Mobikes and ofo bikes are parked poorly on busy Beijing streets. Photo :IC Zhuang Ji Authentic Augusto Fernandez Jersey , head of the marketing department at the Shanghai-based contemporary art museum Power Station of Art, has earned the nickname "Golden Hunter" for moving five poorly parked rental bikes to more proper places every day.
Ensuring it is easy for the next cyclist to get on and go is the responsibility of all the users of the popular Mobike rental bicycles, the Golden Hunter is quoted as saying on the company's website.
The bike-sharing app, backed by Internet giant Tencent Holdings, has tens of thousands of bikes in Beijing; Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province; Shenzhen and Guangzhou in South China's Guangdong Province; and Shanghai.
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Apart from users parking bikes in irresponsible places Authentic Kevin Gameiro Jersey , vandalism to the QR codes used to unlock the bikes and bikes being hidden or locked with private locks have also given headaches to Mobike and its upstart rival ofo, a newcomer based in Beijing.
According to an August article posted by Travelpage, a WeChat public account focusing on tourism, users have started to pile up orange Mobikes like garbage instead of parking them neatly after three months of the business operating in Shanghai.
Many of the bikes' QR codes have been scratched or painted over, with some even being replaced by fraudulent codes and advertising stickers have been stuck to many of the bikes.
Also, many Mobikes have been stolen or have had their seats Authentic Saul Niguez Jersey , wheels, pedals and even their GPS trackers damaged, the article said.
A Hongkonger surnamed Su was arrested by police shortly after throwing three Mobikes into the Huangpu River in Shanghai. He told the authorities that he was worried the bikes would steal his personal information, Shanghai-based eastday reported on October 25.
About 10 percent of the 20,000 Mobikes in Guangzhou have been damaged to varying degrees, the Guangzhou-based newspaper Yangcheng Evening News reported Tuesday.
However this damage is usually relatively minor Authentic Sime Vrsaljko Jersey , with Tang Ke, an associate director with ofo's public relationship department, telling the Global Times Wednesday that since ofo recently expanded to cover more of Beijing they have not yet seen a significant damage rate.
However, according to WeChat public account "jinzhaoshanghai," the yellow ofo bikes are