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Bike Hire
Velocité is a public bike service in Mulhouse, Alsace. They are cute gray and red bikes which are available in 20 areas of the city with free access. Bicycles shine, day or night, and have a padlock to prevent theft and so that they can be seen by cars, there is also a small shopping basket. You can take them for an entire year, in this case you will have to write a check for 150€ as a deposit, and pay 15 euros per year. The first half hour is free, others are paid. For short term, you can take a voucher for a week which costs 1.50 euros. The extra hour is charged one euro, with a limit of 5 euros per day.
This concept appealed to me, because you can take the bike for the night, if you're going out with friends and are far from downtown, and return safely the next day. It is not possible in all the cities that have this concept of public bikes. It is also perfect in this city, where buses stop at 7 pm.
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