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Photo : NovriyadiCycling to office become a trend in big cities like Jakarta. Bike communities are increasingly springing up everywhere. Well, bike sellers are also sprayed fortune, too. In fact, it also generate income to secondhand bike sellers.

Just look at Andri (39), one of the former bicycle salesman in Pasar Rumput Jakarta. That afternoon (10/31) he looked so busy in serving the prospective buyers. "Two hundred and fifty thousand is really cheap pack. It's a nice bike anyway," Andri said to prospective buyers.

Photo : NovriyadiAccording to Andrew, since cycling to the office to be the trend, many buyers glanced at his wares. Inevitably, sales turnover increased, even reaching 50 percent, "Moreover, since the enactment of car free day, more and more buyers are coming here," said Andri.

Bicycles used here appreciated starting from Rp 200 thousand to millions of dollars, it all depends on the condition of the bike and bike brand, the "folding bikes are the most sought-after," Andri explained.

Photo : NovriyadiAndri is not alone, in the Pasar Rumput, at least there are dozens of bike secondhand dealers alike rely from the sale of secondhand bicycles. Uniquely, they do not hold merchandise in the store but at the parking lot in front of the shophouses in the area. Not only that, even there are also vendors who sell on the sidewalk "We've asked permission to the manager of the building" said Andrew.

According to Andri, he is just to sell for 2 days ie on Saturday and Sunday. Due to normal days where selling land used as a vehicle parking building employees.

Photo : NovriyadiAndri said, the bike sellers in this place at first was the sellers of bicycles on the banks of the Ciliwung River, in front of Pasar Rumput. But in 1998, they were evicted and eventually open-stallat Pasar Rumput, "We still pengennya made a special place to sell a bike more freely berjualannya let us," said Andri.

Although the bike seller in this place a lot, but do not make them compete or fight over customers. In fact, Yoga (27), another bicycle dealers say, often times the vendors applying the profit-sharing system. The merchants were occasionally venture bought secondhand bike. The profits from the sale will be divided equally. "Moreover, we also often sell the bike to another dealer," said Yoga.

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Although the price is cheap, he says the bikes could compete with a new bicycle, because the spare parts and accessories are paired environmentally friendly. In addition,to the high quality and are carefully matched by the technicians and shop owners or shop.