type privately held founded 2010 headquarters waterloo wisconsin 2 united states number of locations 27 systems in 30 cities 1 area served united states & chile 1 key people bob burns president services bicycle sharing system website bcycle.com b cycle is a public bicycle sharing company formed in partnership between trek bicycle corporation humana and crispin porter bogusky 1 and is based in waterloo wisconsin united states . 2 it has 27 local systems operating in 29 cities across the united states as well as in santiago chile . however in several cities it operates under a name other than b cycle i.e. cat bike red bike greenbike etc. 3 1 contents 1 description 2 history 3 locations 3.1 united states 3.2 international 3.3 planned locations 4 see also 5 references 6 external links description edit the b cycle system is a technologically advanced system . it s flexible so that local communities can easily implement the system into existing infrastructure and transportation networks . its facilities include bicycles and solar powered stations positioned throughout a city or region . the result is a slight variation in the system depending on the city of operation . such variations can include differences in pricing and operating under a name other than b cycle . notwithstanding even though they may operate under different names their stations will still include the b in a circle logo but perhaps with a different color outer circle . variations are also affected by the primary sponsors of the local system . bcycle s 2.0 bike share system in front of the trek bicycle headquarters in waterloo wisconsin . solar powered boulder b cycle station with double sided docks . users of the system can purchase annual memberships or just a day or week pass . the system is intended for short trips rather than using an automobile or bike rentals . 4 they can then check out and return bikes at any station in their city . 5 depending on the local system and type of membership or pass users can keep the bicycles for 30 60 minutes without any additional charge for an unlimited number of times . bicycles can be used longer for a nominal hourly assessment . however if a bicycle is returned to any station it can usually be immediately checked back out for an additional 30 60 free minutes . 6 7 another variation is dates and hours of operations . some systems do not operate at night and some do not operate during the winter months . notwithstanding the variations annual memberships are recognized in most b cycle cities in a reciprocity program called b connected . 8 the cost of annual memberships vary from us 50 to us 80 . the bicycles used by b cycle were designed specifically for bike sharing . 9 history edit in 2007 the founding partners of b cycle trek bicycle corporation and humana began their bike sharing venture with the nation s largest ever temporary bike sharing program culminating at the 2008 democratic national convention in denver colorado . called freewheelin this program made 1 000 bikes available to the delegates at both the democratic and republican national conventions . the programs proved so successful that the democratic host committee selected bike sharing as a special legacy program to receive a donation to launch the country s first smart bike sharing system . following the democratic national convention trek bicycle corporation humana and advertising agency crispin porter bogusky formed b cycle llc . to develop a technologically and visually appealing bike share system . the joint venture worked with the non profit created to operate the system denver bike sharing to launch the initial 500 bike and 40 station denver b cycle in denver on earth day april 22 2010 . 10 11 locations edit a 15 dock solar powered station in the denver philly indego bikeshare as of april 2015 b cycle has bicycle sharing systems in the following areas 3 united states edit ann arbor michigan 12 austin texas 13 battle creek michigan 14 boulder colorado 15 broward county florida 16 charlotte north carolina 17 cincinnati ohio operates under the name red bike 18 clarksville tennessee 19 columbia county georgia 20 dayton ohio operates under the name link dayton bikeshare 21 denver colorado 22 des moines iowa 23 el paso texas 24 fargo north dakota operates under the name great rides bikeshare 25 fort worth texas 26 greenville south carolina 27 houston texas 28 indianapolis indiana operates under the name indiana pacers bikeshare 29 kansas city missouri 30 lakewood colorado dfc private campus 31 madison wisconsin 32 mcallen texas 33 milwaukee wisconsin operates under the name bublr bikes 34 nashville tennessee 35 omaha nebraska 36 philadelphia pennsylvania operates under the name indego 37 rapid city south dakota 38 roseburg oregon va private campus 39 salt lake city utah operates under the name greenbike 40 san antonio texas 41 savannah georgia operates under the name cat bike 42 south san francisco california genentech operates under the name gride 43 spartanburg south carolina 44 international edit santiago chile operates under the name bikesantiago 45 planned locations edit https www.bcycle.com cities see also edit bicycle sharing system utility cycling short term hire schemes motivate new york boston washington dc san francisco chicago toronto seattle melbourne v lo v lyon france v lib paris france bicing barcelona spain santander cycles london s bixi based system bixi zagster references edit a b c d e b cycle leadership and innovation in bike sharing media kit . bcycle.com . b cycle . feb 2014 . p. 2 . archived from the original on june 26 2014 . retrieved 19 aug 2014 . a b contact b cycle . bcycle.com . b cycle . retrieved 16 apr 2015 . a b b cycle cities . bcycle.com . b cycle . feb 2014 . retrieved 19 aug 2014 . sumner jason 8 mar 2011 . bikes meant for sharing b cycle and bixi urban presscamp highlights equipment behind north america s public bike shares . bikeradar.com . retrieved 19 aug 2014 . jentzen aaron 3 jul 2011 . users fitting bike share into their lifestyles . san antonio express news . san antonio hearst corporation . retrieved 19 aug 2014 . greenbike slc bike share . greenbikeslc.org . b cycle . retrieved 19 aug 2014 . greenbike faqs . greenbikeslc.org . b cycle . archived from the original on january 11 2014 . retrieved 19 aug 2014 . can i check out a bike immediately after returning a bike yes . graham richard michael 18 mar 2013 . b cycle bike sharing membership now works in 15 u.s. cities . treehugger.com . mnn holding company llc . retrieved 19 aug 2014 . b cycle leadership and innovation in bike sharing media kit . bcycle.com . b cycle . feb 2014 . p. 4 . archived from the original on june 26 2014 . retrieved 19 aug 2014 . frequently asked questions . denverbikesharing.org . retrieved 19 aug 2014 . huang james 23 apr 2010 . first big us bike share scheme debuts in denver colorado b cycle starts with 400 bicycles across 40 stations . bikeradar.com . retrieved 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