The sudden explosion in station-less bike sharing schemes across the country and most recently in Wuxi has led many casual observers to ask, how on earth does anybody keep track of these things and how do they fix them when they break?
Well the answer is simple, the company's involved employ special bike wranglers to ensure that their push bikes don't stray too far off the beaten path and keep on peddling for public use. Li Yue, a 27-year-old Wuxi local is one such wrangler-cum-technician who has been keeping his fleet of bikes in check on the streets of the city for the past fortnight.
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Li Yue checks the saddle of a bike to make sure it is seated well. [Photo/wxrb.com] |
Li joined Yueqi Information Technology Company's Xiao Ming bike-share scheme on Feb 20, the same day the Guangzhou startup's bright blue bicycles first appeared on Wuxi street corners, beside bus stops and in public squares.
As part of a posse of ten such bike technicians deployed daily across the city, Li scoots around his particular patch to check that all the bikes are working mechanically, as well as rearranging them and placing them in the most convenient locations for the public to find and use.
