a bike without mitting to buying one,” James Ryan said. “It makes a more fortable biking environment in the city because there are a lot more bikes, too.” 　　Business at Danny’s Cycles has increased as well since the advent of bike-share. 　　“A lot of people e in for bike gear, and we’ve sold a lot of helmets,” he noted. 　　Rentals are not a big part of the business at either Gotham Bikes or Danny’s Cycles. But for Frank’s Bike Shop, a small business that has been at its current Lower East Side location on Grand St. since1976, the bike-share program has been bad news. Owner Frank Arroyo said that his rental business has decreased by 90 percent since the Citi Bikes were rolled out last month. 　　Arroyo’s main rental customers are European tourists, a demographic that has since been drawn away by Citi Bikes. Initially, a bike-share station was sited a few doors away from Frank’s Bike Shop on the corner of Grand and Henry Sts. But a petition onmoveon to relocate the bike station gathered more than 1,000 signatures. The Citi Bike dock was eventually removed — but only temporarily, aording to the Citi Bike Twitter aount, for utility construction in the street. 　　“I was grateful, and it was quite an honor to see how many people responded on my behalf,” Arroyo sa