[smcl]

Genuine question: how did you come up with $3/month? Is that a rough estimate of expenses (maintenance etc) over a year divided by 12, or is there some Paris bike permit required?

[conradfr]

It's 29€ or 39€ for a yearly subscription to public bikes, I would guess he's referring to that : http://en.velib.paris.fr/Subscriptions-and-fees