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Pedalmania in Brisbane as 800 hire e-bikes set to hit the streets

Brisbane residents will witness new additions to the city’s traffic this week with the first of an expected 800 shared e-bikes due to be rolled out on Thursday.

Jul 20, 2021, updated Jul 20, 2021

Commercial firm Beam will make its debut in Brisbane after it and established operator Neuron won a Brisbane City Council tender to provide 1000 e-scooters and 400-e-bikes each as part of the next stage of the council’s e-mobility strategy.

Both firms will launch their new offering on Thursday after being awarded three-year contracts to provide the service, which replaces the now defunct Citycycle program. E-scooter operator Lime missed out on a new contract.

The new-look e-scooters and bikes will have improved safety features such as a 25kmh speed limit, helmets locked to bikes and scooters and “geo-fencing” which should keep the vehicles away from or slow them down in high traffic pedestrian areas like South Bank.

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Both firms will have a range of promotional offers including free rides for commuters.

Beam will also offer designated parking spots for its purple-coloured bikes via an app.

More of the scooters and bikes will also be available in inner suburbs such as Herston, Albion, Hamilton and St Lucia.

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