Bicing city bikes Barcelona
Borrowing Bicing bike in Barcelona. Bicycles are a large and important part of Barcelona's public transport system. The Barcelona city council launched this innovative bicycle borrowing scheme, called “El Bicing” (pronounced "bee-sing,") in 2007. Barcelona's Bicing city bike system is mostly used by residents of Barcelona because it is intended as a public transport service for short bicycle journeys of maximum 30 minutes in duration. For this reason it is not really suitable as a sightseeing bicycle option and so for tourists visiting Barcelona, we recommend renting bikes at the many tourist bike rental companies who rent bikes at affordable hourly rates.