got a peugot from a guy at work who was throwin the bike out , also turns out he had rescued the same bike from a skip a few years earlier. heres a pic , of it now with some parts i found lyin around[IMG]http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...DSC00047-2.jpg[/IMG]

Not enough immediate forward sweep and too much drop to be Lauterwassers ...

http://theracingbicycle.com/James.html

I agree that it is very fine catch! :thumb:

Bob

I think that the bars will be Maes bars. I can't wait to actually get it and get it back on the road.

Yeah I know, pity he doesn't drink. His local dump is a good source of intersting bikes. He has picked up a Gresham Flyer (26 inch wheeled sports bike with working dynohub), a couple of old child's bikes, A BSA sports with drum brakes, and a ladies Humber that he is going to flip. I've got an Oryx Mixte and a Robin Hood sports from the same dump.

Thanks, Bob, that link to the James is the perfect explanation.

Today's dump pick
 

Phillips 3-speed ladies bike. The year from the SA AW hub is 1964. No fenders, chainguard, racks, front brake. Probably should have left it. The dump guys thought I was crazy, passing up perfectly good Western Flyer and Free Spirit mtn bikes for this. Probably they are right.
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saved many
 

I saved about 8 bikes tonight, two oldies, one old mountain bike, and some kids bikes, I donate the kids bikes after I repair them, I wish people would stop throwing stuff out, aside from bikes, they can keep doing it lol, I see alot of things thrown out that are still good

That Phillips will clean up with plenty of elbow grease Tom. Apart from the fenders/mudguards it's all there and replacement mudguards shouldn't be too hard to find.
I clean English chrome wheel rims (or any chromework) with a paste type metal polish and brass wire wool. You'll be amazed at just how much shine will come back with just a little effort. Same goes for the paintwork, a clean and wax and you'll have a nice looking bike with a gently aged patina.

Going to pick up a mid 80's (i think) Schwinn Varsity, (step through frame) complete bike later from my dad's...I just got into biking and the other day I noticed it sitting in the garden...as decoration...geez...it looks to be in ok shape...I will have to determine for sure later though. There is another bike, supposedly a mid 50's? step through frame, sitting right beside it. My step mom wants to keep it, since it was her first bike, as a keepsake...I was like in a few years it is going to be totally rusted why bother...I am going to look for some decals, serial number something on it...I am not going to let it die...I am going to convince her to let me have it and fix it up or something...

I'm curious, how do you all get bikes from the dump? Do you just drive to the dump and ask them if you can rummage through it or what?

I'm coming up pretty fast on my half century marker and wanted to get a road bike (can't afford new, picky about old ones). I had been looking at the one my upstairs neighbor kept chained to his balcony rail through rain or shine and never seemed to ride it. Couldn't really tell what it was from down stairs, but I suspected it was and old Huffy or something.

Well, he moved out and gently parked that bike next to the dumpster where it sat until I got home from work. Saw it was actually a much abused raleigh Gran Sport with a Hi Ten frame made in Japan and hade a broken rear der. I took it in.

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The frame is pretty lightweight and straight but there is a lot of missing paint (surprisingly almost no rust considering all the time it spent in the rain). I think I'll take the frame to be powdercoated (I'll handle the fork myself and see if I can preserve the chrome) and upgrade the drive train to 700c wheels and 8/2 Shimano Sora STI with compact cranks in front. Yeah, I know a lot of folks wouldn't mess with this bike but it's a first project. It ought to be fun (I'm not rebranding it Raleigh, I'm renaming it Garakura a Japanese word meaning odds and ends, I even have the kanji characters to put on the seat and head tubes).

One thing that has me scratching my head is the cable stops for the shifter cables. Maybe find something that I could mount on the old downtube shifter? Find someone to braze new cable stops to the downtube before taking it in to be powder coated?

You should be able to find a clamp on cable stop. There are alot of them out there that came on stem mount/bar-end shifters.

Good find Tex :thumb:

I'm of the opinion that it's a really nice find, just as is. Looks great, and whatever you choose to do with it, that's a good, solid base.

The pics don't tell the whole story. Yesterday I carefully stripped down as many of the components as possible. I expected some hidden rust and I wasn't disappointed (even pulling off the bar ends produced a damp musty smell). The rear der is definitely broken, and I think that if I gently spread the the rear triangle to 130mm (calipers say it's 120 inside) and replace the front and rear der with Sora it will be a sweeter ride. I am thinking though that I can clean up the Suntour friction levers and mount them on bar end pods. I'll use the clamp on downtube mounting for mounting the downtube cable stops. Some frame saver would be a good idea too.

