Beaters? Don't work in gangland where I live. Anything is up for grabs just as long as it is ridable condition. But this bike was bought to be a beater and turned out to be my best bike. All my new bikes are modeled or patterned after this one:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/world-o...7594461421431/

Since I cannot fold it up and take it with me, it is rather useless now to me as far as utility goes.