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I do own a bike but I rarely use it because using it involves bringing it in from my back balcony, through my apartment to the front door, then carrying it downstairs 2 floors (and all that in reverse when I'll be back, maybe tired). Then I have to carry a lock, I have to find a place to lock it at my destination and hope it's still there when I go get it. And that's a normal bike, NOT an e-bike, which is usually heavier, more expensive and appealing to thieves, and adds the concern of having to have it topped off before I take it out.
Browsing quickly, it seems the low-end of the "worth buying" ebikes starts around 750$ (so close to 1000$CAD). Mechanical components and batteries wear off on bikes, and those bikes at the low-end of the spectrum are likely Aliexpress specials that you cannot expect to get any significant post-sales service for. This is also no counting any electricity cost.
The local bike share program is 107$CAD from mid-april to mid-november (the months non-crazy dedicated "bike people" would consider riding in). After that it's 0$ for any number of "up to 45 minutes" rides in non-electric bikes, or 17c CAD/minute for an ebike.
Unless it's for daily commute, and/or you live at the ground floor and have a safe place to keep your bike, I can see the bike share system having massive appeal!
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