The bright red Jump e-bikes will be available exclusively in the Lime app for a few weeks, before showing back up in the Uber app. Lime acquired Jump as part of a $170 million investment from Uber ...

In an ironic twist, Uber is sending thousands of Jump hire bikes straight to the dump because it says it's too complicated to give them away or recycle.

Now, under Lime’s direction, some Jump bikes are returning to London. To start, about 100 Jump bikes will be available in Camden and Islington, TechCrunch reports.

The shared bikes get used a lot more than your average bicycle, so durability is an issue on top of any tampering. Bike-share company Ofo has logged more than 32 million rides globally. Jump bikes ...

Uber acquired Jump in 2018, but the venture struggled to be profitable. The Bike Share Museum has since updated its post, saying that at least 20,000 Jump bikes were being scrapped.