Coast Bike Share

What Coast Bike Share does

Coast Bike Share operates a dock-based bike-sharing service across the Tampa Bay metropolitan area, covering Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, Florida. Founded in 2013, the company provides on-demand bicycle access through a fleet of GPS-enabled bikes deployed at self-service docking stations, with a mobile application for locating, unlocking, and paying for rides. The service is operated by CycleHop and is built on the Social Bicycles (SoBi) technology platform, which provides GPS tracking, the mobile app infrastructure, and fleet management systems. Coast Bike Share does not operate the underlying technology stack; rather, it functions as a local operating entity deploying and managing the bike-share hardware and stations across a single metropolitan market.

The business model combines subscription-based memberships with pay-per-ride fees, targeting a horizontally segmented customer base that includes tourists and visitors, local residents, University of South Florida students, and fitness-oriented gym members. Distribution is driven by self-service stations, a mobile app, and referral partnerships with local hotels, gyms, and bike shops. Pricing is not publicly disclosed on the company's available pages, but the service is positioned for short trips between 1 and 3 miles. The company is privately held and operates with a 1–10 employee footprint, with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or external investment. Coast Bike Share functions as a local operations and customer-facing layer within the broader CycleHop portfolio, relying on a third-party technology platform for its core product capabilities.

Name

Coast Bike Share

Legal name

Coast Bike Share

Website

https://coastbikeshare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coast Bike Share operates a dock-based bike-sharing service across Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, Florida, serving tourists, residents, and university students with on-demand, GPS-enabled bike rentals via a mobile app. The service is operated by CycleHop and powered by the Social Bicycles technology platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shared Mobility / Bike-Sharing Services

SIC

Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) (7510), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Bikeshare (Station-Based/Docked) (TLAFAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Station-Based Bike Rentals (Bikeshare) (THADAGAD), Bicycle Programs & Bike Share (Parking, Repair, Rentals) (EDALAKAE), Shared Mobility Operations & Fleet Services (Charging/Swapping, Rebalancing, Maintenance) (TLAFAMAJ)

Keywords

• Bike share service
• Urban bike rental
• Shared mobility
• Bicycle subscription
• Dock-based bikeshare

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Bike Sharing Memberships and Pay-per-Ride: Revenue generated from subscription-based membership plans and per-ride fees for bike-sharing usage across the Tampa Bay metropolitan area.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Coast Bike Share provides two-wheeled urban transportation in the Tampa Bay area (Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater), designed for trips of approximately 1–3 miles. Customers access GPS-enabled bikes through a mobile app at self-service docking stations, with pricing offered as single rides or subscription memberships. The service is operated by CycleHop and powered by the Social Bicycles platform.

Product overview

Coast Bike Share operates a bike-sharing platform with a mobile application in the Tampa Bay, Florida area, including Tampa and St. Petersburg. Users access the service through a mobile app to rent bikes from distributed hub locations. The service offers various pricing plans including single rides and subscription options. Coast Bike Share is operated by CycleHop and powered by Social Bicycles (also known as SoBi) technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coast Bike Share Service Urban bike-sharing service operating in Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, offering on-demand bicycle rentals through a mobile app and station-based hubs for short-term and subscription-based riding. Designed for trips between approximately 1 and 3 miles, targeted at tourists, local residents, commuters, and university students.
• Coast Bike Share Mobile App Smartphone application enabling users to locate, unlock, and pay for bike rentals at Coast Bike Share stations throughout Tampa Bay, and to manage single-ride or subscription rides.

Quantifiable outcome

• GPS tracking reveals rider patterns including waterfront promenade routes, bridge crossings, and downtown street usage

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Social BicyclescoreTechnology or IntegrationSocial Bicycles provides the underlying technology platform for Coast Bike Share, including GPS tracking, mobile app infrastructure, and bike-sharing management systems.
• University of South Florida (USF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSF hosts a dedicated bike share guide for riding on campus, providing educational resources for university students and staff.
• Local Bike ShopsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner bike shops throughout St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay that provide support services for Coast Bike Share riders, including maintenance and repairs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Lime: Operates shared e-bikes and scooters across many U.S. cities including Tampa. Comparable as a competitor for the 1–3 mile urban trip segment Coast targets, but with broader mode coverage.
• Bird: Shared e-scooter and e-bike operator active in multiple Florida and U.S. metros. Competes with Coast for short urban trips and represents the dockless/micro-mobility trend Coast does not offer.

Broad incumbents

• JUMP (Uber): Uber-owned bike and scooter platform referenced as part of Coast's tech lineage (Social Bicycles / JUMP). Comparable both as a competitor and as the inherited technology ecosystem Coast relies on.
• Lyft: Acquired Motivate (operator of Citi Bike, Divvy) and operates bikeshare alongside rideshare and scooters. Comparable as a large mobility incumbent that has moved into station-based bikeshare via acquisition.

Others

• CycleHop: Coast Bike Share's parent and operating partner, also operating bike-share systems in other U.S. cities. Comparable as the parent/operator relationship Coast sits within and a relevant adjacent peer for shared-mobility operations services.

Direct peers

• Zagster: Bike-share platform and operator for mid-sized U.S. cities and university campuses. Closely comparable to Coast in scale, multi-city footprint, and university segment focus.
• BCycle: Bike-share system provider and operator deployed across multiple U.S. cities (Trek Bicycle-owned). Comparable as a station-based bikeshare operator with similar pricing structures and municipal partnerships.
• Divvy (Lyft): Chicago's station-based bike-share system operated by Lyft, offering classic and electric bikes across the metro. Closely comparable in business model (docked bikeshare, subscriptions, mobile app) and in operating structure (municipal partnership, multi-zone deployment).
• Capital Bikeshare: Docked bike-share system serving the Washington D.C. metro, operating across multiple municipalities with mobile-app unlock and subscription pricing. Directly analogous to Coast's multi-city Tampa Bay operating model.
• Citi Bike: Largest station-based bike-share system in North America, operating in New York City and surrounding markets. Directly comparable to Coast as a docked bikeshare service with mobile-app-based unlock, subscription + per-ride pricing, and tourist/resident/commuter customer segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coastbikes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tampa-bay-bike-share

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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