STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Picture the North Shore dotted with bicycles, placed here and there, resting against a tree, telephone pole or propped up outside the corner deli, ready for the taking -- a quick and easy bike share program that allows users to rent and unlock the bike's tires with a smart phone app.

That's the picture San Francisco-based Spin is painting, hoping to compete with the Citi Bike program, which offers bicycles limited to docking stations and not found on Staten Island or in the Bronx.

Spin was born last year and wants to bring their orange bicycles to New York City, and Staten Island's North Shore, specifically, charging a small hourly fee for riders to rent the bikes and drop them off wherever is convenient.

The company delivered bikes to Austin, Texas, for its South by Southwest festival last month "and will be launching in NYC soon, and are in talks with cities all around the country," according to a statement from the company.

It has an Indiegogo campaign for New Yorkers to request coverage in their neighborhood.

A 60-second ad shows Spin's orange bicycles being used by responsible riders, gently leaning them against buildings while using the "pick up anywhere, drop off anywhere" service.

But Borough President James Oddo paints a very different picture of the bike share companies, specifically those in China, that want to set up shop in New York City.

Calling them "rogue companies," the BP recently penned a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio, urging him to ban the entrepreneurs or heavily regulate them, should they come to New York City.

"I have grave concerns about the introduction of cheaply made, low quality bicycles onto our streets, and I ask you to take whatever appropriate pre-emptive action you can to ensure that these companies do not establish a foothold in the city," he wrote.

He sees visions of streets "littered with abandoned bikes" by Chinese companies like Ofo and Mobike.

"Do Staten Islanders really want to contend with the possibility of hundreds of poorly made bikes littering our streets, manufactured at the lowest possible cost by foreign companies with few or no safety regulations? I don't think we do, and yet that's a very real possibility," Oddo told the Advance.

Sharing some of his fear is Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez (D-Manhattan), who is working on a bill to regulate the companies.

A spokesman said the bill is "a response to the idea that there is this new wave of bike share coming into the city" and looking at how they operate elsewhere "we see bikes just piled on top of each other on sidewalks."

Citing "poorly made bikes," the spokesman said, "We just want to make sure that whatever bikes are operating in our city are doing so in partnership with the city."

Spin President Euwyn Poon said, "This isn't China, and we don't want foreign companies irresponsibly dumping bikes in our city. We support regulation that's created in an informed and transparent manner and look forward to working with neighborhoods, the DOT and City Hall to make that happen."

The city has other plans, it appears.

"While we are having informational meetings with companies, we have no plans to pursue arrangements with any company at this time," DOT spokesman Scott Gastel said.

The DOT provided the Advance with copies of letters it sent to Ofo and Mobike, informing them the city has heard of their plans to locate here, asking for details of its business operations, and adding "the city will actively enforce its local laws protecting the right of way."

The city agency wants to know how many bikes will be used and where they will be stored, secured and maintained, and details about the companies' liability insurance coverage.

A spokesman for the mayor, Ben Sarle, said the city is focused on expanding Citi Bike, not adding more options.

"We are excited about the upcoming summer expansion of bike share, which will bring the program into new neighborhoods in Queens and Harlem," he said. "It is part of an ongoing expansion that has been in the works for a long time -- Mayor de Blasio, along with the Department of Transportation, are constantly striving to improve and encourage bicycle infrastructure, convenience and safety in New York City.

Bike share companies have come on the city radar as Staten Island waits for Citi Bike to be expanded to the borough.

At a cost of $6,000 per bike added, that may not happen anytime soon.

While the City Council has asked the mayor to include $12 million in the 2018 budget to expand the bike program, it cites Brooklyn and Bronx neighborhoods, once again leaving Staten Island off the list.

Staten Island has gotten more bike lanes, and Sarle said,"we are continuing to have conversations with community leaders and City Council members to help even more New Yorkers access bike share in the future. We remain more focused on advancing current operations than adding new providers."