LONG-TERM BENEFITS EXPECTED
Mobike's deployment of Chinese technology in a Western setting is public and new.
Pyer said: "There are not many companies that have been born and bred in China and exported themselves to the world. Mobike is one of the pioneers of that."
Mobike and its experience rolling out across Europe will be watched as an example of what could happen with the application of Chinese technology and business.
"Lots of people are looking at it, wondering what is going to happen, how is it going to work. Thankfully our partner in Transport for Greater Manchester, which is really forward thinking, can see the benefit of doing so," said Pyer.
The benefits of successful partnership between Mobike and any city could be long-term and rewarding -- the health of citizens could be improved, journeys changed, and even the infrastructure of the city altered as people find uses for bicycles in their lives.
"You can see the benefit it is bringing to cities and to citizens, and cities are waking up to realize that," said Pyer.
