Capital Bikeshare announced earlier this fall that two bike sharing companies, Mobike and Spin, would be launching dockless bikeshare in D.C. as part of a pilot. As the program gets rolling, a third company entered this week.

San Mateo, Calif.–based LimeBike officially launched its dockless bikeshare program on September 20, providing 400 bikes around the city. Like the Capital Bikeshare program, the company’s bicycles can be tracked through an app which monitors their locations. But they don’t have to be returned to the station. Instead, the bikes are equipped with a lock on the back wheel that’s designed to fit a rack or pole. The rate to rent a bike is $1 per half hour and $0.50 per half hour for students.

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