Comments on: Cycle Salvation http://cyclinginottawa.ca/2009/02/10/cycle-salvation/ Watching bike and transportation issues in the National Capital Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:50:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eric Montgomery http://cyclinginottawa.ca/2009/02/10/cycle-salvation/comment-page-1/#comment-2583 Eric Montgomery Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:35:31 +0000 http://cyclinginottawa.ca/?p=120#comment-2583 I have recycled many hi-end bikes purchased at garage sales, ten + year old MTB for $20 +. Most of these require tires and cables from age not use and maybe a chain that is too rusted. I have recycled about 100 bikes in the past 42 years. I was trying to work a deal with the land recycling centres ( another region )to sort them, the good from the bad so that only the bad/cheap were scaped. More to come I have recycled many hi-end bikes purchased at garage sales, ten + year old MTB for $20 +. Most of these require tires and cables from age not use and maybe a chain that is too rusted.

I have recycled about 100 bikes in the past 42 years.

I was trying to work a deal with the land recycling centres ( another region )to sort them, the good from the bad so that only the bad/cheap were scaped.

More to come

]]> By: Mark Rehder http://cyclinginottawa.ca/2009/02/10/cycle-salvation/comment-page-1/#comment-1717 Mark Rehder Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:49:25 +0000 http://cyclinginottawa.ca/?p=120#comment-1717 Cycle Salvation is partnered with the re-Cycles Bicycle Co-op. They use the shop when we're not open, and that's the reason we've run low - bikes are being processed a lot more quickly now! What Cycle Salvation really needs are some half-decent bikes. We have lots of crappy old ten-speeds in the basement, but none of those are worth the effort of a full overhaul, which command higher prices and help CS pay their rent. (re-Cycles has gotten most of the low-end ones ready in As Is but perfectly ride-able condition for sale). Cycle Salvation is partnered with the re-Cycles Bicycle Co-op. They use the shop when we’re not open, and that’s the reason we’ve run low – bikes are being processed a lot more quickly now!

What Cycle Salvation really needs are some half-decent bikes. We have lots of crappy old ten-speeds in the basement, but none of those are worth the effort of a full overhaul, which command higher prices and help CS pay their rent. (re-Cycles has gotten most of the low-end ones ready in As Is but perfectly ride-able condition for sale).

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