Fifteen (company)

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Fifteen
FormerlySmoove
Company type Société par actions simplifiée
Industry Urban transport
FoundedJuly 15, 2008;16 years ago (2008-07-15)
FounderLaurent Mercat
Headquarters
Montpellier
,
France
Key people
Laurent Mercat (CEO)
Products Bicycle sharing systems
Website fifteen.eu
Smoove logo (2008-2022) Smoove.png
Smoove logo (2008-2022)

Fifteen (previously Smoove) is a French company that designs, manufactures and markets products related to bike-sharing. [1] The company produces lightweight bike stands that require virtually no civil engineering and no electricity. [1]

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A Zoov electric bike in Bordeaux, 2022 Velo Zoov Rue Palais Gallien - Bordeaux (FR33) - 2022-09-10 - 1.jpg
A Zoov electric bike in Bordeaux, 2022

In 2022, the company changed its name from Smoove to Fifteen, after merging with Zoov. [2]

Bike stands

The Bike Stand SmooveDiapason.jpg
The Bike Stand
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RFID/Keyboard electronic lock

The lock that is on the bicycle, situated in the fork. It secures the bike in the stations and outside the stations with an auto-winding cable. The system won some recognition by mayors and in the industry for it reliability, its moderate price and the fact that it is not linked to an advertising deal. [3] [4]

The lock can be either mechanical or electronic. The mechanical lock is based on the distribution of an RFID-tagged key from a pillar box dispenser.[ citation needed ] The electronic lock relies on an RFID reader on the bicycle, together with a keyboard for casual users. A long-term member will simply flash the member card on the bike to unlock it while the casual user will purchase a code, by internet, SMS, at a counter, or from a credit-card pillar dispenser. One idea is to share costs of payment methods and of street furniture with other existing systems such as car park ticket machines or public transport ticket systems, which can host the radio relay server.

Smoove bike

The salient part of the bike is the Fork Lock which can be adapted to different types of bicycles, including motorized bicycle. A cheap, light and sturdy bicycle is proposed, meant to reduce servicing and vandalism: [5]

Other products

Public foot-pumps, secured bike parks whether collective large shelters with access code or mono bike carousels.[ citation needed ] In a town equipped with the Smoove Box electronic key system, an RFID-radiotag bike-theft monitoring system can be provided for individuals, users can locate their bike whenever it is within 50m around a station or a mobile reader. A "Smoove Soft" web access software helps manage the whole system, from the user and administrative perspective.

Systems installed by Fifteen (previously Smoove)

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