Bike share start - up Spin is aiming to bring toll - free bike service to Port cities and the wider US . Rather than offering bikes to be purchased and returned to specific docks , the start - up offers bikes equipped with QR - free license plates , which co - ordinates with a dedicated mobile app to allow users to pick up bikes and drop them off at any location . The bikes are priced at approximately $ 100 per 30 minutes , and will feature solid foam tires to cut down on maintenance and Bluetooth low energy , 2 G wireless systems and GPS for tracking .
Bike share start-up Spin is aiming to bring dock-free bike service to San Francisco and the wider US. Rather than offering bikes to be collected and returned to specific docks, the start-up offers bikes equipped with QR-code license plates, which co-ordinates with a Spin mobile app to allow users to pick up bikes and drop them off at any location. The bikes are priced at approximately $1 per 30 minutes, and will feature solid foam tires to cut down on maintenance and Bluetooth low energy, 2G wireless systems and GPS for tracking.