That’s very interesting to know! I generally dislike services where I have to install yet another app. It’s not mentioned on their web site, and since I assumed you needed an app, if there’s signage on the docks themselves, I haven’t read it.

I confess I have a basic level of mistrust in technology like this which means I’ll always prefer a bike rack… but perhaps I could get over it.

You don’t need a phone app, just pull out your contactless payment card and use that to lock and unlock. And I’ve yet to hear of anyone’s bike getting stolen from these.

For the cost of this one install, how many simple loops could have been concreted securely to the ground ?

That said, I don’t ride an ebike.