experience. I'm keen to read a new research paper examining CityCycle that's just been published -- the abstract seems to be consistent with my conclusion. I'll look at it in detail shortly. I first came across bikeshare schemes in Stockholm. They too were not quite so spontanious to use, requiring the purchase of a 3 day pass from the tourist center. But they were fantastic to use and well patronised though the cities bike lanes and cyclist-protecting laws might have had something to do with it. Just the speed and convenience alone was enough to convince me of the value of such a scheme and I was glad Australian cities went for it. Interestingly, after using the Melbourne bikes quite a bit, I happened to find myself back in Stockholm on a visit buying a 3 day pass and was told by the girl at the desk that the credit card system in Melbourne was better than Stockholms. She asked how it was going and was surprised to hear that it was failing. Out on the street, I had a hard time finding a sharebike that day as all were out being ridden. Even though its an inconvenient system it was working. Stockholm has great bike lanes and also allows riding on what we would assume is a footpath. Only thing is you have to walk the bike in a crowded area. The laws there allow the bike the right-of-way and everywhere you find you are being given way to