I'll give it 2 months before the bulk of the bikes have been lobbed into a canal or smashed up by scrotes.
Well, if they've thought this through well: the deposit will deter people from letting them get nicked. If the stands are really secure (maybe somehow immobilising the bike if they are forced free) and if they are relatively tamper-proof (proprietary tools to undo things, unnickable seatposts that don;t actually come out, just adjustable).
All very big 'ifs' though.
I can't say I hold out much hope for these lasting more than 6 years.
And I have to say those saddles are really unsuitable for people who sport testicles. A femino-centric choice of saddle.
Well, if they've thought this through well: the deposit will deter people from letting them get nicked. If the stands are really secure (maybe somehow immobilising the bike if they are forced free) and if they are relatively tamper-proof (proprietary tools to undo things, unnickable seatposts that don;t actually come out, just adjustable).
All very big 'ifs' though.
I can't say I hold out much hope for these lasting more than 6 years.
And I have to say those saddles are really unsuitable for people who sport testicles. A femino-centric choice of saddle.