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Old 08-03-09 | 02:26 PM
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RickAccused
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Bikes: Panisonic Dx2000(R.I.P), Panasonic DX 5000, Panasonic DX 1000, Trek 530, Schwinn Varsity, Motobecane Mirage, other bikes that I've garbage picked or found

Originally Posted by stausty
Make friends with the local junk collectors. The metal is worth a bit to recyclers and therefore the frames are worth a bit to those who can sell them to recyclers. And since these guys are good at finding tossed out old bikes first, you might be able to get him to be your personal bike hunter for the good stuff.
thats a great idea! I just wish the local scrap collectors weren't all strange people who hate everyone. I tried to buy a frame off a guy. You would have thought i'd asked him how much for his wife! haha

I'll probably try again though
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