Discuss: Bicycle Recycler

Biking is a great sport, great transportation, and just plain fun! Iteresting how in the USA we, my generation, grew up with bikes, couldn’t wait to get our driver license, and then go back to bikes when we can afford more toys. My spouse and I just donated our five bikes to a local church fundraiser, as we hadn’t used then in years. We immediately went out to shop for new “comfort bikes”!!!

Reminds me of the old M/C shops of the 50’s/60’s I wrenched in.  Customers hung-out in the shop shooting-the-breeze.  Sometimes minor maintenance such as chain adjustment/lube was free, along with advise which they seldom remembered much less followed.
Good times!
Back to my youth now with bikes, this time without motors.  Same excitment of moving on two wheels.

Good piece. I love the word
‘detritivore’, and the subtle point that (1) a flat tire is an excuse to interact, not an abominable nuisance. Finally, I like the point that the new owners must pay something no matter how big or small in order to guarantee their care for the bikes. Like life, like the environmemt…Investment brings involvement, wheras estrangement, detachment, alienation, bring insouciance.

I love the word
‘detritivore’, and the subtle point that (1) a flat tire is an excuse to interact, not an abominable nuisance. Finally, I like the point that the new owners must pay something no matter how big or small in order to guarantee their care for the bikes. Like life, like the environmemt…Investment brings involvement, wheras estrangement, detachment, alienation, bring insouciance.

If you liked this article, check out the Working Bikes Cooperative in Chicago- an all-volunteer run organization that collects donations of used bikes and rebuilds them- sales of recycled bikes in the local storefront fund shipments of bikes to developing and needy communities overseas and at home.  Good work!