un vélo = a bicycle

Community service at its best:

Vélib’ a self serve ‘bicycle’ (=‘vélo’ but also = ‘bicyclette’)

A good thing to try next time you visit Paris.

http://www.velib.paris.fr/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9lib‘

http://www.scribd.com/doc/361657/The-Velib-in-Paris33-questions