{"id":105112,"date":"2018-03-06T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T14:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=105112"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:37:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:37:49","slug":"bike-bashing-drives-cycle-sharing-company-from-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/bike-bashing-drives-cycle-sharing-company-from-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike bashing drives cycle sharing company from France"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Source:\u00a0Charles Platiau\/Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n

Bike hire schemes<\/b> are making a big impact around the world, and <\/span>Hong Kong-based Gobee.bike<\/b> was hoping to cash in on the two-wheel revolution when it opened for business <\/span>in France<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

But its distinctive green cycles have been withdrawn from cities across the country after a <\/span>battle against vandals<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

These antisocial elements have <\/span>stolen over a thousand vehicles and smashed up<\/span><\/a> more than three times that number. <\/span><\/p>\n

After <\/span>retreating from several French cities<\/b>, plus the Belgium capital of Brussels, Gobee.bike decided to throw in the towel entirely, blaming the \u201c<\/span>mass destruction<\/b>\u201d of its fleet on \u201c<\/span>underaged individuals<\/b>.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Luckily for French cyclists there are several other bike hire companies vying for business. Hopefully they\u2019re <\/span>made of tougher stuff<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source:\u00a0Charles Platiau\/Reuters Bike hire schemes are making a big impact around the world, and Hong Kong-based Gobee.bike was hoping to cash in on the two-wheel revolution when it opened for business in France. But its distinctive green cycles have been withdrawn from cities across the country after a battle against vandals. These antisocial elements have … Continue reading “Bike bashing drives cycle sharing company from France”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2040,"featured_media":105247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1032],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-105112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-gadgets"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t