Tag Archives: Ofo

Death of Ofo

I hadn’t even noticed the absence of Ofo shared bikes on the street. Once upon a time there were many companies littering the streets with shared bikes. The pavements were littered with multi-coloured QR-coded metal and it was sometimes hard to navigate your way around, and much more difficult to find a parking space for… Read More »

X is for Xtinct

I was trying to make my way slowly and carefully from central Shanghai to Yangpu district on my bike when I found myself at the International Cruise Terminal metro station. There, I saw a really interesting derelict building and took a detour to cycle around it to see if I could get in for a… Read More »

Shared bike hell on the streets

We know there’s a war between the shared bicycle schemes in Shanghai. I have counted 8 companies but apparently there are many more. The pavements and roads have become choked with (predominantly) the yellow Ofo and the original orange Mobike. However, recently I have noticed that people have been going around damaging them, removing wheels,… Read More »