# Hi-Tech Borrowed Bicycles The i-Go Rentable E-Bike System Attracts All Urban Types By Amelia Roblin | Published 2011-08-14 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/i-go-rentable-e-bike References: [ecofriend](http://www.ecofriend.com/entry/rentable-city-bike-system-macs-design/) & [macs-design](http://www.macs-design.com/portfolio/product) Considering the i-Go Rentable E-Bike System, one can be sure that it would work in most major cities because it caters to a wide variety of people who call the urban environment their home. The active, eco-conscious, tech-savvy, thrifty and the trendy would all be seduced by Marc Andre Cardinal's invention. First of all, this is a scheme of [bicycle sharing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heybike-ec-compact) that lowers the cost and responsibility of owning your own two-wheeler and reduces automotive traffic on the road. Special bike racks would be established around town to allow consumers easy access to hiring [lightweight, efficient electric bicycles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nimble-urban-ebikes) that incorporate [smartphone-enabled GPS](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aventon-level-3) and personal training. The work that you put into peddling the i-Go Rentable E-Bike gets stored as energy within the motor, and if at the end of your ride that balance is positive, the system pays you back for your mechanical input. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.2/10 - Popularity: 78% | Activity: 70% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Rentable E-bike System:** A rentable e-bike system can be a disruptive innovation opportunity in the transportation industry, reducing the cost of owning your own bike and reducing automotive traffic. - **Smartphone-enabled GPS:** Incorporating smartphone-enabled GPS into e-bikes can be a disruptive innovation opportunity in the technology industry, creating a more personalized and efficient experience for riders. - **Energy-storing Motors:** Developing energy-storing motors for e-bikes can be a disruptive innovation opportunity in the energy industry, promoting sustainable transportation and incentivizing physical activity. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Transportation Industry:** The rentable e-bike system can disrupt the transportation industry, providing a less expensive and more eco-friendly mode of transportation for urban dwellers. - **Technology Industry:** Integrating smartphone-enabled GPS into e-bikes can be a disruptive innovation opportunity in the technology industry, enhancing the user experience and creating new market opportunities. - **Energy Industry:** Developing energy-storing motors for e-bikes can be a disruptive innovation opportunity in the energy industry, promoting sustainability and incentivizing physical activity. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [High-Tech Carbon E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urtopia.md) - [Ride-Sharing E-Bike Manufacturers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/e-bike-seb-20.md) - [Compact Utility E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compact-utility-ebike.md) - [Intelligent Cycling Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/intelligent-cycling-system.md) - [E-Bike Rental Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gosgv.md) - [Lightweight City E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loft-go-7d.md) - [Stylized Foldable E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gocycle-g4i.md) - [Crowded Cityscape Electric Bicycles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/didi-bike.md) - [Automatic Foldable E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gocycle-g4.md)