‘The struggle is temporary’: SG Bike founders predict bright future ahead for bike-sharing

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‘The struggle is temporary’: SG Bike founders predict bright future ahead for bike-sharing
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Bike-sharing could thrive as Singapore develops its Park Connector Network and build cycle-friendly towns, said SG Bike's senior management.

READ: Ofo gets more time to remove bicycles from public spaces, is in talks for partnership

acknowledged that the firm is in survival mode. But if the company weathers this"transition period", it will reap the benefits. The firm's founder, who grew up aspiring to work in academia, learnt the ropes of bicycle maintenance and operating a bicycle business while helping out over the school holidays at his father’s bicycle renting business at East Coast Park.

"It's culture and behaviour. I knew that the Singapore Government would not accept , we know how Singaporeans work. We want a clean and green city," said Mr Tay.While the Singapore Government only implemented parking zones in September 2018, SG Bike introduced its own mechanism when it started in 2017.

"This is a similar concept to bus stops. You don’t want your bus stops to be shifting every single time. If it moves, it can get annoying. But this whole thing is contingent on there being enough yellow boxes," said Mr Tay.

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