Originally Posted by
livedarklions
That isn't really leasing a single bike, it's subscribing to a bike share service. Completely different model.
Similar arrangements have been tried with cars in the US, but they really don't seem to have done well,
The bike you get from "swapfeits" isn't shared with anybody.
Anyway, it kind of depends what people mean by "lease". It's basically a synonym for "rent". You can certainly rent bicycles in the US but the cost of that doesn't make sense for anything long term.
I'm assuming the OP is talking about private (not business) "car leases" applied to bicycles.