First off, sorry no pics yet, didn't have the camera with me.
Last night on a late night cruise with my buddy, we were exploring a dark empty lot beyond some factories and next to the train track in an industrial part of town, just about a mile from my house. The only way to this lot is through the back lots of a bunch of buildings, and we didn't think there would be anything back there. But as we rolled through the empty lot, the first thing I noticed were some beat-up homemade wooden bmx/skate jumps and rails poking up through the falling snow. Then next to one of the jumps was some kind of modern cruiser remake with a triple-tree fork, beat up and practically destroyed. It almost looked like they had left it on the train tracks to see what would happen. I was bummed that the frame was un-salvageable, bent in more places then I could count, but the triple-tree fork was forged of stronger metal and I think I could save it. The bike was too big and broken to effectively be brought home as it was, so I made plans to come back with tools to remove the fork and possibly the handlebars (a little bent but might be fixable). So as we were riding out of the lot, I saw another frame poking up out of the snow, and investigated. Just a huffy BMX style, total junk, missing its front wheel and the back wheel was missing a lot of spokes, but I still rolled it home on its one broken wheel next to my bike. I think the only parts I will get out of it are the handlebars and the coaster hub, but I think it was worth it. I am going back over there after work when hopefully there will be a little daylight left, and I am bringing tools and WD40 and hopefully will come across some other bikes, half buried in snow. I know it's nothing compared to the junkyards that some of you have access to, but in an industrial urban setting, it's a rarity to come across bikes that haven't already been stripped of all usable parts. Anyone else find something like this where they live?
Last night on a late night cruise with my buddy, we were exploring a dark empty lot beyond some factories and next to the train track in an industrial part of town, just about a mile from my house. The only way to this lot is through the back lots of a bunch of buildings, and we didn't think there would be anything back there. But as we rolled through the empty lot, the first thing I noticed were some beat-up homemade wooden bmx/skate jumps and rails poking up through the falling snow. Then next to one of the jumps was some kind of modern cruiser remake with a triple-tree fork, beat up and practically destroyed. It almost looked like they had left it on the train tracks to see what would happen. I was bummed that the frame was un-salvageable, bent in more places then I could count, but the triple-tree fork was forged of stronger metal and I think I could save it. The bike was too big and broken to effectively be brought home as it was, so I made plans to come back with tools to remove the fork and possibly the handlebars (a little bent but might be fixable). So as we were riding out of the lot, I saw another frame poking up out of the snow, and investigated. Just a huffy BMX style, total junk, missing its front wheel and the back wheel was missing a lot of spokes, but I still rolled it home on its one broken wheel next to my bike. I think the only parts I will get out of it are the handlebars and the coaster hub, but I think it was worth it. I am going back over there after work when hopefully there will be a little daylight left, and I am bringing tools and WD40 and hopefully will come across some other bikes, half buried in snow. I know it's nothing compared to the junkyards that some of you have access to, but in an industrial urban setting, it's a rarity to come across bikes that haven't already been stripped of all usable parts. Anyone else find something like this where they live?
