Lousy article. It strengthens the notion that all used bicycles are hopeless disasters, and that anyone looking for a used bike in this manner is a hopeless idiot with a dream. The interview with the shop staff doesn't speak any good of the MIT student body either.

For that matter, I fail to see the "do it yourself" concept if the students are simply hauling their newfound heaps to the bike shop. That's not DIY; that's the same thing that every other non-mechanic (or mechanic less tools) does.

-Kurt