China's innovative bike sharing service is extremely convenient. These bikes are literally everywhere in a big city like Beijing. It is super easy to use the app to find one near you and use it. A big advantage is that these bikes do not need a docking station. You just pick it up from wherever you find it, ride it to your destination and then lock it up on the sidewalk. Super easy! In this video, I'll show you how to get up and running and ready to rock with a bright yellow "ofo" bicycle!
China now has plenty different companies that offer the same service. I guess when people see a successful idea, they rush to copy it in order to get their piece of the pie.
Here is how you use the ofo Bikes:
- Download the Ofo app onto your smartphone
- Add a 200RMB deposit (refundable) plus additional money to pay
- Find an Ofo bike, scan the QR Code
- Input the provided pin onto the bike console and wait for the lock to open
- RIDE!
- Simply close the lock. The app will automatically detect your journey is over and charge you according to the distance you traveled.
I think some of these companies are actually expanding to other countries. That's great!
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