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Riding your bike to work was one of the only things that is the same in San Francisco no matter what socioeconomic class you're a part of. Jump changed that. Di
by r27d 9y ago
Riding your bike to work was one of the only things that is the same in San Francisco no matter what socioeconomic class you're a part of. Jump changed that. Disappointing.
Everyone riding a bike used to deal with the same problems. Unfortunate as those problems are they could happen to a rich person, a poor person, or anyone in between which is an equitable sharing of the social cost. The privileged people used to be able to easily spend more money to replace a stolen bike which is the problem Jump solves for the people that can afford it. That's now a bigger burden on the people who can't afford Jump and are less likely to afford replacing a stolen bike at all.
- Swizec 9y agoIs Jump really that expensive? Last time I used it, it cost something like $2. It's cheaper even than the Ford bike shares. Plus it can't get stolen. I guess if you use it every day it does add up to a new cheapest walmart bike every 45 rides. Hmm.
- r27d 9y agoPersonal e-bikes for $1000-2000 (same experience as Jump) can easily be under $.25 per ride. I have 1000+ rides and 4500 miles on my $1800 ebike in under a year and I could sell it for $1400.
- Swizec 9y agoYeah but if it gets stolen you're out $2000 and since you said Jump benefits the not-poor, I assumed you meant "People who can't shell out $2000 on a bike". I also use a Boosted Board because I break even wrt Uber every 3 months or so. But if I didn't have $1600 to spend on that purchase, then all the future savings in the world wouldn't mean shit.
- imtringued 8y agoA poor person is much more likely to get a used bike for $100 to $200 than spend $100 every month on bike sharing.
- r27d 9y agoYou should get renter's insurance ($8/mo) which covers your Boosted Board or bike even when it is locked up somewhere other than your home.