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Thrifty idea...
Has anyone here ever gone as far as to check the dumpsters behind bike shops on their rides?? I have been recently tempted but my wife is giving me a hard time about it. Yay or nay?
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Originally Posted by PGZX3
Has anyone here ever gone as far as to check the dumpsters behind bike shops on their rides?? I have been recently tempted but my wife is giving me a hard time about it. Yay or nay?
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HAHA!!!! I have been tempted to grab my new CamelBak Motherlode and my messenger bag and go for a ride around hitting all the LBS while they're closed so no one says anything...I just might have to do that now.
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Originally Posted by PGZX3
HAHA!!!! I have been tempted to grab my new CamelBak Motherlode and my messenger bag and go for a ride around hitting all the LBS while they're closed so no one says anything...I just might have to do that now.
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damn, I was hoping to hear about some grand finds, maybe at the bike shops that cater a bit more to the yuppie crowd???
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what I usually see:
1. old steel rims
2. taco'd rims from drunk-damaged students' trek 800s
3. dry-rotted tires
4. punctured tubes.
I suppose if you're looking for a patchable tube...
Since we've got 40,000-odd students here, it's a lot easier to watch for abandoned bikes on campus. Trash night usually has a few pieces. The week around moving day (aug 15th) is best. Got my fixie's frame there, cheap Bianchi frame and decent araya wheelset intact.
1. old steel rims
2. taco'd rims from drunk-damaged students' trek 800s
3. dry-rotted tires
4. punctured tubes.
I suppose if you're looking for a patchable tube...
Since we've got 40,000-odd students here, it's a lot easier to watch for abandoned bikes on campus. Trash night usually has a few pieces. The week around moving day (aug 15th) is best. Got my fixie's frame there, cheap Bianchi frame and decent araya wheelset intact.
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hmmm....maybe its time to check the dumpsters around the university here as well. We're two weeks away from moving day and I'm two blocks from the university, maybe its time to go scope some things out!!!
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Originally Posted by PGZX3
hmmm....maybe its time to check the dumpsters around the university here as well. We're two weeks away from moving day and I'm two blocks from the university, maybe its time to go scope some things out!!!
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I did it. But it was after a bike shop had closed down and the management company was cleaning out the store of what was remianing after the LBS lwft. I was able to rummage through all the stuff that was still in the store, basement and all. I was able to pick up four mountain frames, one with almost everything except wheels, a bunch of older steel rims in 26" and 27" sizes, and about 3 or 4 milk crates full of misc. parts! I also got a Brooks B-17 saddles and another Fizik saddle too. There were a bunch of older road bikes, but I wasn't able to fit anything else on/in my Civic. I wish I had my van at the time...there were some older Schwinns and Fujis...
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I would have started strapping bikes to the roof. No lie. GREAT FIND!!!
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i asked about a "recyling" or used program in this area to no avail, and the employee of the bike shop TOLD me to check the dumpsters after they close... i haven't yet, it was only a week ago and it's 30 minutes away.. in a car...but sometime
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Wow, people sue for that kind of stuff? This really is a sick sad world.
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Originally Posted by PGZX3
Wow, people sue for that kind of stuff? This really is a sick sad world.
That's why there are no more monkey bars in parks anymore and no more sand to fall on. It's being replaced by those soft rubber mats.
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It never hurts to look! I've scored some good stuff from the dumpsters, usually hardware type itmes. However I'v noticed that shops that won't deal in used items will typically leave older trade-ins behind the store hoping they magicly disapear. Hell my buddy scored an 87 Trek Elance 400 complete behind the local Fu Fu bike shop. Also check aprtment complexes where students live, tyey leave all types of stuff behind.
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Well, as mentioned above, if its going to hurt a fellow biker in the long run, I'll steer clear, if not, though, I'll be checking often!!
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Originally Posted by PGZX3
Has anyone here ever gone as far as to check the dumpsters behind bike shops on their rides?? I have been recently tempted but my wife is giving me a hard time about it. Yay or nay?
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thats definately not a problem, I ride with huge loads often on my commute!!
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Originally Posted by PGZX3
thats definately not a problem, I ride with huge loads often on my commute!!
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Originally Posted by PGZX3
damn, I was hoping to hear about some grand finds, maybe at the bike shops that cater a bit more to the yuppie crowd???
i found a Ron Kitching road frame in a skip (dumpster) on the south coast of england, its from the 1970's made from butted 531 tubes.
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there's a beautiful cinelli frame on the fixedgeargallery.com site that is supposedly from a dumpster...so it happens.
with any kind of dumpstering, patience is key. you have to be consistent and look as often as you can, eventually things turn up. don't underestimate the level of waste in capitalism. people throw everything away.
with any kind of dumpstering, patience is key. you have to be consistent and look as often as you can, eventually things turn up. don't underestimate the level of waste in capitalism. people throw everything away.