SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
I just get cant past thr irony in this post
Spare parts are spare parts. I don't care if they came from a BSO or not so long as I can get some useful service out of them. The BB out of the Dunlop full-sus is now fitted to a 27 year old Raleigh rigid MTB whose original BB was worn out. It actually looked to be in perfect condition when taken from the BSO. By the time it or any other salvaged spare wears out I will have probably found another BSO or two to strip, there's no shortage of them!
What I do find bizarre is how people can buy such bikes in the first place. I'm glad they do as it means free parts, but from an economic perspective junk BSO's are not good value because they are either so horrible to ride they get stuffed in a shed and forgotten about or they do get ridden but soon fall apart under the strain of regular use. You can buy cheap without buying total rubbish, but it seems a lot of low-budget buyers just can't look beyond the flashy appearance inherent with BSO's.