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System:5m artBike System:V6lossimo Libre Service Website:wwwsmartbike.com Website:www.effia.frl?p id=408 Address:PO Box 3813, 0805 Oslo, Address:20,BdPoniatowski 75012, , Email:contactform on website Email:laurent.offroy@eff a.fr Numberof services: 13 Numberof services:7 Thispioneering system started in 1998in Rennes,France, and has EFFIATransport's Vdlossimo system is in usein seveDFrench cit- sincegrown to 13 servicesin Fnnce, ,, Norway, Swe- ies,including Orldans, Rennes and Bordeaux.Its VCub systemhai denand Spain. The service in Renneshas been replaced by another 1,500bikes available at 139stations. VCub is highlyintegrated witi: vendot but ClearChannel Outdoor hasmany other services,in the regionaltransport network and includesa smartcardthat ac' cluding Bicingin ,which launchedin 2007with 6,000 cessesboth VCub and other public transpofi.Vdlossimo is com- bikesand 400 stations.Clear Channel Outdoor is an outdoorad- posedof a hard-wiredstation and bikes that are accessiblebl vertisingcompany that usuallyprovides its SmartBikeservice to smartcard.The bikes come with a cablelock for shon stops. citiesand townsin exchangefor advertisingrights on publicspace on ,bus shelters and kiosks. The Clear Channel Outdoor systemhas 6xed stationsrequiring