"At first glance this looks like a good deal; however, who is going to shell out $180 a year to borrow a bike when they could own one for half that?"

Replacement cost and upkeep costs. 


If one of our notorious tweakers steals a Biki, someone else foots the replacement bill. And if that Biki does go missing you can bet the lethargic, inept, corrupt HPD will face organizational pressure to actually find the perp. I've had three bikes stolen in Honolulu in four years. How many recovered by HPD? Zero.