1,900 new Lyft e-bikes hit SF streets today

Lyft picked Bay Wheels as the new name for its street-rented bikes, formerly called Ford GoBikes. These bikes can be found at one of their hundreds of Bay Wheels stations, or locked up somewhere else within the designated service area. less Lyft picked Bay Wheels as the new name for its street-rented bikes, formerly called Ford GoBikes. These bikes can be found at one of their hundreds of Bay Wheels stations, or locked up somewhere else within the ... more Photo: Lyft Photo: Lyft Image 1 of / 58 Caption Close 1,900 new Lyft e-bikes hit SF streets today 1 / 58 Back to Gallery

You might have noticed the city speckled with black and pink today. That's because some new wheels were rolled out overnight across the city.

Nineteen hundred electric-assist bikes, courtesy of Lyft's renamed bike-rental system Bay Wheels, are now available around the city for rental ($2 will get you 30 minutes of riding time). The new e-bikes have both both docked and dockless capabilities, which means if stations are simply too full or too far away, you can lock it on a bike rack within the designated service area, no problem.

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As an added bonus, the program also already has a Google Maps integration where you can type in "bay wheels" in Google Maps and find the closest Bay Wheels docking station, along with how many bikes are available at that location.

If all of the nearby stations are empty, the Lyft app will show you where the closest bike is out in the wild.

Lyft members also have the option to link their Clipper card to their account to unlock bikes. It doesn't deduct payment from your Clipper, but rather deducts from the payment card attached to your Lyft account.

Isabela Angus is an SFGATE editorial intern. Email: isabela.angus@sfgate.com