A Bike Sharing System With GPS Technology
Riding a bicycle to get from one place to another in a neighborhood, community or city has a number of benefits. By using a bike, you save money on gas and can go through areas that aren’t accessible by car. You also get more exercise through cycling and it’s a cheaper form of transportation than automobiles overall. But what if you want to enjoy these benefits of bicycling without having to spend up to a hundred dollars or more on a bike of your own? Well, the bicycle company Trek is ready to help you with their new bike sharing system.
They call this bike sharing system B-cycle and it’s currently making its grand debut in the city of Denver. Trek has set up a series of B-cycle stations all over Denver. In order to use this bike sharing system, you first have to start your own account. Then you can use a bike from any B-cycle station and drop it off at the station nearest to you after using it. Each B-cycle bike is equipped with a GPS unit that tracks your route when you ride it. Having a GPS inside these bicycles also allows you to check one of them out online after you’ve set up your B-cycle account.
Furthermore, the daily cost for using B-cycle is only $5 while a year’s worth of service is also available for $65. These service costs seem to be quite affordable and offer a nice alternative to consumers who want to use a bicycle without owning one. Trek is currently working to install their bike sharing system in a bunch of other cities but no information about these cities is available at this time. However, you do have the option of going online to vote on bringing B-cycle to your city at the Trek website if you don’t live in Denver. According to sources, the support of many grassroots organizations and enough public interest is required in order to bring this bike sharing system to New York City. Perhaps you can get B-cycle too if you get enough people in your city go online and rock the vote.
Tags: B-Cycle, Bike Sharing System, GPS route tracker, Trek
