Originally Posted by
tjspiel
Yeah, not being able to make a quick trip for a craiglist purchase has cost me some good buys but probably saved me a lot of money.
That's what I thought would happen to me also but in the end, the money I saved was spend on a new bike instead of the one I wanted from CL
Originally Posted by
CliftonGK1
This is where the Xtracycle would be handy: I've seen people's build-ups for 2nd bike carriers. Usually a fork mount bracket bolted to the rear of the snapdeck so you can trail the 2nd bike, and stash the front tire in the sideloader. Although, I've also seen a full rail carrier outfit for a wideloader, which looked like a re-mount of a Thule roof rack setup.
That would be a neat idea, but unfortunately here in the Bay Area, I may have to cross to the other side of the bay to get those bargains which mean taking the train and getting a second bike on the train would be interesting. However there were time where I was so tempted to do it just because the "the price were right". I got lucky with one deal where a college student wanted a 2009 Hardrock for $175 and it was only like 6 month old and used maybe several times. Lucky it was not I that wanted that bike but my coworker and he wanted me to go buy it first becausse he had another appointment. I laugh at him about how I was gonna remove the wheels and strapped the frame over my back and attach the rims to each side of my rack. Needless to say, he went with me to pick up "his" bike.
Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
I saw a bike standing on a kickstand on the sidewalk about a month ago, with a sign hanging from the frame: "FREE POLO BIKE." I wanted it so bad...! The thing is, my little brother just recently moved to Seattle, and he's spending two hours a day commuting a few miles by bus. He doesn't enjoy bikes at all, but would seriously benefit from one. Unfortunately I was on mine at the time, and it would have been a pain to get it home. I thought about just walking both of them home ( about three miles ), but in the end, I decided karma would smile on me if I left it for someone who would really want it.
Ironic how the folks that has no transportation but need it most will have the toughtest time getting that bike, while the folks who can get it easily are those who drives and probably don't care for it, and us commuter who see the value in it cannot take it.