Well, I recently donated some stuff & sold a frame cheap to a local forum member who himself is making up a nice bike to give to another. I don't know, nor will ever know the recipient, but I feel good about moving some things along....just because I liked the cause.
I like to pay it forward because many have been kind to me. Just a couple of days ago I went to my local bike shop and asked if they had any down tube cable stops for a bike with down tube braze ons (I moved my downtube shifters up to thumb mounts). Anyways, one of the older mechanics looked around in back then came out with new, never opened set of Shimano STI down tube stops and said, "they're a gift". I still bought something since I came for more than the cable stops, but it was kind that he gave those to me. Just out of curiosity I looked online and they sell for around $26 give or take. I'm a good customer there and they like that I enjoy bikes.
Last edited by Velocivixen; 11-01-15 at 10:11 PM.
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