Manchester Mobike review – better than London's Boris bikes

A week after the Chinese bike sharing scheme hit Manchester, the Guardian’s North of England editor Helen Pidd is already hookedI was sceptical about Manchester’s new hire bikes, fearing they would all end up at the bottom of the Ship Canal.Yet just a week after Chinese firm Mobike plonked 1,000 silver and orange two-wheelers on the streets of Manchester and Salford, I’m already a convert. Yes, there have been a few glitches with the app (you’re supposed to be able to res