A local charity that rebuilt bikes for needy kids recently lost their use of a building for free. Forced to close, they had to liquidate 2000+ bikes, many of which were sold at a sale last Saturday.
I did what I could, didn't really even know the group existed until a month or so ago. They had adult and kids bikes, sold refurbished-dontated adult bikes for money and gave away and sold kids bikes, scooters, trikes, etc.
I bought about 10 or so, offered to take as many as they would let me take - offered to hold bikes in my back yard to keep them out of a dumpster, but behold....come Saturday morning, the sale started and the first roll-off box was placed out front.
I picked up a few in addition to the 10 or so I had scrounged around and purchased earlier in the week. Bikes lined up in rows upon rows, boxes and boxes of parts. It was overwhelming. A buddy of mine got a 3 speed kickback NOS Stingray 20" wheel for $5. I got an AS Tandem (Schwinn Tandem, late 40's I think), most of it there for nearly nothing.
I've been swamped at work, will post pics...been moving bikes all over to keep my wife from going nuts on me. Busy, busy, but wanted to write it down before I forgot to. I'll try to find a link to a news story, I know the Kansas City Star did one.
So...I went in the morning, saw an empty 20 foot roll off box start to get filled with horizontally stacked bikes, came back at 3:00 to pick up a $40 Diamond Back BMX for another friend, the dumpter was full, a lady was throwing wheels and tires on top out of a shopping cart. The place was still full of more.
I didn't press too hard, apparently there were some conflicts going on over the whole situation. I was trying to figure out how much trouble I would get in if I got caught in the dumpster later. (or how I could pull it home with a Volvo and a chain...)
Ok. Go, you can cry now...
I did what I could, didn't really even know the group existed until a month or so ago. They had adult and kids bikes, sold refurbished-dontated adult bikes for money and gave away and sold kids bikes, scooters, trikes, etc.
I bought about 10 or so, offered to take as many as they would let me take - offered to hold bikes in my back yard to keep them out of a dumpster, but behold....come Saturday morning, the sale started and the first roll-off box was placed out front.
I picked up a few in addition to the 10 or so I had scrounged around and purchased earlier in the week. Bikes lined up in rows upon rows, boxes and boxes of parts. It was overwhelming. A buddy of mine got a 3 speed kickback NOS Stingray 20" wheel for $5. I got an AS Tandem (Schwinn Tandem, late 40's I think), most of it there for nearly nothing.
I've been swamped at work, will post pics...been moving bikes all over to keep my wife from going nuts on me. Busy, busy, but wanted to write it down before I forgot to. I'll try to find a link to a news story, I know the Kansas City Star did one.
So...I went in the morning, saw an empty 20 foot roll off box start to get filled with horizontally stacked bikes, came back at 3:00 to pick up a $40 Diamond Back BMX for another friend, the dumpter was full, a lady was throwing wheels and tires on top out of a shopping cart. The place was still full of more.
I didn't press too hard, apparently there were some conflicts going on over the whole situation. I was trying to figure out how much trouble I would get in if I got caught in the dumpster later. (or how I could pull it home with a Volvo and a chain...)
Ok. Go, you can cry now...
