Originally Posted by
Riveting
tl,dr Why isn't there a used market for all of those bike share bikes or the parts? What am I missing? Are all the parts proprietary to that design and can't be used on "standard" bikes in order to keep the theft of those bikes down? Maybe it has 720c tires, tubes, and wheels, and 33mm seatposts, etc...?
The frames really are single purpose with weird security stuff built in and, obviously, nobody likes riding them much or this wouldn't have happened. Even in China, those parts are going to have to be worth a fair amount to justify the labor costs of breaking the bikes down.