tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post5742804775359204586..comments2024-03-22T18:01:20.065-05:00Comments on Geezer with a Grudge: Bike Sharing Anyone?T.W. Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-38758807805077628992015-02-09T13:48:53.831-06:002015-02-09T13:48:53.831-06:00What a bunch of realistic buzz-killers. ;-) I'...What a bunch of realistic buzz-killers. ;-) I'm not even sure this is a too-little-too-late idea. I was wrong about Amazon, though. T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-25560298581148448502015-02-06T18:33:00.574-06:002015-02-06T18:33:00.574-06:00And the possibility of getting pulled over your fi...And the possibility of getting pulled over your first day on the bike - "We have a report of a bike matching this description and license number...".<br />Or being far from home when the engine packs it in because the last user liked to ride mile long wheelies and flogged it mercilessly.Paul Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471282374238139535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-46468391348469709422015-02-06T08:13:18.971-06:002015-02-06T08:13:18.971-06:00"Blancfleet also wants to remove cash deposit..."Blancfleet also wants to remove cash deposit requirements, mile limit and insurance requirements on each bike funded through our platform so buyers simply enjoy the fleet of bikes they helped fund."<br /><br />So what they're saying is, "we want to buy up a lot of brand new bikes, and then let uninsured people who can't afford to rent a bike ride them as much as they want."<br /><br />I don't think I'd want to be involved in that, and I CERTAINLY wouldn't want to ride one of those bikes without having my own mechanic check it out. I imagine they're planning to charge membership fees high enough to replace those bikes when uninsured riders flip them over a guard-rail somewhere, which probably means I couldn't afford to ride them anyway.Andy Mckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381746284574559808noreply@blogger.com