Quote Originally Posted by indysteel View Post
This. I'd be happy to lend any of my bikes to a friend or a TEer who was in my area for whatever reason, but I doubt I'd let a stranger rent one of them. None of my bikes are just "off the rack." They've all been customized in some fashion. Even if I got insurance proceeds for a stolen or damaged bike, I wouldn't want to go to the trouble of buying a new bike to replace it(assuming that I could even buy one) and then customizing it to my specs.
I also agree.