A cycling revolution is happening in the United Kingdom. Few have noticed it yet, but Chinese short-time rental bicycles are appearing on British streets. As is the case in Chinese cities, they will soon be everywhere.

Riders need to be able to find a bike on every street corner for the business model to work, and the operators announce an increase in the number of bikes they offer, every week it seems.

Mobike leaped ahead of its main competitor, Ofo, this week with the announcement of a partnership with British Cycling, the governing body for British bike riding, to encourage 2 million new cyclists.