Nonetheless, the joy was real, but so was the shadow of financial difficulties. Already in May, the local portal Trojmiasto.pl wrote about worries about the unsustainability of the system: https://www.trojmiasto.pl/wiadomosci/Radykalne-pomysly-jak-rozwiazac-problem-z-dzialaniem-Mevo-n134220.html Some local opposition politicians and activists accused Nextbike of knowingly underestimating the costs of the project and under-investing into the NB Tricity company that actually ran the system. Others blamed the city halls that participated in the tender procedure. Milions of PLN in fines had been issued already - but who would pick up the bill in the end was uncertain 7/n