More scrapyard picking

[outskirtscustoms]

Got a Giant Rincon from the local scrapyard today for $7!

Nice condition and Cro-moly frame.

Nice airflow seat :lol:

Aluminum rack

Shimano Altus derailleurs

and these awesome shifters! trigger shifters 8)

and a cool rim on the aluminum pile for $2

 

[Lostinday]

congrats on the Giant! I have a giant sedona I use as my everyday rider, best bike I've ever owned.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Also just noticed it has two set screws in the fork's head bolt. Kinda cool!

 

[Henry morgan]

your spending too much time in the scrapyard

 

[outskirtscustoms]

your spending too much time in the scrapyard

Thar's gold in them there scrap bins! I've found lots of gold in there. Haro, Redline, Fuji, This one, Two '50's Schwinns, Hawthorne, the list goes on. I'd live there if they'd let me. :mrgreen:

 

[dragnusa]

You have to have the coolest scrap yard around near you Id never find something around like that in my area

 

[Henry morgan]

i was that way with the cars... got me one them there 12 step programs...

 

[outskirtscustoms]

I got a 7 step program.

Search for it
Find it
Want it
Haggle for it
Buy it
Flip it
Buy more

 

[schwinnmesa]

Nice score!!! Looks like you don't have to put a lot of work in it either.

 

[Green Dragon]

You have to have the coolest scrap yard around near you Id never find something around like that in my area

No kidding

might be some gold in the scrapyards here, but noone will ever get to look through it. I've seen the local yard squash a bunch of vintage bikes with a loader, and nothing once in the yard can be sold

Glad someone is saving some .

 

[flynngabriel]

theres ways around them not letting you take anything out once its in the pile......... pay off the gate guy :mrgreen: i do it all the time.....

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Nice score!!! Looks like you don't have to put a lot of work in it either.

It looks better than it is, I need to replace the rear wheel I looked closer and it has three broken spokes and a slight wobble. The front derailleur is missing it's cage piece (I got plenty of spares), and the left shifter is acting funny. Other than that it's a nice clean bike. To me it's just a flipper.

 

[dragnusa]

I have no problem getting in the ones around my area its just they dont have stuff like that, Alot of people around my area know Im all about reusing/repurposing things instead of just recycling everything.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

My scrapyard is normally empty on bikes just once in a while they get something good and I score. It also doesn't hurt that I know the owner on a first name basis so I get a lot of deals. I normally go up there once or twice every week. It's right between my house and downtown so it's on the way where ever I'm going. :mrgreen:

There are actually 3 scrapyards around here.
The biggest one won't sell anything once it crosses the scales and get crabby if you try to buy before it goes in.

The second is on the other side of town and only sells in the 15 minutes before they open or after they close but does organize it so you can find them easier...but so can everyone else.

And the last is downtown and sells anything, any time.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Pending trade.