Fifteen (previouslySmoove) is a French company that designs, manufactures and markets products related tobike-sharing.[1] The company produces lightweightbike stands that require virtually no civil engineering and no electricity.[1]
The lock that is on the bicycle, situated in the fork. It secures the bike in the stations and outside the stations with an auto-winding cable. The system won some recognition by mayors and in the industry for it reliability, its moderate price and the fact that it is not linked to an advertising deal.[3][4]
The lock can be either mechanical or electronic. The mechanical lock is based on the distribution of anRFID-tagged key from a pillar box dispenser.[citation needed] The electronic lock relies on an RFID reader on the bicycle, together with a keyboard for casual users. A long-term member will simply flash the member card on the bike to unlock it while the casual user will purchase a code, by internet,SMS, at a counter, or from a credit-card pillar dispenser. One idea is to share costs of payment methods and ofstreet furniture with other existing systems such ascar park ticket machines orpublic transport ticket systems, which can host the radio relay server.
The salient part of the bike is the Fork Lock which can be adapted to different types of bicycles, includingmotorized bicycle. A cheap, light and sturdy bicycle is proposed, meant to reduce servicing andvandalism:[5]
self-winding lock cable, it winds itself in the frame;
powerful and low energyLED lights, included in the frame;
Public foot-pumps, secured bike parks whether collective large shelters with access code or mono bike carousels.[citation needed] In a town equipped with the Smoove Box electronic key system, an RFID-radiotag bike-theft monitoring system can be provided for individuals, users can locate their bike whenever it is within 50m around a station or a mobile reader. A "Smoove Soft" web access software helps manage the whole system, from the user and administrative perspective.
^Bélanger, Jean-François (April 16, 2013)."Lancement du vélo Reflex à Chalon-sur-Saône" [Launch of the Reflex bike in Chalon-sur-Saône].busetcar.com (in French). Archived fromthe original on April 19, 2013. RetrievedAugust 24, 2019.
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