@poehah love the idea - was going through the sign-up process to get started but it asks for age. I thought you might just use that info, but it goes on my profile. Not sure why it's needed. I get why you might have it as optional, tho.
@corleyh I understand your point :) it seems important for people to know the age of the person they'll meet so I included it. Some also said it's a basis of trust. I should maybe think about including the age group instead of the actual age. Would that be better? Did you cancel the signup because of the age?
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@poehah@corleyh Maarten - I have to agree with Corley, it was jarring to have my date of birth requested. And then the signup has completed, and Gender/picture are blank while age is shown? It's very odd. I'd personally much prefer the standard minimum-impact signup, followed by soft prompts afterwards on the profile page encouraging me to fill out the profile to build trust.
@alainv@corleyh Thanks for the feedback Alain. I'll look into simplifying the signup. I'm afraid a lot of users won't complete their profile, that's why I had a few things done at signup.
As a biker (I am from The Netherlands, so yeah we bike like all time...) I think the idea is nice, but have always struggled with the ifs and buts of lending out your bike. What's in it for me? Getting a few euro's/dollars (too much hassle if you ask me) or just having the gratitude that someone uses your bike? Why go to an individual if the price difference between professional biking shops and renting it peer-to-peer are so small?
@jaapvannes . I agree partly with you. Especially in countries like Belgium or the Netherlands, there are plenty of professional bicycle sharing sharing systems in place in the big cities. Though, for me, the big upside of something like BikeSharing is that I will meet possibly awesome likeminded people and I can ask them to ride together, discovering a new city. For me, the social aspect is important :)
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Since I relocated to Sweden a few months ago, I've became more and more sensitive to this kind of initiatives.
It follows the trend of using vs owning.
Good job @PoeHaH
I see that you're in Belgium. Do a lot of people in your city prefer biking over public transportation?
How did you get the idea for BikeSharing?
Thank you @gregoiregilbert. Biking is a big part of our culture, especially in bigger cities. It's quite amazing to see bicycle parkings filled with 1000s of bikes. I love cycling, traveling and couch surfing. I poured these 3 things together & the idea for BikeSharing was born :)
So what is BikeSharing:
As a cyclist, you are used to going everywhere by bike. As a traveller, however, you know you can’t always bring your bike wherever you go. Find someone on .bike-sharing.org who will let you discover their city on their bike: enter your destination and find a bike. Moreover, this is a great tool to meet fellow cyclists, ask them for advice and/or hang out with them.
I'm happy to hear what you think of the idea. Comments are greatly appreciated.
I've been using @spinlister religiously for years. I'll check this out but t will be hard to steal my loyalty from a platform that I think already serves this need well..
@gillianim Spinlister is great. The key difference between the platforms is that all bicycles on BikeSharing are borrowed for free. Thank you for showing an interest and atleast try it :)
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