France offers each cyclist €50 for bike repairs once lockdown ends

Re:France offers each cyclist €50 for bike repairs once lock... by wolco on Friday May 01, 2020 @12:27PM (#23043738)

A lot of people would just get a new bike before repairing.

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Re:France offers each cyclist €50 for bike repairs once lock... by wutwutwutwut on Friday May 01, 2020 @02:01PM (#23044756)

I don't think that most people would buy a new bike when they get a flat tire. Some of course but probably a minority.

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Re:France offers each cyclist €50 for bike repairs once lock... by gambiting on Friday May 01, 2020 @03:30PM (#23045638)

Where do you live that's so rich that people get new bikes instead of repairing the ones they have???

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Re:France offers each cyclist €50 for bike repairs once lock... by wolco on Friday May 01, 2020 @03:42PM (#23045760)

I live where if someone spends 1000 on a bike this year. They will repeat next year. Same as cell phones. New iphone prime 5k extra hd space. I'm in.

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Re:France offers each cyclist €50 for bike repairs once lock... by gnarbarian on Friday May 01, 2020 @02:52PM (#23045279)

A lot of people don't buy $4000 bikes.

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