France - Nantes will launch "Operation Bicloo"
Monday 05 May 2008
Like in Paris with his "Velib '" and with his Vélov Lyon, Nantes Launches "Bicloo. The city will offer as of 5 May a system of free bicycle rental service called Bicloo. 700 bikes spread over 79 stations in the city center of Nantes will be made available in an area of 6 km2.
Also as its hefty Lyon and Paris with 22 kilos, the Bicloo nantais is rather more elegant, silver and orange iridescent. The company JC Decaux has designed a product Nantes Métropole still improved compared to bikes in Paris and Lyon, with an embedded security system (eg not being robbed of the saddle).
To rent a bicloo ", just to attend one of the stations, to remove a card daily or weekly at a cost of 1 € per day and € 5 per week. That's the price of access. Secondly, the rental rate varies from 1 / 2 hour free at 1 € per hour and € 7 ... 2 hours.
Source : Direction de la Communication de la ville de Nantes