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Exclusive Preview: Urbikes Trapper, the First Intelligent Electric Public Bicycle Sharing Systems

by Petz Scholtus, Barcelona, Spain on 11.11.10
TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)

Urbikes Public Bicycle Management. Image credit: Modular BPS

What characteristics should the perfect public bicycle have? A minimum of mechanical maintenance, maintenance-free shaft transmission, solid tires to avoid punctures, a theft-free design and an adjustable seat for every hight. It should also be ergonomically designed so that any person can cycle upright and comfortably. It seems, Spanish designer Eduard Sentís got it right with Urbikes. However, as if this award-winning bike wasn't enough, his company Modular BPS is now working on an electric Urbikes, the Urbikes Trapper, which will be officially presented on November 25th 2010 at Living Labs Global in Copenhagen.

Urbikes Trapper is meant to be the solution to all currently existing problems related to public bike sharing systems, such as Barcelona's Bicing or other public bicycle sharing systems. It is based on the same system as public transportation such as bus routes, and could therefore be called bicycle route in order to cover traffic jammed journeys in a cleaner and faster way.

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