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LgReno

02-09-09 11:03 PM

Montreal + Bikes + Winter + Snowplows = Scrap

kpug505

02-09-09 11:34 PM

My eyes!!!!!!!!:cry:

mkeller234

02-10-09 02:18 AM

Note to self: don't lock my bikes up outside during the winter in Montreal. That fuji frame is something to behold, some of the messes look almost sculptural.

My wife and I went to Montreal last year on our honeymoon and loved it, all of the college campuses give the city a very young hip feeling. We stayed in the Latin quarter, so there was plenty of interesting stuff happening.

ozneddy

02-10-09 02:26 AM

OH the PAIN !

WNG	02-10-09 06:38 AM

Wow! :(
I'll miss Montreal. But not those winters. It is a biker's city.
;)
Those scenes are usually repeated in most big cities. Really tough to keep one's bike safe outside.
Not just plows, weather, but also vandals and thieves. Many become victims of drunken groups, who will stomp, and trash a bike for fun and laughs.

divineAndbright

02-10-09 06:41 AM

I'm sure its not all snow plow, some were probably beaten by rowdy drunk kids

YoKev

02-10-09 06:44 AM

time to replenish the parts stash.

orange-toei

02-10-09 08:09 AM

I miss Montreal too!!! I've haven't had a poutine for more than 6 months! I remember all those bikes, I guess it's a winter tradition.

wrk101

02-10-09 08:39 AM

Sad, but at the same time, I see a lot of great donor bikes!!

USAZorro

02-10-09 08:47 AM

It's sad, but I don't have a great deal of sympathy for the owners. Locking your bicycle up outside for a prolonged period of time (especially in the winter), is a pretty good sign that the owners don't really care about them very much.

nycwtorres

02-10-09 08:49 AM

Ever see what they pull from the bottom of the Amsterdam Canals every year?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3239/...e92344.jpg?v=0

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