You are reading a single comment by @hybrid and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@hybrid
I dont think its too much of a problem. Its just the natural decomposition of a biycles life.
someone has a crash on their bike, buckles the wheel.
cant really be bothered to walk it home so locks it up.
cant really be bothered to collect it.
gathers dust. kicked over. drunks piss on it.
salvageable parts are removed in decending order of quality. To be given new life (mainly in BLB)
rusty skeleton left.
Council removes frame.
steal melted down and used for a Unipack courier bike for £199.