prettyshady

The longer this thread is active, the harder it is for me not to mention the horrific 'cow shred' video I once saw on youtube.

joninkrakow

Newsprint is loaded with clay, and I can imagine that it would last a long time. Craft paper, which is used in shopping bags, however, is a very raw paper, and would biodegrade much quicker.

As to archeologists, I doubt that one generation or two would make that much of a difference a thousand years out. ;-)

-Jon

Mike Mills

The utter lack of replacement parts and early obsolescence is what I dislike about Shimano and other Japanese brands and LIKED about Campagnolo Nuovo Record. With Campy, you could and still CAN, get spare parts to fix what you own. THAT is quality.

bikemore 

Several times I've helped Bikes not Bombs load bikes
to ship to Africa. They get 450 bikes and it costs $4500 (container, fees and bribes) to ship the container.
$10 a bike. Many of the bikes are half way decent, but others need help. To see perfectly good bikes
crushed is such a shame. I have no trouble here selling anything that shifts, brakes, and rides well.
Anyway, more bikes in the crusher means more money for the used bikes. Not that I need any help - it
isn't uncommon to see bikes here with stolen wheels and wheels that have been run over.

ogbigbird

so beavis and butthead got a new schreader? if its recycling, then wouldn't you take off any good parts or at least seperate materials. they don't get it and this senseless destruction makes me sick. these are probably the same people who would chant, "fire, fire, fire. yeah, huh huh huh!", when around an open flame. i guess since we all enjoy bikes then there would be people out there who enjoy destroying stuff and i guess we outta respect that, but why something we care about. and it looks like some of those bikes could have been savable. im sad now, but i knew i would be b4 i watched that. ignorance was bliss.

HSean

To those of you who think just because they are lowend bikes it's no big deal, or what not, wrong, I give them away or sell them cheap and to see the smile on wjpever's face who gets it, thats way better then seeing this happen to them, nomatter the quality of a bike, All bikes deserve a respectful home.

roccobike

Maybe they should show that grinder cutting up a gas guzzling SUV. Oh that's right, I forgot that goes against our culture. Too bad, it would be more useful.

After watching that video, I'm pissed. I'm going to start a movement against bicycle abuse!

HSean

Great Rocco, I support you.

bmaxwell

call them the ultimate Drew's... ban the Drew's

Primitive Don

I'm pretty sure the shredder appeared on MSNBC on a show about entrepreneurs, and one was this guy who created these shredders to make a buck on the disposal of large bulky items. IIRC, he argued that he could shred a refrigerator into a smaller volume and save space in a landfill.

I doubt the folks at Working Bikes Cooperative or Bikes Not Bombs would be very happy to see this.

bigbossman 

I dunno - I thought it was fun to watch.

Could'a used some of those saddles, though......