Originally Posted by adampaiva
Does anyone know what happens to abandoned locked bikes? I see them around the city all the time here in Philadelphia. Sometimes they have been partially stripped for parts or damaged and sometimes they are just abandoned and rusting all over. I awlays want to cut the locks and rehab the bikes or use for parts but dont want to be seen by a cop and be arrested for theft.
The police eventually haul all the bike once or twice a year from the racks. Many of them go straight to the garbage but some eventually go for auction.