Bikes Feb 19, 2014 at 2:14 pm

Alta Bicycle Share Seriously Considered Purchasing its Now-Bankrupt Supplier

Dirk VanderHart
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RENTAL BIKES!!!
Blabby on February 19, 2014 at 3:53 PM Report this
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We can always pay for it by raising water rates, right? Bikes roll through puddles, puddles are water...
Todd Mecklem on February 19, 2014 at 6:16 PM Report this
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Is there really a demand for rental bikes in Portland? Or is someone looking at this through rose colored glasses.
ujfoyt on February 20, 2014 at 5:08 AM Report this
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^^I wonder about that as well
on February 20, 2014 at 10:01 AM Report this
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Seriously, tourists want bikes, and are served by private rental businesses. Not sure anyone else really needs them.
Chunty McHutchence on February 20, 2014 at 12:34 PM Report this
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It would probably be more prudent to look at Nextbike, a European company with nearly 20,000 bikes in 60 markets in 14 countries. It offers a much more cost effective, more flexible technology.

Nextbike will be rolling out USA/Canada's largest smart-bike system in NJ/NYC area this summer (800 bikes). This smart-bike program will rank #2 in world after Nextbike's smart-bike program in Budapest.

http://inventropolis.com/press-nextbike-bn…

Would you by an Atari computer? A Kodak camera?
Tom Glendening on February 22, 2014 at 4:48 PM Report this

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