Originally Posted by
saddlesores
hardly seems fair that riders of larger wheeled cycles
will be forced to bear a disproportionate share of the
tax burden.
penny farthing riders get screwed over once again!
Their point was to target "adult bikes". The whole bill was poorly drafted by people who have no knowledge of bicycling since they consider bikes over $200 to be "expensive". There's also the problem of charging people who can only afford a $200 bike are paying a 7.5% tax on the bike while those buying $1000 bikes are paying 1.5%. The tax should have been a percentage rather than a flat rate.