Trek420
10-21-2005, 12:42 PM
First a word about my condo assoc.
Here in Happy Valley (made up name) condos it's illegal to dump anything on the street and yet many of our 450 + units do so and often. Many times I see bikes...on top of a huge pile of junk clearly abandoned.
So far I have two rules of thumb if I see a bike trashed by the side of the streets here I have a 48 hour rule, let it stay there at least 48 hours maybe someone really parks their bike on top of a trash heap...it could happen.
still there? check Craigs list lost/stolen
still there? I have picked them up and donate the bike.
Velo girls is teamed up with a school group that rehabs and then sells bikes to train kids in bike mechanic stuff and fund their school bike team or donate it to local PAL.
So 2 days ago I'm out walking Mae (mutt), there's a bike disassembled upside down by the fence on top of broken furniture.
I do the 48 hour thing
the Craigs thing
go out last night it' still there so I do the pick it up thing....dayuhm, interesting bike.
It's a French, a web search based on the decal on the headset it's 1970's 80's, it's been neglected but the fully lugged steel frame is in good shape, no dents just a couple chips, with a very pretty paint job, tires are shot but wheels look good, new brake pads but no seat, original crank set little logo decals and such.
In other words what we would once call junk but would now call collectible or classic.
It could be that someone just didn't know how to keep it up anymore and put it out....or it could be stolen.
What's the best way to find out if it is somone's bike? If not I may want to rehab it but only if it's not stolen? BTW if you are in Hayward or recognise this PM me.
Here in Happy Valley (made up name) condos it's illegal to dump anything on the street and yet many of our 450 + units do so and often. Many times I see bikes...on top of a huge pile of junk clearly abandoned.
So far I have two rules of thumb if I see a bike trashed by the side of the streets here I have a 48 hour rule, let it stay there at least 48 hours maybe someone really parks their bike on top of a trash heap...it could happen.
still there? check Craigs list lost/stolen
still there? I have picked them up and donate the bike.
Velo girls is teamed up with a school group that rehabs and then sells bikes to train kids in bike mechanic stuff and fund their school bike team or donate it to local PAL.
So 2 days ago I'm out walking Mae (mutt), there's a bike disassembled upside down by the fence on top of broken furniture.
I do the 48 hour thing
the Craigs thing
go out last night it' still there so I do the pick it up thing....dayuhm, interesting bike.
It's a French, a web search based on the decal on the headset it's 1970's 80's, it's been neglected but the fully lugged steel frame is in good shape, no dents just a couple chips, with a very pretty paint job, tires are shot but wheels look good, new brake pads but no seat, original crank set little logo decals and such.
In other words what we would once call junk but would now call collectible or classic.
It could be that someone just didn't know how to keep it up anymore and put it out....or it could be stolen.
What's the best way to find out if it is somone's bike? If not I may want to rehab it but only if it's not stolen? BTW if you are in Hayward or recognise this PM me.