Edge of town in a poor(ish), redneck, American suburb. Like I said, people don’t usually bike unless they have to, just no demand I guess.
I should note, not talking about the nice sorts of bikes like you probably have. Anyone with a truly nice bike is parking it in their garage. But I can’t imagine someone trying to break a lock for anything short of an e-bike.
If you need a pair of wheels that goes? They’re everywhere. Bet I could find one on the curb (as trash) right now, nothing wrong but a busted tube, if that. We’ve hauled home loads of kid’s bikes, had people come out and ask us to take them when we stop and look.
My wife and I are continually astonished at the things people toss, even in this lower-middleclass hood. I could show you our house and all the things we found/repurposed/recycled, for an hour straight without repeating myself.
That’s wild to me. I guess if there’s no one biking, there’s no resale market so no incentive to steal them. In my city, plenty of cyclists so wild theft problem. My bike is an absolute beater of cobbled together ridiculousness. I love her but she looks like trash.
Love the repurposing stuff! My coffee table is one my partner at the time found in our alley and I love it.
That’s wild. Do you live in a city or more a town?
In my city, the bike thefts are wild. So far I’ve had two stolen and my my current bike kicked to absolute shit when they couldn’t break the lock.
Edge of town in a poor(ish), redneck, American suburb. Like I said, people don’t usually bike unless they have to, just no demand I guess.
I should note, not talking about the nice sorts of bikes like you probably have. Anyone with a truly nice bike is parking it in their garage. But I can’t imagine someone trying to break a lock for anything short of an e-bike.
If you need a pair of wheels that goes? They’re everywhere. Bet I could find one on the curb (as trash) right now, nothing wrong but a busted tube, if that. We’ve hauled home loads of kid’s bikes, had people come out and ask us to take them when we stop and look.
My wife and I are continually astonished at the things people toss, even in this lower-middleclass hood. I could show you our house and all the things we found/repurposed/recycled, for an hour straight without repeating myself.
That’s wild to me. I guess if there’s no one biking, there’s no resale market so no incentive to steal them. In my city, plenty of cyclists so wild theft problem. My bike is an absolute beater of cobbled together ridiculousness. I love her but she looks like trash.
Love the repurposing stuff! My coffee table is one my partner at the time found in our alley and I love it.