Bikes left for the scrap man
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Tricky1977
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I’d love to rescue one, sadly haven’t seen any. I’ve taken to eBay “spares repair” and strip them down to keep or sell bits
MarinMartin
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I used to save bikes all the time. Used to fix them up and donate to charity. Had people offering me all sorts from barely used 1 year old apollos to early 90s Marins and the likes.
One guy said he had an old downhill bike I could have to save them being scrapped. Thought he was one of these people who thought any cheap full sus bike was a downhill bike so imagine my surprise when I was greeted by a Cannondale Super V :shock:
Have saved some interesting bikes including a 1996 GT arrowhead and 1999 Kona Blast. (The GT turned into my personal bike for a year)
I used to save bikes all the time. Used to fix them up and donate to charity. Had people offering me all sorts from barely used 1 year old apollos to early 90s Marins and the likes.
One guy said he had an old downhill bike I could have to save them being scrapped. Thought he was one of these people who thought any cheap full sus bike was a downhill bike so imagine my surprise when I was greeted by a Cannondale Super V :shock:
Have saved some interesting bikes including a 1996 GT arrowhead and 1999 Kona Blast. (The GT turned into my personal bike for a year)
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5 weeks ago, this was in a skip opposite my house.
When I got it home, the rear wheel was buckled, the cables seized, gears stuck.
Two hours later, some time with a spoke key sorted the wheel, lots of GT85 sorted the cables and mech's.
One day later it was with a nurse of my acquaintance, who needed a bike for her eldest child.
Job done, I had a beer......
Why do people throw things like this away. A Saracen is a good make.
Dave
5 weeks ago, this was in a skip opposite my house.
When I got it home, the rear wheel was buckled, the cables seized, gears stuck.
Two hours later, some time with a spoke key sorted the wheel, lots of GT85 sorted the cables and mech's.
One day later it was with a nurse of my acquaintance, who needed a bike for her eldest child.
Job done, I had a beer......
Why do people throw things like this away. A Saracen is a good make.
Dave
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At one end of the socio-economic scale you have people subject to a punitive 'benefits' regime. It's hard to keep your chattels when you are being faced with eviction and destitution. At the other end, you have people who can buy a new bike every week if they so desire. They are given no discouragement from doing so.
What's gonna happen?
I'll treat that as a non-rhetorical question.
At one end of the socio-economic scale you have people subject to a punitive 'benefits' regime. It's hard to keep your chattels when you are being faced with eviction and destitution. At the other end, you have people who can buy a new bike every week if they so desire. They are given no discouragement from doing so.
What's gonna happen?
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