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- Investors swoon over Mobike, but can the cycle-hire firm conquer the west?Chinese company’s raw numbers are impressive but theft, vandalism and wary city chiefs could stand in its way
- Mobike no more: dockless bikes could soon be gone from UK streetsBritain has shocked global firms with the amount of vandalism and theft of public hire bikes he two-wheeled Chinese invasion of Manchester happened with little warning. Suddenly, late last June, they appeared on street corners. Silver and orange and bike-like, but unlike any bicycle most people had seen before. The tyres were solid, there was no chain, no gears and no instructions, just a mysterious barcode on the handlebar stem.
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- Make helmets compulsory, says Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas [subscription]The Tour de France champion, Geraint Thomas, has called for cyclists to be forced to wear helmets.
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