Originally Posted by
dmarkun
What are these "parts bins" everybody keeps talking about, and how can you build a bike from one. My parts bin is the stuff left over after I replace parts with more suitable ones. Why would I want to make another bike from these parts?
Oh wait ... are some of us buying and hoarding parts that we don't actually need at the moment?
If it was only a bin, I wouldn't be able to almost completely build or change some bikes without being held up or waylaid and losing momentum instead of knocking it out according to plan.
I stock up on parts that fit a certain type of build for a given frame or use, vibe, etc when I find good deals, especially on hard to find specific ones that can stop a project dead in its tracks.
So the "bin" amounts to a big messy pile that occupies a big part of the garage, it works for me.
Also, cast off parts can be used as spares, temps, parts, experiments, etc, etc, donated, used for helping others and so many other things.