Two major Chinese bike-sharing companies are in a fierce battle for market share in the UK.

 

两家中国共享单车公司为开拓英国市场正进行着激烈的争斗。

 

The cities of Manchester and Salford recently saw the launch of 1000 mobikes while rival Ofo has launched a trial in Cambridge with plans for expansion.

 

However Singaporean rival oBike are the first to begin rolling out their bikes in London.

 

The traffic is heavy In east London even during the day… some beat the cues by using bikes. On this particular day many riders and pedestrians¹ are noticing a shiny new orange bikes parked up outside the underground rail station. Singapore's oBike has arrived in the city. Local people are intrigued².

 

"I think it will be good for the locals especially because not everyone can afford a bike and not everybody has a bike. A lot of people don't tend to get bikes incase of theft as well. The fact that this is there, it's like something you would share."

 

"I'll give it a try, I like the orange, it stuck out to me, it's got a nice design, that's always good, that's important."

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