Ofo to ride out of Sheffield Posted by: Ashley Birch 6th July 2018

The dockless bike scheme is pulling out of the city after just five months in operation

Ofo, the dockless yellow bike scheme, will withdrawe its bikes from Sheffield and cease operations in the coming weeks, with all bikes being relocated to London.

Joseph Seal-Driver, General Manager of ofo UK, said: “The reception to our launch in Sheffield was fantastic and we’ve seen a huge amount of hires. But we’ve taken the difficult decision to withdraw from the city and focus on other key markets.”

Hire numbers in Sheffield started high at launch in January this year and remained strong, as the company celebrated Over 28,000 trips made in the Steel City, but the company will now focus on London operations.

Ofo has close to 200,000 users in the UK and its 2,800 bikes in London see an average of three hires each day. The company has signed partnerships to allow operations in ten London boroughs, giving twice the coverage of its nearest competitor and three times that of the existing Santander Cycles scheme.