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B-cycle bikes integrate GPS and record your every trip

May 7, 2010 bike gps, gps navigation, gps tracking

It’s already been happening around the world in big cities and just recently it reached the U.S. of A. We’re talking about a bike sharing system called B-Cycle that sets up stations all around your city where you can pick up a bike; use it to get to your destination and then drop it off at another station. Denver is the first to implement this and Minneapolis and Boston are next.

Single day costs $5 and a whole year for only $65 or so. Bikes are from Trek so they should be somewhat reliable. Oh and the best part (or worst, depends on how you look at it) is that the bikes are equipped with a GPS tracking system which records your every trip.

B-cycle relies on the integration of hardware and software to keep track of members and bikes, and all the interactions between users and bikes. Proprietary GPS (global positioning system) and RFID (radio frequency identification) technologies make it possible for bike sharing to be so smart that it is simple for users.

All rides are tracked by the system and associated with members. Data such as distance, duration, calories burned, and carbon offset are captured and uploaded to personal web pages at Bcycle.com.

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