Journal
Notes from the ride.
On secure parking, cycle sharing, and what it takes to grow cycling in the places everyone else skips.
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Barcelona Didn't Ban Cycle Sharing. It Asked a Harder Question.
Barcelona didn't ban cycle sharing. It asked a harder question about who pays for it, and that question matters far beyond Barcelona.
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Cycle sharing outside the city should work like a bus, not Uber
Rural cycle sharing keeps failing because operators copy-paste the city model into geographies it was never built for. The fix is the bus, not Uber.
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Mosa and Manchester Bikes Bring Community-Led Cycle Sharing to RHS Bridgewater
Mosa and Manchester Bikes win Active Travel England Innovation Fund grant for community bike sharing from Walkden station to RHS Bridgewater.
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Who Pays for Cycle Sharing in the UK and Why Nobody Wants to Answer
Who pays for cycle sharing in the UK? Councils won't fund it, operators need profit, and riders foot the bill. It's time to decide what cycle sharing actually is.
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One Mission. Two Movements. Three Homes.
Mosa Innovations now has three homes. Meet the family: mosainnovations.com, EveryBikeSecure for smart secure cycle parking, and EveryoneCycles for community-led bike sharing, all powered by one patented retrofit smart dock.
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In Memory of Giant Founder, King Liu
In memory of King Liu, founder of Giant Bicycles and Taiwan's cycling godfather. We reflect on his legacy and what it means for Mosa as a Taiwanese startup with Giant as our R&D partner.
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The Hidden Cost of Convenience at Lime and Deliveroo
Who really pays for the convenience of Lime and Deliveroo? We examine how 'convenience economy' unicorns externalise costs onto workers, cities, and taxpayers, and ask if we should call it innovation at all.
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How Valencia Built a Bike-Friendly City, and What Others Can Learn
Valencia has 170km of bike lanes, a city-run bike share at €3.50/day, and zero dockless chaos. Here's how it became one of Europe's most bike-friendly cities, and what UK cities can learn from it.
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Why Dockless Bike Share Is Surging – And Why Cities Should Worry Part 2
Why is the docked bike share model losing ground and dockless bike sharing is surging, and can it be saved? Part 2 explores hybrid models, Mosa's modular docking approach, and how smaller cities can build equitable cycle sharing without big budgets.
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Why Dockless Bike Share Is Surging – And Why Cities Should Worry Part 1
Dockless bike sharing now holds 60% of global market share. But behind the convenience lies urban clutter, theft, and costs shifted to cities and taxpayers. Part 1 of our deep-dive into the dockless takeover.
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When Car Dependency Hurts the Poor, Is Active Travel Even an Option?
Low-income households spend a quarter of their income on cars, yet bike sharing charges £3.70 for 10 minutes in wealthy city centres. A new IPPR report reveals how active travel fails those who need it most, and what Mosa is doing about it.
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Is Cycle Sharing Just a 'Big Boys' Game?
Lime made $686m revenue in 2024, by focusing on wealthy city centres and abandoning low-margin areas. Is cycle sharing just a big boys' game? We make the case for a community-first alternative.
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TFL Cracks Down on Dockless Bike Chaos: Is Geo-Fencing the Answer?
TfL is cracking down on dockless bike chaos with geo-fencing. But GPS inaccuracies and weak enforcement mean it won't solve the problem. Mosa explores smarter, infrastructure-led alternatives for London's streets.
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Launching Our Smart Bike Parking Pilot at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Westfield Shopping Centre
Mosa launches a 20-dock smart bike parking pilot at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Westfield Shopping Centre. App-operated, battery-powered, and weather-resistant. Join our 3-month trial starting October 2024.
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Ultra-affordable Docked Bicycle Sharing and Why It Matters
Mosa has joined the TRIG 2023 programme supported by the Department for Transport. We're researching ultra-affordable docked bicycle sharing with UCL, targeting the smaller cities and towns that commercial operators ignore.
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Building a Great R&D Partnership: Our Story with Giant
How did a London-based cycling startup land Giant, the world's largest bike maker, as an R&D partner? Our founder shares the story of cold LinkedIn messages, Foxconn experience, and finding the right partner.
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Cycling and Carbon Contribution: Our participation in Carbon13 Venture LaunchPad
Mosa has joined Carbon13's 2nd Venture LaunchPad. We're exploring how secure bike parking drives cycling growth, and how quantifying cycling's carbon contribution can unlock investment from landlords and developers
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Paris Votes to Ban E-Scooters: Reevaluating the Future of Micromobility and Our Predictions
90% of Parisians voted to ban e-scooter sharing. Rather than the end of micromobility, we see it as an opening. Here are three predictions for what comes next, and why Mosa is building for the post-dockless era.
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Join Our First UK Public Trial: Help Us Make Cycle Parking More Secure in Olympic Park
Mosa's first UK public trial ran at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from 10 to 26 February 2023, testing our smart bike locks that turn standard racks into secure parking that exceeds the Sold Secure Diamond standard.
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Amsterdam Central Station unveils game-changing bike parking facility: Why every urban space deserves one
Amsterdam just opened a €50m, 7,000-space underground bike parking facility. Mosa's vision is to bring the same smart parking experience to every building and community, at a fraction of the cost, no civil works required.
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The Convenience of Dockless Bike Sharing: Is it Worth the Price?
Dockless bike sharing is free for cities and convenient for users, but who pays the real price? As Paris prepares to vote on an e-scooter ban, we explore a better model: intelligent, community-run cycle hubs.
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A Brutal Truth about the Seriousness of Bicycle Theft: Time to Take Proactive Measures
90% of UK bike theft cases are closed with no suspect identified. It's not just a policing problem: cities and space owners must step up. Here's why proactive, smart cycle parking infrastructure is the only real answer.
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MOSA Short-listed as Top 20 Startups for 2022 Web Summit Machine Demo
Mosa has been shortlisted as a Top 20 startup for the 2022 Web Summit Machine Demo in Lisbon. Come see our smart bike lock technology, developed with Giant, compete live on stage on 4th November.
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