Originally Posted by Haschen

Hi guys. First post!

I was wondering about the morality and legality of rescuing bikes from being thrown out. For example, in a park near where I work there's a mountain bike frame, fork, and stem locked by a rusty chain to a fence. It's pretty obvious it hasn't been touched for a while. Would busting the chain and taking be wrong? Or would it be a public service?

I like building things and tinkering with bikes. I could build bikes out of found parts and give them to homeless people so they don't steal other people's bikes. Or sell them. Or whatever.

Or keep them.

I don't know, what's the group consensus?