Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 9,625
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From: South of Raleigh, North of New Hill, East of Harris Lake, NC
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Specialized Roubaix, Giant OCR-C, Specialized Stumpjumper FSR, Stumpjumper Comp, 88 & 92Nishiki Ariel, 87 Centurion Ironman, 92 Paramount, 84 Nishiki Medalist
In my case its' the value of the frame's brand name. A beat Trek 800 with a bent rim, broken derailer, gets repaired because a Trek is an easy bike to flip. A Magna dual suspension, that's in perfect working order except the cranks worked their way loose and rounded the square taper, gets to become a parts bike.
I hate to toss LBS brand name frames. I've only tossed one Schwinn that was badly rusted, a Takara and a Fuji that had bent frames. But I've tossed several department store bikes, but not before they contributed to the parts bin.
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