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If you check out a bike, and it disappears, you're responsible for it. So instead of a $100 headache, you now have a $1500 headache. You do avoid maintenance
by jellicle 14y ago
If you check out a bike, and it disappears, you're responsible for it.
So instead of a $100 headache, you now have a $1500 headache.
You do avoid maintenance costs, of course. Which are $0/year for many bicyclists.
- mahyarm 14y agoThese things are self locking, so you release it as soon as you leave it unattended and are not liable anymore. If you had to look for a docking station, it would be not practical. How does zipcar handle car theft?
- Evbn 14y agoZipcar buys insurance and GPS/cellular tracking devices.
- rprasad 14y agoNobody who bikes regularly or serious owns a $100 bike. Good bikes start at around $1500, which is why bikes are such frequent targets for theft.
- neutronicus 14y agoMy $400 bike does me well enough.
- graue 14y agoSounds like a No True Scotsman fallacy to me. I've commuted daily for years, plus occasional longer trips, on a used bike that cost $150 (plus another $100 to add lock, rear rack, fenders and lights). Maintenance may be a little bit more with a used bike, but it rides great.