China drowns in broken bikes

China's oversupply of shared bikes creating piles of broken, unused bicycles on city streets

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-21/chinas-oversupply-of-shared-bikes-clogging-up-city-streets/854...

 

Looking at all those busted bikes i made an observation.....i wouldnt buy a Yellow bike.

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yeah well, the whole world is drowning in Made in China junk.

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Sell 'em all on ebay

 

Perhaps as a 'decorative' piece or 'sell for parts' 'would suit the collector' or such

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That's the problem when something is free, people don't respect it.

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A renovator's dream, lol.

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The key appeal of the shared bikes that they do not need to be returned to a dock  is proving problematic in busy spots, where bikes are piling up and blocking pedestrians.

 

Another company, Bluegogo, is hoping to bring the bikes to Sydney, as a starting point to roll them out to other Australian cities.

 

Just what we need!

 

Shouldn't there be a deposit so that they are returned?

 

After all, we have a coin deposit for supermarket trolleys, so they don't get dumped

(yeah, I know, they're still being dumped)

 

 

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Who the effin' hell rides enough bikes in Sydney to be able to absorb all the junked bikes from China????

 

Get real.

 

There's enough dumped China **bleep** around here without importing the stuff even China doesn't want, thank you very much!

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Melbourne have them but there is a cost.

 

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@kopenhagen5 wrote:

Melbourne have them but there is a cost.

 


$50 deposit and the first 30 mins are free

 

http://www.melbournebikeshare.com.au/RAC1323_BikeSharePDF_HowTo_A4_Portrait-6.pdf

 

Helmets are free

 

http://www.melbournebikeshare.com.au/helmet-locations

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