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Old 03-05-10 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by AngryScientist
thats actually a pretty good idea. then the market for used bikes would go up too.

an economic analysis would need to be done with some assumptions, but off the top of my head i think that if you can lease a 30,000 dollar car for a few hundred a month you should be able to lease a 10,000 dollar bicycle. i would suspect resale values would be similar (percentage wise).
I thought I liked you only because you were a scientist. We need to get this economy moving!

Originally Posted by Grumpy McTrumpy
Leasing usually requires carrying full insurance coverage.

I don't think this is available for bikes.
Brilliant!! You've just identified a great opportunity that goes along with the bike leasing market. Another way for bike shops to take care of their customers and move the carbon.
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