If biking is one of your 2013 resolutions, you’ll be as thrilled as we were to learn about DoLiquid.com, one of many new bike sharing programs and sites currently flooding the market. We’ve heaped plenty of praise on municipal bike programs in the past—from Paris’ Vélib‘ to New York City’s Citi Bike (launching in March 2013!). But Liquid is unique in that it allows you to rent a bike from individuals as well as existing bike rental shops. Which means if you have a bike you personally would like to rent out, you can share it. Cool, right?
So how does that work? It’s said to be as easy as searching for a bike, reserving one, then picking it up and riding. And the site has all kinds of advice on being safe. They even offer up to $5,000 if your bike is damaged or stolen during a rental period and the renter can’t reimburse you for the fair value of your bike.
If you’ve made the commitment to bike more—maybe to do your errands on the weekend (+50 PG points!)—but don’t want to go out immediately and buy a bike, if you prefer to wade in more slowly, what a great option! Well, maybe not a if you live outside of the U.S. They’re currently only live stateside but have plans to expand soon and do accept listings from anywhere in the world.
Happy biking.
