26 Jan 2017 - PaulTan.org - https://paultan.org/2018/01/26/kl-cycling-lanes-miros-to-conduct-month-long-study/ - A month-long study on the separators installed on the Kuala Lumpur cycling lanes will be carried out by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS). The agency has had a meeting with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) regarding this issue, said MIROS acting director-general Dr Siti Zaharah Ishak and reported by Bernama.
PJ Bike Lanes
OBike is currently under test deployment in MPSJ area since MBPJ/MPSJ instructions 14 Sep 2017. MPSJ revoke the license on 12 Feb 2018. OBike already charging.
Ofo already launched in Melaka (3 Aug 2017) and Putrajaya (end Aug 2017). Ofo is still in free rides period.
27 Sep 2017 - Richard Ker - Cyberjaya is the First City in Malaysia to have Both Mobike and oBike Bike Sharing Service
Cyberjaya will be the first city in Malaysia to offer both Mobike and oBike bike sharing service. So what are the differences between these two companies? [...]
I rode a small loop near our office and the [Mobike] app tracked me all the way. Not ideal for those who want privacy.
Meanwhile, oBike can only track where you first unlocked the bike and the location where you locked the bike. [...]
Mobike
Origin: China
Bike colour: Silver & Red
Deposit: RM9 during the promo period
Rate: RM1.50 for 30 minutes
Launched in Malaysia: September 2017
Entry into Cyberjaya: Oct 2017
Additional features: light, basket, alarm system
oBike
Origin: Singapore
Bike colour: Silver & Yellow
Deposit: RM19 for students, RM49 for non-students
Rate: RM1.00 for 15 minutes
Launched in Malaysia: April 2017
Entry into Cyberjaya: June 2017 under pilot program with Cyberview
Additional features: basket on some of the bikes, tubeless wheels
By Nadia Daly, Updated 10 Jul 2018, 6:09pm
The future of dockless share bikes in Australia is in doubt, with at least one company announcing it is ceasing operations here, and the future of two more is under a cloud.[...]
oBike has already pulled out of Melbourne and its future in Australia is uncertain after its parent company in Singapore went into liquidation.
Now ofo has announced it is leaving Australia — and several other countries — to "focus on priority markets internationally[...]
Another app-based bike hire startup, Australian-owned Reddy Go has been reported to also be winding up in Australia.[...]
There have been as many as four bike-sharing operators in Sydney — oBike, ofo, mobike and Reddy Go.[...]
By Calving Yang, 1 Jul 2018, 4:30 PM SGT
SINGAPORE - Bike-sharing firm oBike, which abruptly shut down operations last week, is working closely with relevant parties on a solution to refund its users their deposits.
The Chinese-founded company, in a statement on Sunday (July 1) afternoon, apologised for the inconvenience caused to all affected parties, and is working towards solving concerns raised over the past week.
Its closure left users wondering whether they would get a refund of the deposit, of up to $49, that they had to make to use its bikes. [...]