Originally Posted by
rccardr
Yep. Plus, citibike rentals hadn’t started yet, so anyone in an urban area who thought bikes were better than cars or public transpo were buying older (cheaper than brandy new) bikes and chaining them up outside their apartment building. Once rental bikes and scooters came along, that whole market disappeared. Don’t see so many chained up bikes these days…
+1. Last week, I went to park my bike on my campus--an urban university in Boston, so most undergrad students generally live on campus or in a nearby apartment (grad students might live further away)--and the bike racks I usually use were pretty much all filled up. I'd say half of what was there were various motorized devices (including several motorcycles--this spot is one of the few on campus with overhead protection from rain). Most of the bikes were cheap department store MTBs complete with suspension forks or fairly common newer commuting bikes from Public or the like. It's pretty rare to see anything vintage.