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Where is this magic bike pile?
Can't believ you passed up the Twenty. Although yours looks nice enough.
Google Fu suggests this one:
http://www.recycles-swindon.co.uk/about-recycles.phpI'll check it if I'm ever in the area (not likely).
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Thanks @Emyr @MrE and @Constable_Savage pretty much how I felt, needed support of the mob not to throw money at the only available option.
There's a Salvation Army bike co-op that I'd never bothered with, out back they have literally piles of bikes, and apparently a basement of parts too.
Under the massive pile of bikes was a whole stack of folders, mostly crap. I pulled out one of the Hercules, which looked much nicer, but the back wheel was shot, and some levers non-moving. There was a non-folding Raleigh 20 too. Loads of stuff. Anyway I liked the look of the Mayfair the best, it's dodgy old metal. Definitely gambling with my life on this thing.
I spent nearly 2 hours faffing with the Mayfair until I bought it. Immediately replaced the brake pads before leaving, and got the tyres pumped and checked, etc. We freed up the seat post and stem with penetrating lube, checked cables were safe-enough.
Happy paying £30 for an old mare.
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