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It's really tempting to buy a few $99 bikes from Walmart and setup a bike share.
by acover 9y ago
It's really tempting to buy a few $99 bikes from Walmart and setup a bike share.
- Obi_Juan_Kenobi 9y agoThose bikes would become inoperable within days, and could present significant legal liability. Citibikes and such are quite heavy because they must withstand a lot of abuse. The quality of 'department store' bikes are very low; they're often not even assembled correctly.
- acover 9y agoAnecdote: I've logged hundreds of hours on mine. An LLC, waiver and self inspection might avoid the liability. This is just too complicated though.
- andrewshadura 9y agoObviously, there needs to be a maintenance team.