49autocycledeluxe
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
drive one of those "1-800-Got Junk?" trucks. probably a local Bay Area business, but they are pretty big here.
Whats the best line of work to be in to find old bikes?
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sworley
Wore out three sets of tires already!
I believe that's a chain. We've got em in Central Iowa and I saw those trucks a few weeks ago in San Diego.
Indian Man
Finally riding a big boys bike
Well here's a good story I hate to tell but I will. Going thru my home town months ago I stopped at a grill to get a burger. While waiting I started talking to a gentleman about bicycles . He told me just last week down the road from the grill this family had a huge yard sale ( no advertising) nothing but bicycles. The story goes the family's father pasted and he worked at the city's landfill for 50 years. He brought old bicycles home all the time. Filled up barns with them . He said it was at least 150 bikes and what didn't sale went to scrap . SO SAD 😞 Wish I had of known about it . No telling what he had .
schwinnbikebobb
I live for the CABE
I think auction workers do pretty well also. People who clean out houses.
cyclingday
I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me!
One of my bikes came by way of a lady who delivered Meals on Wheels.
There was a local "bike guy" I met about 20 years ago that was a meter-reader for either the Water dept or our utility provider (PG&E). He said most of his scores were from being in people's yards and seeing old bikes in the garage, a shed, or side of the house.
100bikes
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Wow, a whole bunch of great new ideas.........................
I was going to suggest volunteering at a bicycle oriented co-op or refurbishing non- profit
(unfortunaltely as many for profit bicycle shops are by default).
You could make arrangements to buy stuff before it hits processing as they are generally
looking for operating capital($$$).
rusty
I was going to suggest volunteering at a bicycle oriented co-op or refurbishing non- profit
(unfortunaltely as many for profit bicycle shops are by default).
You could make arrangements to buy stuff before it hits processing as they are generally
looking for operating capital($$$).
rusty
Fritz Katzenjammer
Finally riding a big boys bike
I work at a bike shop, these came off our scrap heap...
100bikes
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Seems like a retailer is missing the mark with throwing these examples away.
Tough to make $$ in the bicycle industry.
rusty
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