Re: Re:
Obviously there are many bikes that it would be a crime to split, ones of great historical value, race bikes and very rare bikes etc.. I think we are responding to the fact the bike is a mass produced with quality parts that can breathe new life into another 'better' bike.
I for one have broken down several bikes over the years that have deserved their fate. I remember one bike that rode so badly that it needed a mercy killing... which it got!
al.
drystonepaul":2co0lj30 said:I hate seeing bikes that have survived otherwise unscathed for the past 30 years bought up and broken.
Especially if it's only done for profit.
Depends on the circumstances to some extent though.
Obviously there are many bikes that it would be a crime to split, ones of great historical value, race bikes and very rare bikes etc.. I think we are responding to the fact the bike is a mass produced with quality parts that can breathe new life into another 'better' bike.
I for one have broken down several bikes over the years that have deserved their fate. I remember one bike that rode so badly that it needed a mercy killing... which it got!
al.