Originally Posted by
anixi
That's the problem in Ea. Wa. , more white trash, OOPS! I mean underprivileged regular salt-of-the-earth types here than you shake a willow branch at. Those mid-to-high level bikes just don't get much turnover.
I have always been surprised some of the places where I have found the nicest bikes. I'll hit the garage sales in the rich neighborhoods, and it is not unusual to find all Walmart bikes. They might have a Mercedes in the driveway, but they have a garage full of BSO. Meanwhile, in some of the not so great areas, I have sometimes found the best bikes.
Some of my rationale goes like this: people that are not good with money sometimes waste it on nice toys, meanwhile, the rich folks just get the basic bike that meets their needs. Kind of like where I used to live in PA. You would see fancy 4x4 pickup trucks sitting in front of a row house (we are not talking Philly). People literally spent more on their truck than their home.