Bike Sharing

I've been reporting on the new bike share scheme in Sheffield. Despite being one of the most hilly cities in the country a thousand bikes are being parked around the city for people to hire via their smartphones. I had to have a go at riding one of them up one of the steepest hills in the city!



I tweeted my attempt to cycle up the ridiculously steep Jenkin Road and it went viral!

#Sheffield is 1 of hilliest cities in UK but 1st in the North to have @ofo_bicycle's dockless bike loan scheme. Can the bikes be ridden up ridiculously steep Jenkin Road? @BBCLookNorth pic.twitter.com/jwwTO5wWQL

— Mark Ansell (@MarkAnsell) January 9, 2018

And here's my as live for our lunch bulletin where I tried to ask challenging questions while at the same time having some fun with the story.


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