Found a free bike...need input.

[goldfinch]

A number of you mentioned that the bike is not safe, is worse than worthless, and should be destroyed. How do you know that? I thought frames on just about all bikes were pretty durable and it is the components on the cheaper bikes that may make the bike not work well or even be unsafe. (Assuming that the frame doesn't look rusted out.) I ask because I have bought Craigslist bikes for relatives and they have been fairly old and cheap. I just make sure the bike functioned fine, including braking and shifting correctly, with true wheels, and that it generally looked well maintained, even if it might be a Huffy. Have I been off base?