Is it just me or does everyone have piles of bits like bars, tyres, odds and sods, etc that ain't worth selling coz either you won't get enough to cover the cost of postage or get enough to make it worthwhile going to the post office (from a time/money perspective)

What do you do with it all other than chuck it out or give it to mates when they need some spares?

Simply leave it to accumulate. It's got to come in handy one day right?

Simply leave it to accumulate. It's got to come in handy one day right?

Ooops – thats what my garage looks like – one big jumk pile – old bars, knackered shifters, spare old bolts, plastic bits that came off old muddies etc. I have found a use for some things – thinking of building back up my old rockhopper with all the old parts. Well the ones which still work!

Yep, got loads of it…

Usually end up just keeping it for when it comes in handy and it often does either fixing up bikes, building bikes for mates, etc.

list of stuff in my garage
4 sets of bars
Hope stem……
Dirty jo frame complete with deore chainset – I can't get off the BB – headset, setpost and seat
2 sets of crank bro pedals……….i changed to shimano
1 pair of Hydraulic brakes with service kit

and several other bits that ain't worth the effort of selling, it's getting on my wifes nerves

all these bits I could put up for sale if I could be ars#d to do it

Use them to build a beater bike.

1 pair of Hydraulic brakes with service kit

What brakes are they – for my friend?

Yup, got a pile of bits on the basis "too good to through out, but not actually useful to me".

Stuff like wheels with wrecked hubs, but perfectly fine rims – only I can't be bothered to unlace them, and even if I did I CBA posting a rim, etc.

What's needed is some sort of massive bike kit car boot sale.

yup; mismatched cranks, 5 bolt chain rings, nasty pedals, huuuge tiller stems, bits of chain etc etc etc

It'll all be used come the apocalypse!

Kramer – Member
Use them to build a beater bike.

Don't do beater bikes

im always here mr charity shop 🙄 in my barn ive got

a retro emelle mtb frame n forks
a retro pink dimondback bike
1998 santa cruz heckler frame (broken)
lots of v old rear mechs,
old raligh frame n forks
old marin bolinas ridge frame
broken 1993 rockshox judys
3 sets of canti brakes
plastic chainset
lots of innertubes
lots of pumps that dont work
lots of nuts 'n' bolts

and i want MORE!

foxyrider……..they are quad ones QHD-1 I think, came off my claud butler cape wrath, the service kit was for the rear, it needs all the seals changing, it wouldn't bleed properly

Which Dirty Jo frame is it? If its a big cheese, you may have found a home for it.

triple butted and semi creme are niiiice 8)

well if anyone lives in the Bristol area
you can always donate your bits and even bikes to
the bristol bike project

it will all go to a good cause.

I gave a load of stuff to a local charity last Summer only to discover I needed some of those bits. Ghrrrr…

colande – Member
well if anyone lives in the Bristol area
you can always donate your bits and even bikes to
The Bristol Bike Project

it will all go to a good cause.

I think this was the link you wanted: http://www.thebristolbikeproject.org – a mate of mine actually does this 🙂

They're still not having my stuff I'm afraid – useful to keep.

thanks clubber,
just edited it,
who is your mate? might know him

swiftacular
it a Dirty Jo F-Creme, in black,

toomanybikes – ok ta for the update 🙂

In Bristol we have a monthly jumble sale at Mud Dock – first sat of every month (except for Bike Fest weekend).

Colande – it's Hamish

toomanybikes how big is the dirtyjo frame? and do you fancey selling/donateing it?

tom

ken_shields – why not?

Slight highjack – anyone got stuff kicking around that would fit what i need?

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/wtd-15-16-hardtail-framesus-forks-plus-bits-budget-of-125

toomanybikes – what size is that frame?

clubber

well if he's involved in anyway i should know him,
hamish isn't his real name is it? does he volunteers there?
i';ll quiz all my volunteers 😀

Unless of course it's a different Bristol Bike Project he works at? He's definitely called Hamish – tall guy, top bloke, very cheerful 🙂

no one called hamish in my workshop, 🙂
there something called just the bike project, which is also in bristol or there are other schemes/project aswell.

In Bristol we have a monthly jumble sale

What a brilliant idea!

My personal bike weakness is tyres…oh, and saddles…err, and tubes..

Anyone else in Sheffield wanna get a bike jumble sale going?
(or know if there's an existing one?)

toomanybikes – I might be interested in the pedals, if you can be bothered 😉
What kind?

Dirty Jo is an 18" frame, not used that much, it was my lads, but within a year he grew out of it and we had to get a 20" frame, but as I said, it's got a Deore crankset already on it, can't get the chainring side off, the threads are buggered, but i'm sure with a little ingenuity some one could get them off. And will sell, not donate, it's me lads, and he'll need the money for beer

as for the pedals, they are the cheapo crank brothers c or the cheapo candy's

I also have a complete on one i want to sell as well if anyone is interested………..and two kids

how much do you want for the frame?

tom

Tka
where are you based, would i need to post it to you, i'm in essex

It'll all be used come the apocalypse!

That makes me think of this website.

After the apocalypse, everything will change, including the laws of physics as we know them. We, due to our experience in riding chopper bicycles, tallbikes, and the like, will finally find ourselves at the top of the food chain, and it is we who will lead humanity out of the rubble and into the pleasure gardens.

im in oxenhope west yorks so yes i think

tom

i'll have a word with me Lad and I'll try and find out how much to post

what about the on one?

well, that's a 3 year old ish inbred frame, currently in 27speed guise, got mainly shimano deore for gears, and deore hubs with mavic rims, Marzochi Bomber forks, easton stem and oversize flat bars, MAgura Julie brakes, truvative crankset, I've got a picture somewhere, i'll stick it on, unless you can email me, i can send it through email, my address is in my profile, but I suppose around the 350, +p+p

best thing to do is try and sell it, always remember one mans rubbish is another mans gold 😉

I sold loads of stuff the other month and made enought to put a large deposite on me new steed.

Worth giving it a go, plus it will give you something to do.

you never know you might find something at the bottom of the pile that you might need 😉

Nezbo

ok

tom