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Old 06-28-08 | 02:48 PM
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From: Western Slope, CO
I have caught the disease. There are an even 20 bikes in here, which makes me glad to say that I have a nice enough rental place that I can have this great basement/shop. But unless there's a real emotional attachment, it is nice to rotate stock to insure freshness, and it also pays for the collection to turn a few over.
Which, to my fellow bike hoarders I say this:
There are many youth mentoring organizations around the US that you can give bikes to, which they in turn give to kids. If you are at yard sales and there are freebies in small sizes, figure out who takes them in your area and places them, and get them to good homes! I always say to someone if I am not interested in paying for their bike, the name of the organization that accepts them in my area if they don't sell it. The small amount of effort that it takes to lube up a chain and maybe clean it off, minor adjustments, and use some of your old backup tires, or maybe just a patch job will be much appreciated to a kid who gets a bike who might not afford it otherwise. Makes you feel really good, and gets the aquisition karma in your favor.

Here's what's on the junk pile:
Le tour 12.2 from the 70s
82 le tour III SS
Zinn roadie
87 Pinarello Montello
75 Raleigh Gran Sport
70s raleigh roadie
80s Raleigh Mixte?
Giant yukon from neighbors trash
70s Fuji SPecial Road Racer
70s Schwinn Traveler, or collegiate not sure, just got it
94 Kestrel I think is cracked
60s or so schwinn coaster brake townie
Fiance's Geared MTB townie
schwinn moab mtb
Trek mtb to donate when I get the fork straightened
Banke steel frame 69 c-c, needs fork!
76 schwinn 3 spd breeze?
Friend's townie
Fiance's stumpjumper
Fiancee's custom steel roadie
Great thing about my fiancee is that she has 4 bikes of her own, so she can't get too mad.
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