Spotcycle™ is a free multi-city GPS-enabled application that helps you maximize your bike-sharing experience. Track the statuses of bike stations around you and then pedal away to your next destination!
For tips, instructions and more info, check out www.spotcycle.net.
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FEATURES
AVAILABILITY
• Displays bike and bike dock availability at bike stations.
• Pie chart icons indicate bike and bike dock availability
• Displays the time of the last update below the title
• Search for stations by name, bike or bike dock availability
• Search for stations by proximity to current location or to a point of interest provided by Google Places
NEARBY BIKE STATIONS
• Automatically lists the 10 stations closest to your current location
• Filtered search function automatically lists the 10 stations closest to your current location that meet the filter criteria (available bikes, bike docks, or stations); adjusts the list dynamically as your location changes.
• Displays units of measurement in metric or imperial
BIKE PATHS
• Toggle display of bike paths (where supported), bike stations or both with the layers feature
• Displays bikes paths and lanes in supported cities (refer to www.spotcycle.net)
BIKE ROUTES
• Create and save personalized and/or thematic bike routes
• Manage and edit your bike routes: annotate points of interest; add descriptions to bike routes and annotations.
• Share bike routes with other members or with your social media community (Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or email) and try out routes from other members.
• Review and revise bike routes during and/or after recording.
FAVORITES
• Create and group your favorite bike stations within a specified radius or by address. Synchronize favorites to Spotcycle.net accounts.
LOCAL AMENITIES
• Optimize biking directions using an address, your current position, a bike station, or a point of interest
• Search for local businesses provided by Google Places
TIMER AND ALARM
• Keep track of your bike rental with a timer and alarm
CUSTOMIZED DISPLAY
• Choose and customize your map views and pins
• Supports landscape mode
• Available in French and English
SUPPORT
• Easy email access to contact Spotcycle team and supported bike share schemes for support
Spotcycle™ supports the following bike-sharing systems:
Australia
- Melbourne, VIC (Melbourne Bike Share™)
Canada
- Montreal, QC (BIXI Montreal™)
- Ottawa-Gatineau, ON-QC (Capital BIXI™)
- Toronto, ON (BIXI Toronto™)
France
- Grenoble (Métrovélo™)
Italy
- Milan (BikeMi™)
Mexico
- Mexico City (Ecobici™)
Spain
- Barcelona (Bicing™)
United Kingdom
- London (Barclays Cycle Hire™)
United States
- Boston, MA (Hubway™)
- Boulder, CO (B-Cycle™)
- Charlotte, NC (B-Cycle™)
- Chattanooga, TN (Bike Chattanooga™)
- Denver, CO (B-Cycle™)
- Des Moines, IA (B-Cycle™)
- Fort Lauderdale (Broward), FL (B-Cycle™)
- Fort Worth, TX (B-Cycle™)
- Hawaii (Kailua), HI (B-Cycle™)
- Houston, TX (B-Cycle™)
- Kansas City, MO (B-Cycle™)
- Long Beach, NY (DecoBike™)
- Madison, WI (B-Cycle™)
- Miami Beach-Surfside, FL (DecoBike™)
- Minneapolis, MN (Nice Ride Minnesota™)
- Nashville, TN (B-Cycle™)
- New York City, NY (Citi Bike™)
- Omaha, NE (B-Cycle™)
- Salt Lake City, UT (B-Cycle™)
- San Antonio, TX (B-Cycle™)
- Spartanburg, SC (B-Cycle™)
- Washington DC/Arlington VA, USA (Capital Bikeshare™)
