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Spin was founded in 2016 as Skinny Labs, Inc. and announced in January 2017, hoping to bring Chinese-style dock-less bicycle sharing to the United States. [1] Spin raised $8 million in Series A venture capital financing led by Grishin Robotics in May, during preparation for a wider rollout in other cities. [2]
Forest launched in 2020, but was shut down within months after someone was injured due to a faulty e-bike. The company recalled all of the bikes and replaced them, restarting service in 2021. [6] In August 2023, the service was renamed to Forest. [1]
In 2016, approximately 210 million electric bikes were used daily in China. [28] According to trade umbrella body CONEBI, electric bike sales in the EU were over 5 million in 2021, [29] up from 2 million e-bikes in 2016, [28] up from 700,000 in 2010 and 200,000 in 2007. [30]
Riders unlocked bikes using the Uber app and were charged to their Uber account. [4] Each Jump bike had a 250-watt electric motor which powered the front wheel. [5] Jump employees swapped out the battery packs every three days. [6] At the end of a ride, the bikes had to be locked to a sidewalk bicycle rack. [7]
The city bike differs from the familiar European city bike in its mountain bike heritage, gearing, and strong yet lightweight frame construction. It usually features mountain bike-sized (26-inch) wheels, a more upright seating position, and fairly wide 1.5–1.95-inch (38–50 mm) heavy belted tires designed to shrug off-road hazards commonly ...
Tern currently has ten bike lines: GSD, HSD, Quick Haul, NBD, Vektron, Short Haul, BYB, Verge, Link, Eclipse, Node, and Roji. Each bike line offers different models with different specifications. Tern also has an accessory lineup, which includes its sister brand BioLogic. [5] In August 2014, Tern announced its first electric bike, the eLink.
Most bike-sharing systems allow the bicycles to be returned to any station in the system, which facilitates one-way trips because the users do not need to return the bicycles to the origin. [108] Thus, one bike may take 10–15 rides a day with different users and can be ridden up to 10,000 km (6,200 mi) a year (as in Vélo'v in Lyon, France ...
In 1989, Specialized introduced the Epic, the world's second mass-production carbon fiber mountain bike. [7] In the early 1990s, Specialized introduced the Globe range of urban bikes; it had a major relaunch in 2009, [11] which saw Globe become its own distinct brand. [12] After a hiatus in production, the Globe line currently produces cargo e ...