Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest (Post 11910767)

Funny you should mention that. Reminds me of a story that, frankly, makes Forrest sad.

One of the neighbors dumped a bike next to the apartment garbage. I checked it out, and it's a Magna, which (I didn't know) is WalMart's store brand for bikes. Looks pretty crappy, and while I was thinking about scavenging some parts, I didn't want any. Even the wheels, which I thought would be fun to ruin going down stairs.

The owner says he wore the drive train out, so he's getting a new bike. I was shocked: "you need a chain and a cassette. That's like 40 bucks, maybe 50." He said "Yeah, but I only paid $100 for the bike. I'm gonna get a new one, maybe try a different style."

I wasn't able to give it away before it got hauled off. What a waste.

Originally Posted by wahoonc (Post 11911686)

Those are the ones I strip down for scrap, when aluminum prices are good I get ~$15-20 for scrap value. S