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There is some bike stuff that is so bad that it demands a discard. For the betterment of society and the greater public welfare. This includes:
What I mean by discard is not any of the well meaning but potentially ultimately fatal acts:
What I mean by discard is chopping them into unusable bits and discarding them deep in the trash. Trust me, removing useless and dangerous bike crap from circulation is a valuable public service. Because if the stuff does find its way back into use, it will cause more safety, health and nuisance issues than the parts are worth - to any rider. Weird old French, Italian or Swiss threaded bits.... if they are good, then bag them, label them and donate them. Or Ebay them. If they are cheap or worn out, chuck them. Do not blissfully dump them with the local bike Co-op as some newb bike mechanic will spend hours of frustration trying to torque an Italian cup into an English threaded frame, potentially wrecking his project. |
Originally Posted by Dave Mayer
(Post 17618535)
There is some bike stuff that is so bad that it demands a discard. For the betterment of society and the greater public welfare. This includes:
What I mean by discard is not any of the well meaning but potentially ultimately fatal acts:
What I mean by discard is chopping them into unusable bits and discarding them deep in the trash. Trust me, removing useless and dangerous bike crap from circulation is a valuable public service. Because if the stuff does find its way back into use, it will cause more safety, health and nuisance issues than the parts are worth - to any rider. jimmuller, the way you're talking about your once-beloved UO-8 concerns me: is the Gazelle going to push it out of the nest? :eek: |
I wish I could find Dunlop Special Lightweight steel rims tossed out at the curb.
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Originally Posted by nlerner
(Post 17618806)
I wish I could find Dunlop Special Lightweight steel rims tossed out at the curb.
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What to do with stuff...
I, fairly recently, gave away a couple of van loads full of vintage bicycle parts. A few half ton truck loads of vintage bicycles, rims and bigger items, not to mention a couple of dozen vintage pumps, vintage shoes, cleats, accessories and, well the list does go on. I had to let it all go and most for free, to friends. Property sold, storage space eliminated, and bye bye bikes of bye gone days. But I did keep three plastic tubs full of neat, valuable and hard to find stuff, not to mention five bikes, which has now grown to eight. N+1 strikes again!!! |
I have similar boxes full of stuff of which I'm sure 95% will never be used. It's just that I don't know which 5% I will want to use at some point. :(
One thing I'll definitely not throw out anymore is a nice steel crank set. I've equipped two bikes with them last year, and in both cases I'm very pleased with the results. What they add in weight they return in smoothness. A Nervar set on my Mercier touring bike, with flatland gearing: http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Grotefoto-HETSGQQA.jpg A Stronglight set on my Gitane TdF, for the hilly bits: http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Grotefoto-ZB6UVSXH.jpg With Simplex chain rings they're eve nicer to look at. This chain set is currently waiting to be recommissioned (and reversed ;)): http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Grotefoto-7F6QWUU8.jpg |
Originally Posted by jimmuller
(Post 17617757)
10. The Unicanitor that came with the Masi...
What to do with it??? What would you do with it? |
Originally Posted by wrk101
(Post 17617806)
I would sell a few select pieces on eBay and donate the remainder to the co-op. I donate a pick up load to the co-op a few times a year, usually donor bikes, steel wheelsets, take off parts, etc. What they don't want is recycled.
If you sell hubs, MAKE SURE cups and cones are good first. Realize your left over parts, sold on eBay, not only bring you some coin, but help someone else with a rebuild. I sold a 1987 University of Illinois yearbook, had been sitting in a box for at least 25 years, doing me no good. The buyer turned out to have a collection of U of I yearbooks, and this was the one year he was missing. So he was super pleased to get it, and I obviously did not need it. Win/win. Last UO8 frameset I had went to the co-op. And FWIW, some of the low end French bikes had Simplex QR levers, which can have good value. If you want to be charitable, you can always donate cash from selling the items. Realize cash can be used to pay bills. I write checks to my favorite charities every year from proceeds of flips acquired from them. Its one complete circle. 1. Thrifty Bill forgot about the part about moving day today. That will force you to clear out stuff immediately before or after the relocation. 2. He also left out the part about building more garage or shop space. 3. Do what [MENTION=152773]noglider[/MENTION] and others do, help the upstate New York economy and buy a vacation home in the ADK, Catskills, or Finger Lakes; they're affordable. Often they come with a garage, barn, or pole barn. Then you can leave your stash in there for 5 years, then market it as a "barn" find. :D |
Originally Posted by ThermionicScott
(Post 17618793)
the way you're talking about your once-beloved UO-8 concerns me: is the Gazelle going to push it out of the nest? :eek:
FWIW, I didn't start this thread as a backdoor way to sell my stuff. Rather, it was a philosophical query, a rhetorical quest for the resolution of a dilemma. I am getting the sense that some pieces should stay and others be tossed. |
Originally Posted by oddjob2
(Post 17619152)
+1
1. Thrifty Bill forgot about the part about moving day today. That will force you to clear out stuff immediately before or after the relocation. 2. He also left out the part about building more garage or shop space. 3. Do what @noglider and others do, help the upstate New York economy and buy a vacation home in the ADK, Catskills, or Finger Lakes; they're affordable. Often they come with a garage, barn, or pole barn. Then you can leave your stash in there for 5 years, then market it as a "barn" find. :D Funny you should mention our place upstate and barn. We have two barns, believe it or not. Unfortunately, we've found purposes for them. One section of one barn I call the "goat room" just so I can entertain a fantasy of having goats one day. I think goats are cute. Another section is for storage. The third is for my bike workshop but it is quite small. It doesn't feel like unlimited storage. But maybe that's a good thing. I echo everyone's sentiment about donating to bike coops. Find a way. Maybe someone there will be willing to pick up at your place. If not, jam your motor vehicle full of bike stuff and make a drop off. I did that when I moved out of NJ. It was well timed, because the bike coop had just been formed. The manager was very grateful for my donations. In it was my wife's old UO-8, which she had also bought new in a974 or so, and that was inadvertent. I had meant to keep it. Oops. |
1. Kinetic sculpture.
2. Packing material- shipping a rim? Through a freebee Weinmann on either side for added protection. 3. Okay I'm out of ideas. |
Originally Posted by SJX426
(Post 17617940)
BOC for small stuff.
We have a trade thread going but it is too dynamic for practical use. I wish there was a database we could access that was an inventory of such parts and when we found something we needed, we could contact the owner. Discipline by the owners would be needed to keep the list current. I am victim of the "I might need that someday" thinking process when it comes to parts that I think have value to someone. My problem is that I often don't know what I have and if I give it away and learn later what I had, I feel like I missed an opportunity. If you are going to keep stuff, keep it in good condition. It is a tragedy to find a bike that was neglected through exposure to harsh environmental conditions. It is worse than being used with scars to prove it (exception are scratches from truck lids!) |
If there are any toe clips for Campy knock-offs, I'd send them to me. ;)
Seriously though, I'd say a selective contribution to the co-op with the rest as scrap. I need to do the same thing. hahaha |
Originally Posted by seedsbelize
(Post 17620192)
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