Expensive bikes = chopped for parts, then ebay. Medium-priced bikes = ebay. Cheap bikes = the river. The bikes in this article seem on the lower end of the m

Expensive bikes = chopped for parts, then ebay. Medium-priced bikes = ebay. Cheap bikes = the river. The bikes in this article seem on the lower end of the market, which is normal for amsterdam imho. The area is small and very flat, almost exclusively on hard surfaces. I dont see many of the high-performance mountain/trail/road bikes that are the norm in western north america. This would impact the black market. I doubt there is much of any market for used bike parts, negating the entire chop shop concept.