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There are controls all over town, so be care not to skip a red light (which you shouldn’t do anyway). I wish they would take that much attention of the motorists. El Periodico also has an article about it. Controls on Passeig de Sant Joan on Tuesday

Some bicing spotting: noticed some > #16000 bikes today. Still all shiny and with only small modifications. I noticed new seat clamps and a protection bar for the gear box at the rear axle.

A video on lavangardia.es showing a group of artists pimping bicing bicycles. The Ayuntamiento is not amused.

They have some new statistics: Nº d'usos registrats al servei : 965.094.Nº d'abonats: 184.822.Percentatge d'usuaris que renoven: 98,07%Distància recorreguda: 2,6 milions de quilòmetres.They also mention the three new vans which do quick repairs on the bicycles during the day, this should fix some of …

I saw this at the Gracia festival. I really do wonder what the point of it is. It must be easier to just steal a normal bicycle. Or just buy a cheap one and save the money for saddle decoration and paint job. As this is was in Gracia it probably was some anti capitalist student who enjoys destroying …

I saw bike #4192 (and #9) today and had a look at the changes. I didn't have my camera with me, so pictures will have to wait. As I mentioned before: the obsolete lamp holder in the front was removed. The new bikes also have a new gear shifter, which looks a bit more robust. The biggest change is to …

It seems bicing has realized that the current lights on the bikes are a bit rubbish. Some of the newer ones now come with a new front light near the axle. This is also a better position if you have your basket full with shoping. The old light has been removed on these bikes.