Rekola


Rekola is bicycle sharing system in the Czech Republic. It started in Prague in 2013 as a small project of Vít Ježek. As of 2020, it is operating in six Czech cities and in a Finnish city Vaasa. The company is operating more than 2000 bikes, most of them are located in Prague. Daily ridership in 2018 was 4,700 people. The pink bikes of Rekola do not have any docks, which makes the system five times cheaper than traditional dock system. The bikes can be unlocked through an official app. User unlocks the bikes manually through the code which is given from the app.
Besides classical bikes, Rekola is also providing shared ebikes, kick scooters, skateboards and paddleboards.

History

COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic and after declaration of state of emergency on March 2020, the company offered unlimited number of free 30 minute rides to anybody in all cities where it operates in Czechia. This offer was enabled by sponsorship from Czech companies Rohlik.cz and Prusa Research. The goal was to enable an access to transport with lower risk of virus transmission than public transport.

Locations

Czechia

Rekola currently operates bike sharing systems in 6 Czech cities as of 2020. It operated in 11 cities in the Czech Republic in 2019. The list also shows approximate number of bikes in each city.

Outside of Czechia