Things I am thinking about cleaning up and polishing to keep are the Sakai handle bars, The Dia Compe aero brakes levers (may need new hoods), the Seguino cranks, and various other odds and ends.

No doubt I could probably get by with just a new chain, gears, and a rear der, but decided that modernizing the bike slightly would serve better over the years as I ride the heck out of it. Besides, it'll be a good platform for my Imperial. :D

Hey guy’s,

First time post!

I read on here alot about bikes being rescued from skips/ dumps/ tips but I’d just like to reiterate the question asked by BoiseShwin: how do you go about taking things from the dump?

I’ve been to the dump a few times recently but couldn’t see anything. I live in Scotland (U.K.) so if anyone can recommend any dumps that might have older bikes then I’m all ears.

Thanks very much.

G.

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I found all these this garbage day, also to find and save from the dump on garbage night and day go out looking, because if you don't then they end up at the dump.

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My jalopy...

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I thought I was saving a mid 90's Specialized Rockhopper from A Rusty Demise on a Bucknell bikerack... until its owner came out to find me "stealing" his bike. I had been eyeing it for the entire year and scoping out parts for a singlespeed conversion as a grocery getter and weather-braver, but alas all is lost.

yes please... as you see from my above post i have pretty bad luck

It seems to be different in the USA to the UK. From other Member's posts it sounds as though people put bicycles, sofas, etc. out on the kerb at the same time as their dustbins (trash cans???) and it's OK to remove anything useful. Similarly it seems OK to rummage at the local council tips and remove items - it's very different here. However, I was at my local "recycling facility" last year getting rid of a load of garden cuttings, timber off cuts and cardboard when the chap next to me opened his tailgate. "Are you getting rid of the Mountain Bike?" I asked. "Sure, you can have it if you want it - I've never ridden it". That's how I came to own an old but unused Falcoln Stealth with perfect paint and split tyres from where they had been left uninflated. I've also salvaged frames and parts from unofficial "fly tips" in the woods from time to time and wasw given an Apollo MTB and Vindec gent's 3 speed by someone who was clearing out their garage. My son rides the MTB in London and I've finally fixed the Sturmey Archer gears on the Vindec. It can be done here, but it's a lot harder - more hit and miss.

I believe that you are correct about the disposal of "trash" in the US. Municipalities vary as to the rules; for example, in my town I have no access to the dump, so bicycles and other items to be disposed of or recycled are placed at the curb to be collected by sanitation trucks: garbage truck, bottle & can truck, scrap truck. Large items and recycled materials are put out on a specific day of the week or month, and I tend to go for leisurely rides the night before, mainly out of curiosity, though I occasionally have a lucky find.

I've accosted independant scrappies with trucks full of metals they've collected, offering a few bucks for what bikes they may have. This has worked a time or two, but invariably the object I need is underneath everything else. I must decide how badly I want the thing, because it's real work to get a bike unsnarled from a pile of bedframes, collapsed swingsets and all.
One day I must try asking the town scrap guys about bicycles as they do their rounds. Money talks, as usual.

For an extreme example of the town dump co-op style of refuse handling, take a look at this article. It is by no means the rule. Perhaps it ought to be: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=91975541

IT sucks now with metal prices so high, bikes don't last long enough on the curb for them to be claimed. The scrapers take everything! I usually will keep an eye out when i see them going down the street so if they have anything decent i could throw them a few bucks and take it. It hurts my body physically to see such potentially great rides heading towards the scrap yard.... maybe i could just go to the scrap yard after pick up day and pay the guys there. hmmm does this idea have merit?

yes Rick !

I was cleaning the basement (it's a big 19thc building) and there was this 1981 Sears Free Spirit 10speed down there, probably been down there SINCE the 80s. I don't know whose it was, 21" too short for my brother, too tall for me, But it was a mess - the basement is all cement floor and rock walls - I figured cheap bike, bad storage - that's a lot of work for little reward. I seriously considered putting it out for the trash or at least out on the stoop.

Instead I threw it on Craigslist Boston for free, perhaps someone would want it for parts.
Within 10 minutes it had a new home with a kid whose expensive Trek bike had just been stolen.

"I spent all day yesterday cleaning the bike up, scrubbing off the gears, re-greasing everything, tightening up the brakes... By sun-down, I was up and riding on it, and it feels great!
Thank you so much for the bike!
Sincerely,
Paul F"

Just figured I'd share.