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i work near a group of homeless bike chop shop people with trash bins filled with parts. they move alot* of bikes. i dont see any of the ford or jump bikes aro

i work near a group of homeless bike chop shop people with trash bins filled with parts. they move alot* of bikes. i dont see any of the ford or jump bikes around. i think they are just so awash in parts and frames, there really isn't any strong pull to try to mine the bike rental stream. the frames in particular are probably worthless except as steel scrap. i wonder about the battery/motors though.

jfim 9y ago
With regards to the Ford bikes, that's actually by design. The Ford bikes are basically the same as Montreal's Bixi, which uses custom parts; this means that since the parts only fit the Ford bikes, there's no reason to chop them for parts, as they won't fit on a regular bike. They also require custom tools to work on them, making it less likely that they'll be chopped up for parts in the first place. You can read more about the bikes at http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/fixing-bixis-nearly-indestructible-and-theft-proof-the-bike-sharing-fleet-still-needs-tune-ups-part-ii http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/fixing-bixis-near...