Originally Posted by
JoeTBM
Thank you for that information, fortunately we salvage used parts from bikes that cannot but economically repaired. We try to reuse parts whenever possible to help contain our costs. All bikes are repaired at no cost to our clients.
Our labor is always free and our mechanics donate the cost of repair parts.
So, if you salvage used parts from bikes that cannot be repaired you seem not to have been able to find a replacement for that rear derailleur or its pulleys. I am wondering how it came to be that the pulleys on that derailleur came to be worn out without almost every other component on the bike being similarly worn. A bike in that state might not be worth fixing at all, unless there was some specific reason why that rear derailleur is in such a bad state. If the rest of the bike is in good repair, replacing a derailleur that retails for between $20 and $25 doesn't seem to be unreasonable. If your organization is able to buy parts from a wholesale distributor, those prices are much less.