aren't these all rental bike scheme bikes? we've seen similar (albeit not to that extend) pictures from the UK where boris bikes, zips, zooms, and all the other gone to the wall schemes have been chucked in the same spot. it's not really bike waste, it's the attempt to make money from buying cheap and renting that's the issue.This photo reminds me why I fix up old bikes.
here's a documentary on the topic
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