Uber enters dockless bike wars with Jump acquisition

Re:Uber enters dockless bike wars with Jump acquisition by prolikewhoa on Monday April 09, 2018 @04:34PM (#16796733)

Seattle seems like it's doing well with Ofo, Limebike, and Spin however it will never be a replacement for a car, and they're 40-70lb bikes that can't make it up Seattle's hills which makes them kind of useless outside of downtown. They are used often and I see people riding them all day down by the waterfront, especially in the late spring/summer.

I unfortunately don't see them being any kind of major replacement for anything in Seattle anytime soon unless the Mayor actually puts high tolls on downtown exits -- especially since we have fairly good public transit.

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Re:Uber enters dockless bike wars with Jump acquisition by adjohn on Monday April 09, 2018 @05:59PM (#16797367)

Limebike now has electric assist bikes[1] scattered throughout Seattle which makes climbing those hills a breeze.

[1] - http://www.limebike.com/electric-assist-bike

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Re:Uber enters dockless bike wars with Jump acquisition by prolikewhoa on Monday April 09, 2018 @06:39PM (#16797593)

I haven't tried the Lime e-bikes yet, but I'm definitely interested because I see them all around my workplace now.

Have you tried and confirmed you can make it up the hill with little to no issues?

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Re:Uber enters dockless bike wars with Jump acquisition by lev99 on Monday April 09, 2018 @07:27PM (#16797881)

I've watched people go up the hills on e-bikes. It looks easy enough.

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Re:Uber enters dockless bike wars with Jump acquisition by mulmen on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @12:02AM (#16798892)

Are any of them actually making money? We had Pronto too but it was hopeless as a business.

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