Comments on: Bike Trade-In Bonus http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/04/25/bike-trade-in-bonus/ Bike Your Drive! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Old vehicle scrappage program not just for cars in Deutschland | green hopogus http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/04/25/bike-trade-in-bonus/#comment-18000 Old vehicle scrappage program not just for cars in Deutschland | green hopogus Mon, 04 May 2009 18:46:02 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2094#comment-18000 [...] drawback to the city is the money spent subsidizing new bike purchases. [Source: Der Spiegel via Bike Commuters/Treehugger]Photo by Iwan Gabovitch. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0.Filed under: [...] [...] drawback to the city is the money spent subsidizing new bike purchases. [Source: Der Spiegel via Bike Commuters/Treehugger]Photo by Iwan Gabovitch. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0.Filed under: [...]

]]> By: Jody http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/04/25/bike-trade-in-bonus/#comment-17930 Jody Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:33:56 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2094#comment-17930 In B.C. you can now trade in your pre 1995 <i>car</i> for up to $1200 off a bike. You can also get a credit towards cars that are significantly more carbon efficient than your old one. http://www.scrapit.ca/ In B.C. you can now trade in your pre 1995 car for up to $1200 off a bike. You can also get a credit towards cars that are significantly more carbon efficient than your old one.

http://www.scrapit.ca/

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/04/25/bike-trade-in-bonus/#comment-17929 Ghost Rider Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:10:16 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2094#comment-17929 It's cool to see the city government taking steps to both stimulate the local economy and get refurbished bikes into the hands of needy folks -- the article implies (but does not spell out) that these bikes go to clients of Biotopia. Lots of bike shops in the U.S. do "trade ins", but this is quite different. I wish them success! @Paul -- ha ha! Some of the Craigslist "finds" here in Tampa are an overpriced joke, too. It’s cool to see the city government taking steps to both stimulate the local economy and get refurbished bikes into the hands of needy folks — the article implies (but does not spell out) that these bikes go to clients of Biotopia.

Lots of bike shops in the U.S. do “trade ins”, but this is quite different. I wish them success!

@Paul — ha ha! Some of the Craigslist “finds” here in Tampa are an overpriced joke, too.

]]> By: Jane Legion http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/04/25/bike-trade-in-bonus/#comment-17928 Jane Legion Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:58:26 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2094#comment-17928 Radlbauer (http://www.radlbauer.de/gebrauchtraeder/), which is the German equivalent of Performance Bike, has been taking trade-ins of old bikes toward the purchase of a new bike for a while now. They then fix them up and sell them of course. Radlbauer (http://www.radlbauer.de/gebrauchtraeder/), which is the German equivalent of Performance Bike, has been taking trade-ins of old bikes toward the purchase of a new bike for a while now. They then fix them up and sell them of course.

]]> By: Paul http://www.bikecommuters.com/2009/04/25/bike-trade-in-bonus/#comment-17926 Paul Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:40:01 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=2094#comment-17926 Here in Austin, TX there are too many bicyclists that would scrap or trade in a perfect condition NEW bike for something abused, bashed, beat up as long as it is "old school". Just look at what people are wanting ($$$) for their overused bikes on Craigslist! New bikes at local bike stores here sell for less! Here in Austin, TX there are too many bicyclists that would scrap or trade in a perfect condition NEW bike for something abused, bashed, beat up as long as it is “old school”. Just look at what people are wanting ($$$) for their overused bikes on Craigslist! New bikes at local bike stores here sell for less!

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