i mentioned before i work in a bike shop- would you believe how many people just throw bikes away? not walmart junk, but decent stuff..
i have gotten 3 free bikes this summer from people who don't maintain their stuff and then when they find out the bike wont shift cause of a stuck cable they just get a new one.
i got my son a raleigh m-20 MTB (all lx) because it had a rusty chain, seriously, thats it, stuck chain. gave it a bath, and a fresh chain, and he has ridden it every day for 2 months. deraillers were even in adjustment, never misses a shift!
now i'm on a free giant road bike that had a frayed rear der. cable, and have a never used late 90's rockhopper that i'm commuting on (dryrotted tires)
this brings me to my questions-
am i just a cheapskate that will take trash? i don't think so...
or are the people today so skewed that it makes more sense to throw out whatever they have if it takes ANY effort on their part?
somebody tell me what i'm missing
you don't want me to tell how many carbon cranks and rockshox and fox forks i have gotten cause something newer and shinier just hit the shelf