Ethics of taking an abandoned frame
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Ethics of taking an abandoned frame
This frame has been locked to a parking meter for about 4 weeks. Nice frame I believe it's a Sterling. I don't know who makes that. Thats beside the matter. This frame has no rust. The wheels are missing, so is the chain. I didn't note the brand of the cranks or chainring, but both looked nice. The handle bars didn't have brakes levers, and there were none on the frame. So part of me wonders if this frame has either been picked clean already or the owner who lost his key, decided to pull his components. But the latter seems less likely due to the fact the wheels were not locked with the frame.
I'm curious about this. I'm not sure I want to or even would go through the trouble of breaking the ulock and such. So my question is, What do you guys think about the ethics of taking a bike like this or what would you do in this situation?
I'm curious about this. I'm not sure I want to or even would go through the trouble of breaking the ulock and such. So my question is, What do you guys think about the ethics of taking a bike like this or what would you do in this situation?
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This frame has been locked to a parking meter for about 4 weeks. Nice frame I believe it's a Sterling. I don't know who makes that. Thats beside the matter. This frame has no rust. The wheels are missing, so is the chain. I didn't note the brand of the cranks or chainring, but both looked nice. The handle bars didn't have brakes levers, and there were none on the frame. So part of me wonders if this frame has either been picked clean already or the owner who lost his key, decided to pull his components. But the latter seems less likely due to the fact the wheels were not locked with the frame.
I'm curious about this. I'm not sure I want to or even would go through the trouble of breaking the ulock and such. So my question is, What do you guys think about the ethics of taking a bike like this or what would you do in this situation?
I'm curious about this. I'm not sure I want to or even would go through the trouble of breaking the ulock and such. So my question is, What do you guys think about the ethics of taking a bike like this or what would you do in this situation?
it is called stealing if you take it, say hello to your new butt-buddy in jail.
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Logic over locks.
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Just steal it and "jusitfy it" later. Someone else might take it while you are "solving" the morality questions on the interweb.
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I think 4 weeks is an all-new low. Next it will be 4 hours.
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instead of asking BF just make a decision out-side of the internet.
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are you kidding? i can't decide what the hell to eat for lunch without asking you guys!
(falafel or lentil soup? or both!?)
(falafel or lentil soup? or both!?)
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That depends.
Were you the original owner who locked it up in the first place?
If not...IT IS NOT YOUR BIKE.
In fact, I have a Sterling locked up in Detroit. If that is my Sterling and you are ******* with it when I happen to walk by it, you will wish you had left it alone.
Were you the original owner who locked it up in the first place?
If not...IT IS NOT YOUR BIKE.
In fact, I have a Sterling locked up in Detroit. If that is my Sterling and you are ******* with it when I happen to walk by it, you will wish you had left it alone.
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I often wondered the same thing, I ride in NYC every weekend and I see a ton of great frames that are all stripped down, no wheels, etc. and I just think to myself if you spent a day walking around teh city with a hack saw you could bring home a dozen great frames to use for single speed/fixed gear conversions. I know it isnt really ethical, but is it ethical to just leave your bike laying in the street for a hand full of weeks or months, and some point doesn't it just become garbage chained to post?
I'm new ot the site, and I have been involved in other forums whre we kill guys for going over topics that have been discussed in the past, so dont kill me too much if this point has been brought up in a previous thread.
I'm new ot the site, and I have been involved in other forums whre we kill guys for going over topics that have been discussed in the past, so dont kill me too much if this point has been brought up in a previous thread.
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