So what do you do with all your worn out bike parts.

[derrick]

I started to do bike repairs earlier in the year, have gathered together a lot of chain rings and rear cogs, was thinking about putting some kind of sculpture together or maybe a weather vein, Does anyone on here do that sort of thing, looking for ideas really. i hate wasting things, some of the chain rings look really good.What you got?

 

[Drago]

Chain rings and similar get screwed to the bike shed wall as decoration. The rest goes in the bin.

 

[classic33]

Used to split the freewheel, then sharpen. A few still lying about, spmewhere!!

 

[I like Skol]

I have all mine in buckets taking up valuable real estate in my bike shed where space is very much at a premium. I should throw a lot of it away but can't because you just never know when you will need that clamp bolt or dedicated Shimano widget that is attached to some of the worn out junk......

 

[Racing roadkill]

I braze various bits together, to make model robots, then I paint them, and flog them at car boot sales.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I clean them up and polish them then sell them on ebay as brand new.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

The worn out metal bits go to the scrap man, the rest go in the bin.

 

[KneesUp]

I have various cranksets under the sink and in tins on top of kitchen cupboards. I like @Drago 's idea of scrweing them to the bike shed wall.

 

[Welsh wheels]

I started to do bike repairs earlier in the year, have gathered together a lot of chain rings and rear cogs, was thinking about putting some kind of sculpture together or maybe a weather vein, Does anyone on here do that sort of thing, looking for ideas really. i hate wasting things, some of the chain rings look really good.What you got?

An allotment near me has an igloo-shaped structure, made entirely from old bike wheels.

 

[biggs682]

Bin mine from time to time

 

[I like Skol]

Bin mine from time to time

I thought you sold yours......

 

[biggs682]

I thought you sold yours......

shhh

 

[The Brewer]

I braze various bits together, to make model robots, then I paint them, and flog them at car boot sales.

Pictures please

 

[Welsh wheels]

Nice one. Do they grow beans up it?

Not at the moment, but I guess they might in the future.

 

[DanZac]

I just leave them laying around the house and eventually the tidying up pixies seem to dispose of them.

Or I leave the really little bits in my pocket and retrieve them from the washing machine filter once its filled up and they have rusted together into modern art.

I must confess that this probably isn't the best approach for marital bliss though!