Originally Posted by
CheGiantForLife
Disclaimer: I do not lease, I pay cash, but is there a biz oppty here?
Some bikes cost as a car.
Why can't we lease bicycles ?
What prevents this from being a thing ?
The majority of the bicycle market, most likely, are bikes that cost < $2000. The bikes that "cost as much as a car" ($20k) is, very likely, a tiny fraction of the market for bicycles.
The bikes that cost as much as a car are being purchased by wealthy people (generally). They don't need a lease.
Part of car leases is the residual value at the end of the lease. Used bicycles don't seem to have that much value after 3 years. There's also a very well-established market for used cars.
People selling car leases have lots of experience doing that and leases are an important part of making money selling cars. Bicycle sellers have no experience selling leases. And selling leases for < $2000 might not be worth the trouble.
There's a big market for car leases. The market for bicycle leases is, very likely, much smaller.