Why some bike shares work and others don't
4 years, 2 months ago

Why some bike shares work and others don't

BBC  

Why some bike shares work and others don't Getty Images In 2017, images of vast fields of bicycles began to emerge – a sign that setting up a successful bike share scheme wasn't as easy as it looked Bicycle share schemes have had huge success in some cities and flopped spectacularly in others – what is it that makes or breaks a bike share? Ofo, one of the country's most well-known bike share companies, had wanted to present a technology-driven transport solution that could serve the needs of people who wanted to travel short distances. Getty Images Many former share bikes ended up as urban waste in cities around the world So what is it that makes one bike share scheme work, and another fail? One of the continent's early bike share schemes came in 2016, when Medina Bike launched in Morocco, with more bike share firms popping up in South Africa and Rwanda, among others.

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Can the share bike business survive in Australia?
6 years, 8 months ago

Can the share bike business survive in Australia?

ABC  

After months of damaged and discarded bikes on city streets, it now looks like three of the four major firms who launched app-based bike sharing schemes last year have pulled up stumps. Cyclist Paul Hindle used oBike last year in Sydney and was bitterly disappointed after living in the US and using New York's share bike scheme. Schemes need to …

The Bike Share War Is Shaking Up Seattle Like Nowhere Else
6 years, 9 months ago

The Bike Share War Is Shaking Up Seattle Like Nowhere Else

Wired  

At first, he loved his work. Eventually, the pressure to keep deploying bikes to desirable locations led to a new rule, Healy says: Badly damaged bikes would no longer be painstakingly cannibalized for parts but simply thrown out. But as 10,000 new bikes sprawl over the city, Seattle's latest transport revolution is pitting residents against each other, with the programs' …

Why Investors Are Betting That Bike Sharing Is the Next Uber
7 years, 5 months ago

Why Investors Are Betting That Bike Sharing Is the Next Uber

Wired  

There’s a trope that foreign startups can’t innovate---they just copy ideas created in Silicon Valley. The success of China’s dockless bike-sharing startups has flipped that script, and now US companies are scrambling to catch up. Dockless bike companies scatter their bikes around a city, and customers use an app or scan a code to unlock them. Investors are hot on …

Bike usage is increasing in cities across Asia as Singapore tops the list
7 years, 6 months ago

Bike usage is increasing in cities across Asia as Singapore tops the list

Firstpost  

The two biggest bike-share operators, China-owned Ofo and Mobike, plan to be in more than 200 cities by end-2017 and end-2018, respectively. Orange, yellow and other brightly coloured bikes have been popping up in cities across Asia, surprising residents and frequent visitors with their sudden ubiquity outside train stations and condo gates over the last two years. In an informal …

Mobike joins British Cycling to get millions more people on bikes
7 years, 6 months ago

Mobike joins British Cycling to get millions more people on bikes

China Daily  

China's Mobike, the world's largest bike-share platform, has entered a partnership deal with British Cycling in a bid to inspire two million people to get on a bike by 2020. As part of their collaboration, British Cycling and Mobike will engage with local communities and businesses to encourage greater bike use. British Cycling will support Mobike in its aim to …

Bike-sharing companies spearhead China's output of innovation overseas
7 years, 9 months ago

Bike-sharing companies spearhead China's output of innovation overseas

China Daily  

BEIJING - With leading bike-sharing companies gearing up for global expansion, China's innovation in on-demand transportation has surprised the world with a business model that stands out in the sharing economy. Mobike, one of China's largest dockless bike-sharing operators, will launch an initial 1,000 bikes in Manchester and Salford on June 29, making Britain the latest in a string of …

Shared bikes, innovative paradigm ushered by Chinese companies
7 years, 11 months ago

Shared bikes, innovative paradigm ushered by Chinese companies

China Daily  

Dai Wei, founder of the cycle-sharing startup ofo The bike-sharing industry has caused many changes for commuters and users’ lifestyles, Dai Wei, founder of the cycle-sharing startup, ofo, said at the 3rd China and Globalization Roundtable Forum. But it’s predictable that no one will buy a bike three years later and bikes might be the first major item for a …

Bike-sharing sector heats up
8 years, 1 month ago

Bike-sharing sector heats up

China Daily  

A worker adjusts the parts of an ofo bicycle in a production plant of Flying Pigeon Cycle Development Co Ltd in Tianjin. Ofo locked in fierce battle with Mobike for slice of growing market Competition in China's bike-sharing sector is set to intensify as the startup ofo announced on Wednesday it had raised 3.1 billion yuan from investors including Digital …

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