Rented equipment is treated like trash by an unfortunate number of renters. This is true even for things like apartments and homes. For short term rentals of ch

Rented equipment is treated like trash by an unfortunate number of renters. This is true even for things like apartments and homes. For short term rentals of cheaper goods like bikes and scooters it is far, far worse. Once you factor in that the bikes are fully utilized, rather than ridden a few times a week, and 3-5 years actually sounds pretty good.