Michael O'Hair

It will be interesting if not downright entertaining to watch the legislature work on the "formula" for taxation of bicycles.

Price? Original sticker price? Or must a receipt be produced on demand?

Size? They probably will consider "small" bikes to be kids bikes except there are all those BMX people.

Volume Discounts? For those of us with Bike Racer's Disease.

And from bicycles it's only a small step to skis.

I suspect that the license & DEQ fees for cars will go up way sooner.
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From: Melissa Boyd

Those of us with thousand-dollar bikes can afford to pay a "luxury" tax for the privelage of riding. However, I really believe we are in the minority. Most bikes are owned by kids, students who ride them to school, responsible adults who are saving gas or exercising for their health, and low-income people who can't afford cars. A tax of this sort is going to hurt the people who need help the most.