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There are some bikes you can rent somewhere in Leeds, also Hebden Bridge, but not a proper scheme.
Interesting how the uni is funding it.
Now just to allow the bikes on the Trams
Makes sense for student use. I an't see many other people wanting to borrow a bike in a city that small and hilly though.
Perhaps it's time for other universities e.g. Manchester to take a good look and wonder why they've instead got hundred of filthy buses and thousands of unfit students.
Much as Sheffield may seem to be a miniscule, one horse place which has been built on a sheer cliff face accessible only by climbing ropes or helicopters, there is a bit more to the city than that.
As far as public transport goes, the city centre is a bit of a mess with poorly linked routes and long, winding and often slow routes before they actually start heading out anywhere useful.
The city centre is also a bit spread out and disconnected, not a small tightly grouped knot of businesses and facilities all adjacent to each other. And, perhaps surprisingly, it's no hillier than parts of London that aren't unpopular with the Boris Bike riders.
There are plenty of journeys for which use of one of these bikes should be an attractive and expedient option and I think that with right marketing they will be.
You're doing yourself a misservice by writing off Sheffield as small and hilly. No, we're not a sprawling metropolis and yes, there are some hills here. But there's plenty to see and do here that requires hardly any elevation gain.
Are there many Sheffield stands in Sheffield?