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Vélopop'
Vélopop' is a bike sharing scheme in Avignon, France, launched in July 2009, engineered by Smoove. This community bicycle program A bicycle-sharing system, bike share program, public bicycle scheme, or public bike share (PBS) scheme, is a shared transport service where bicycles are available for shared use by individuals at low cost. The programmes themselves include bot ... comprises 200 bicycles and 17 stations for short term renting. The bicycles are secured by a special fork in easy to install bicycle stands with mechanical keys distributed by automatic dispensers. The system is designed and assembled in France and accessible at all times, inside and outside city walls.- File:VélopopStationHalles.jpg , Place Pie station File:VélopopKeyDispenser.jpg, The key dispenser opens up and reveals the RFID keys References External links * Avignon à vélo association {{DEFAULTSORT:Velopop' Community bicycle programs Avignon Bicycle sharing in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoove
Smoove is a French company that designs, manufactures and markets products related to bike-sharing. The company produces lightweight bike stands that require virtually no civil engineering and no electricity. Bike stands The lock that is on the bicycle, situated in the fork. It secures the bike in the stations and outside the stations with an auto-winding cable. The system won some recognition by mayors and in the industry for it reliability, its moderate price and the fact that it is not linked to an advertising deal. The lock can be either mechanical or electronic. The mechanical lock is based on the distribution of an RFID-tagged key from a pillar box dispenser. The electronic lock relies on an RFID reader on the bicycle, together with a keyboard for casual users. A long-term member will simply flash the member card on the bike to unlock it while the casual user will purchase a code, by internet, SMS, at a counter, or from a credit-card pillar dispenser. One idea is to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
