Originally Posted by
Jaytron
Forgive my ignorance, but how does one go about saving bikes from the junkyard? Do you just show up and see if anyone has tossed any bikes? I ventured here and this thread has sparked my interest in building a classic/vintage frame for fun.
Persistence and low expectations. I've rescued a few myself (well with the help of my dad), but never when I was looking for one. My dad goes to two dump/transfer stations a week (one town for his house and the neighboring town for my grandmother) and has a good relationship with the metal guy at each place who knows to set anything with two wheels aside for my dad to check out for me. 99% of the time it's a Huffy, Next, Magna...etc. and my dad just tosses into the pile. Sometimes it's a minty fresh 60's Raleigh Sports or a Columbus Tenax Schwinn
