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What do you all think of this company's idea? You can lease a bike from them, to get started riding without the "big" expense of buying a bike up front.

I guess the big question is just, will this get more people riding then would otherwise happen? If so, seems OK, but generally, I'm resistant to this idea that literally everything needs to be done via subscriptions.

Is this available in your area and if so, is it working well or no?

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[–] Dendr0@fedia.io 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No pricing information on the site at least not without signing up for an account. The whole site looks like one of those 5 minute wordpress hackjobs so that combined with lack of relevant info front and center... yeah, this is probably a scam at best, and a way to harvest personal info at worst.

Also "big upfront expense of buying a bike upfront"... mate... you can score a perfectly fine, working bicycle for a tenner. So pushing a "lease" on multi-thousand dollar bikes is just yet another way to nickel-and-dime people with a "service" that there's zero need for.

[–] calamitycastle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Where are these £10 bikes at bro ʘ‿ʘ