> "Why not at least peel the decals [branding] off and sell the bikes to individuals?" Jon Orcutt of Bike New York, a non-profit group, told news site Motherboard.

> "We explored donating the remaining, older-model bikes," Uber said in a statement.

> "But given many significant issues - including maintenance, liability, safety concerns, and a lack of consumer-grade charging equipment - we decided the best approach was to responsibly recycle them."

Translation: selling the bikes would remove those buyers from our pool of potential renters.