tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21208332.post2840622395214858599..comments2023-09-29T06:12:05.325-06:00Comments on Two Wheels - Six Strings: Dumpster FindJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15989502925369231042noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21208332.post-10246287758831292872009-04-02T22:53:00.000-06:002009-04-02T22:53:00.000-06:00Great find!I found this Raleigh Marathon in a dump...Great find!<BR/><BR/>I found <A HREF="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e341/Doohickie/FtWorthWaterGardens/Picture235.jpg" REL="nofollow">this Raleigh Marathon</A> in a dumpster just before Christmas. The hubs were terrible; it barely rolled. I slapped some wheels on it from a bike I had wrecked and it ran great. Eventually I cleaned up the hubs and put the original wheels back on.<BR/><BR/>The find was lucky because shortly after that I found out the cranks on my primary commuter bike were bad and needed to be replaced (under a Shimano recall). The bike shop I use was not a Shimano dealer, but I told them I would wait until they were. In the meantime, I commuted on the Marathon... for the three months it took Shimano to certify them as a bike shop!<BR/><BR/>I got my main bike back, but I like the Marathon (aka "Dumpster Queen") so much I plan I riding it to work tomorrow, just for the heck of it.<BR/><BR/>I love dumpster finds!Doohickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088639153697449691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21208332.post-63932037123774851632009-04-02T11:45:00.000-06:002009-04-02T11:45:00.000-06:00I have to 'fess up: The fork is already on order....I have to 'fess up: The fork is already on order.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989502925369231042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21208332.post-18767745650170349742009-04-02T11:11:00.000-06:002009-04-02T11:11:00.000-06:00As I find myself in the middle of a dumpster-find ...As I find myself in the middle of a dumpster-find refurb (although someone else found it and I'm doing the refurb), I say only INVEST in it. If there's a part you can buy that provides dramatically more than face value when it's put on the bike, go for it.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.com