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Santander ‘Boris’ Bikes in London (Unsplash)

Bad weather and soaring costs blamed as ‘Boris Bike’ hires fall to lowest level for 10 years

The number of journeys made using London’s Santander Cycles hire scheme so far this year has also dropped by 33 percent compared to 2022 – as users point to rising costs introduced last year

Sat, Aug 19, 2023 15:29
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Santander Cycles

UK cycle hire schemes reduce car mileage by 3.7 miles per user each week, report shows

More than half of users (53 per cent) said they would have made their last journey by car or taxi had they not used a cycle hire scheme

Tue, Feb 15, 2022 10:49
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Nextbike Penarth

Nextbike resumes Cardiff cycle hire following “staggering” vandalism and thefts

The South Wales cycle hire scheme was suspended for two months after more than 550 bikes were stolen or vandalised beyond repair

Sun, Jan 16, 2022 15:03
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Ofo bikes outside Said Business School in Oxford (Simon MacMichael).jpg

World domination in its sights as Ofo raises $1 billion in funding

Aggressive roll out from dockless cycle share firm has seen many new cities encompassed

Sat, Dec 09, 2017 10:36
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Woman on Boris Bike (CC licensed by kenjonbro:Flickr)

Cycle hire schemes are getting more women on bikes

Women make a quarter of all city hire bike trips

Sat, Jan 21, 2017 11:01
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Mobike – image via mobike_com.jpg

$215m investment for Chinese bicycle sharing service Mobike

Mo' money, mo' bikes for China, as the cheap and flexible Mobike bike sharing service looks to kick on in 2017

Sun, Jan 08, 2017 11:25
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Unlocking AirDonkey bike (still from promotional video)

Uber-style cycle hire business launches Kickstarter campaign (+ video)

AirDonkey smart lock and kit allows users to share their bike and earn money from it

Fri, Nov 06, 2015 17:02
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Dumfries (picture credit MSDMSD:Wikimedia Commons).JPG

Dumfries cycle hire scheme suspended after just two rentals a day

City promises relaunch - but locals say bikes are clunky and hard to find

Sun, Nov 01, 2015 07:36
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Unlocking AirDonkey bike (still from promotional video)

Would you rent out your bike? Danish firm looking to raise funds for Uber-style cycle hire business (+ video)

AirDonkey is a platform to share your bike and earn money from it

Fri, Sep 11, 2015 13:19
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Brighton cycle lane (CC BY 2.0 by Les Chatfield:Flickr)

Brighton close to getting cycle hire scheme – but are cost-benefit figures ludicrously optimistic?

Council awaits £1m funding decision this week based on hopeful reports of benefits

Sat, Mar 21, 2015 08:51
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