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eMobility shop WingWheels offers a variety of pedelecs for rent as well as high-end bike parts and accessories. – Photo Susanne Brüsch

First eMobility Shop To Open In Berlin Mitte

BERLIN, Germany - The Berlin district Mitte has its first e-mobility shop. In this popular district where LOHAS and hipsters go lifestyle shopping,...

Thanks to the popularity of Velib, the bike rental program is extended to children. – Photo Velib

Velib Bike Hire Starts Kids' Rental Program

PARIS, France - Seven years after the launch of the most well-known bike rental scheme, the French capital will offer the world's first self-service...

The French hope that the bike-to-work incentive scheme will boost bike use for commuting by 50%. - Photo Bike Europe

Fiscal Incentives to Get More French on Bikes

PARIS, France - The French transport ministry has started a six-month experiment with paying people to cycle to work, joining other European...

The Scootlib could be much more attractive to young people. – Photo Bike Europe

Free' E-Scooters Planned in Paris

PARIS, France - Up to 5,000 electric scooters could join the 18,600 Vélib rental bikes and 2,000 Autolib's electric cars on the streets of Paris. It...

Currently more than 37,000 Bixi bikes are available at 2,676 rental stations around the world. – Photo Bixi

Public Bike System Maker Bixi Files for Insolvency

MONTREAL, Canada - Last week PBSC Urban Solutions - better known under the name of its public bike system Bixi - filed for insolvency. The Canadian...

Vandalism and theft have always been a major headache for Vélib. - Photo Bike Europe

Vélib Vandalism; JCDecaux is Fed Up

PARIS, France - The much applauded Paris' bike-share system, Vélib is facing a serious setback due to rampant theft and vandalism. In 2012 alone...

Thun's Mammoth. - Photo Thun

Thun Mammoth BB-cartridge for High Demand

the demand on components for cargo bikes, factory bikes, tourist bikes, lease and rental bikes and expedition bikes is extreme.

After six years, Vélib established itself as a means of transport in itself, but also as a symbol of a lifestyle in Paris. - Photo Velib

Paris' Velib Shows Added Value of Bikeshare System

PARIS, France - Six years ago the city of Paris launched its ground-breaking bicycle share program known as Velib. Although it wasn't the first...

The Citi Bike scheme, name after its lead sponsor Citigroup Inc., kicked off with 6,000 bikes at more than 300 stations in New York. - Photo Bike Europe

New York's Bicycle Sharing Program Takes Off

NEW YORK, USA - America's biggest bicycle-sharing program got rolling. Recently thousands of New Yorkers got their first chance to ride this brand...

The public transport bike is a familiar feature in the Dutch street scene. - Photo OV Fiets

Dutch Public Transport Bike Becomes Export Product

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - Plans existed for a while already, but this year the rental bike available at train stations should get a solid foothold...