red750 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 The Victorian State Government is conducting a 12 month trial of ebikes for hire. People rent them and dump them anywhere. including in the Yarra River. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 They were an environmental nightmare in Sydney. It costs thousands to pull them from the harbour where they had been dumped, or from trees where they had been thrown. Having them available is a good idea, but nobody considers the morons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 SO ! . Your expensive ' Autominus EV ' that can satisfy other people's need will be well looked after . Just like those trashed bikes . Your nice $3,000 suit you donned for a special night out . Could end-up with something nasty on-it . From the previous user of your car . spacesailor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Spacey people already rent out their cars through schemes like Uber car share https://www.ubercarshare.com/au/en/rent-my-car These schemes do work and they do have protections in place. There are also schemes GoGet. I have used both of these schemes. Sure bikes and scooters do turn up in odd places although I believe this has moderated as we get used to these schemes. I do take notice of these things as a keen cyclist. Both in Geelong where I live and in Melbourne for the most part, it works. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 How do I get back on-to a bicycle, after 20 plus years of not being able. New hip , bought a helmet, but still not risked " throwing my leg-over " the crossbar. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Ladies bike? Crossbar is a lot lower. (If you can still get that style.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Get yourself a 3 wheeler, Spacey! Problem solved! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 10 hours ago, Marty_d said: Ladies bike? Crossbar is a lot lower. (If you can still get that style.) I had a friend who said he always gave girls a dink on a ladies bike and asked them to sit on the bar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Boom Boom Boom Boom :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 These days there are more choices re crossbars on bikes. My bike has a mid crossbar which is somewhat lower than a traditional "mens bike". I have seen plenty of men riding what would have traditionally been called a women's bike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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