Bike self-service station in front of the Church of St. Casimir, Vilnius, Lithuania, Europe

Mashpi Lodge Sky Bike station on a misty morning in the Choco Rainforest, Pichincha Province, Ecuador, South America

Bicycle-sharing system in Zona Rosa area, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Bicycles for rent under the Citi Bike system which provides 33000 bikes for rent at 1900 stations, New York City, United States of America, North America

Bike hire station (StadtRAD) in the Speicherstadt (City of Warehouses), HafenCity district, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Barclays Cycle Hire, Boris Bike, Cycle Hire at Docking Station, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Young woman cycling by Helsinki Train Station in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, Europe

Workers use bicycles to get around the underground plant at the Fljotsdalur hydro power station part of Karahnjukar a massive new contorversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland, Polar Regions

Bicycles parked outside a railway station on the outskirts of Copenhagen in Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Cyclists on the road to Drysdale River Station, Gibb River Road, Western Australia, Australia

Bikey, bicycle lockers for hire for safe parking of bicycles, Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Metrorad-Ruhr, bike rental station, train station, Oberhausen, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Metrorad-Ruhr, bike rental station, train station, Oberhausen, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Rental bikes, Milan, Italy, Europe

City bicycles station, Taipei, Taiwan, Asia

Rental bikes, Milan, Italy, Europe

Villo rental bikes at the Midi train station, Brussels, Belgium, Europe

Villo rental bikes at the Midi train station, Brussels, Belgium, Europe

VELIB bicycle rental station, Paris, France, Europe

USA/CA/Santa Monica/Pier/September 2007:Santa Monica Pier - a landmark in the USA. A surfer (with board, hat and water bottle) walks down the Pier having left the beach front on a warm late summer's afternoon. The beach front Police Station on the Pier adjacent to the carnival rides. The Pier dates from 1909 and still draws in the crowds. It's a nonstop sideshow of activity with street performers, amusement arcade, aquarium, rollercoaster, ferris wheel and the 1922 Looff Hippodrome Carousel (featured in The Sting). It leaves you wondering how all this fits on just one pier. Glorious views out over the beach front and coastline to be had, especially from the ferris wheel.