On Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 9:34:19 AM UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote:
So, given that bike share bikes will be used by lots of novices,
should they purposely be given weak front brakes?
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- Frank Krygowski

I'll argue about this assumption since I have nothing else to do. Do people who do not ride bikes ever, rent these communal bikes and ride them? I find that hard to believe. I can believe that young, fit, athletic people who work out, jog, but don't ride much, do rent these bikes. But I would still suspect they are familiar with bicycling and have ridden some. Bicycling, even these rental bikes, require effort and muscle and strength and sweat. Something a person who does not bicycle already, will NOT do.