Dear community,
I would like to share with you a new website that launched today. Its aim is to build a community to share free bicycles all over the world. The idea is like couch surfing, but then for bicycles :)
If you are interested, please head over to http://bike-sharing.org/, create a free account and start borrowing or lending today. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
I hope you are not offended by this post as I understand some of you may consider this spam. For that, I apologize.
Kind regards,
Maarten
I am leaving a response because I am feeling very ambivalent about this. On the one hand I love bicycling! On the other I have a fear that someone who borrowed a bicycle from me would beat the crap out of it, & I'd end up footing the repair.
It's because of these sorts of feelings that I got myself a folding bicycle.
This is my response today,
Gerhardt in PDX
Great idea. Perhaps add 'Touring Bike' to the list of bike types?
Hi Tom,
Thank you for your valuable input. type 'Touring bike' has been added :)
Cool site!
What prevents someone from taking our bike and not returning it ?
It can indeed happen. Just like warmshowers, couchsurfing and other alternatives, the community is built on trust. The website does provide a reference system to enhance trust between members.