Sunny Portrush
Guru
- Location
- Musselburgh
Hi all,
I`m in a bit of a quandary as what to do with I bike I found today. I work in environment protection and today I found a Trek Series 4 Alpha Aluminium bike that had been dumped in a local fly-tipping site.
Now, I do not believe that the bike has been stolen due to the condition it`s in – the brakes nor the gear shifters work, the cassette is caked in dirt/grease, the cranks wobble like jelly and the seat is taped up with parcel tape. Any nuts also seem rusted although I could take the front tyre off with a wee bit of brute force. Also, the suspension system looks a bit rusty too.Funnily enough, the tyres themselves look fine and spin true and still seem rather well pumped up.
I popped the bike into my van and then called into the local police station just in case someone reported me! The policeman agreed with me that the bike was in poorish condition and had most likely been dumped and if I was willing to take it to the dump, he`d be happy with that.
Now I keep looking at the bike and thinking if only I knew how to replace the above items, the bike would be more than useable again – however, if I took it to my local bike shop to be repaired, it would probably cost more than the bike was worth!
Any advice on what I should do would be well appreciated – I haven`t the heart to take it to the dump as I`m sure it`s more than rescueable (if there`s such a word). I`ll check back later this evening for replies
I`m in a bit of a quandary as what to do with I bike I found today. I work in environment protection and today I found a Trek Series 4 Alpha Aluminium bike that had been dumped in a local fly-tipping site.
Now, I do not believe that the bike has been stolen due to the condition it`s in – the brakes nor the gear shifters work, the cassette is caked in dirt/grease, the cranks wobble like jelly and the seat is taped up with parcel tape. Any nuts also seem rusted although I could take the front tyre off with a wee bit of brute force. Also, the suspension system looks a bit rusty too.Funnily enough, the tyres themselves look fine and spin true and still seem rather well pumped up.
I popped the bike into my van and then called into the local police station just in case someone reported me! The policeman agreed with me that the bike was in poorish condition and had most likely been dumped and if I was willing to take it to the dump, he`d be happy with that.
Now I keep looking at the bike and thinking if only I knew how to replace the above items, the bike would be more than useable again – however, if I took it to my local bike shop to be repaired, it would probably cost more than the bike was worth!
Any advice on what I should do would be well appreciated – I haven`t the heart to take it to the dump as I`m sure it`s more than rescueable (if there`s such a word). I`ll check back later this evening for replies