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by vertr07 4647 days ago
I really don't see that happening on a campus. If I'm going to setup a bike share, I'm not going to leave the bikes outside locked in a public place.

Second, keys are pretty fucking convenient. What exactly is the downside of keys?

Finally, you should disclose that this is your project when commenting on it.

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* Finally, you should disclose that this is your project when commenting on it.

I apologize about that. I kind of assume it was clear but thanks for the reminder.

If you want to share bikes, hand-off of keys will be an issue. With BitLock for example you can share 3 bikes between 10 people. with the app on your phone you can geolocate bikes and lock/unlock easily.