Rebicycling?
bompington
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... or something like that
So I cleaned my bike at the weekend: I always knew it wasn't a good idea - sure the bike looks shinier, but it meant that suddenly I could see the (fairly significant) cracks in the rim of the back wheel around half a dozen spokes.
So new wheels have been ordered: the old ones were from Superstar and have done a lot of miles (by my standards at least) and suffered a lot of abuse (by anyone's standards) - Scottish winters, grotty road surfaces, dirt tracks (with 23s on :shock:), bunny hopping obstacles on said dirt tracks.
So I've gone for similar ones from Superstar, not quite the same bargain at £200 but if they do as well as the last ones I'll be happy.
But what I want to know is - what to do with the old ones? They are clearly gubbed and no use to me or anyone else: can they be recycled? If so by whom?
So I cleaned my bike at the weekend: I always knew it wasn't a good idea - sure the bike looks shinier, but it meant that suddenly I could see the (fairly significant) cracks in the rim of the back wheel around half a dozen spokes.
So new wheels have been ordered: the old ones were from Superstar and have done a lot of miles (by my standards at least) and suffered a lot of abuse (by anyone's standards) - Scottish winters, grotty road surfaces, dirt tracks (with 23s on :shock:), bunny hopping obstacles on said dirt tracks.
So I've gone for similar ones from Superstar, not quite the same bargain at £200 but if they do as well as the last ones I'll be happy.
But what I want to know is - what to do with the old ones? They are clearly gubbed and no use to me or anyone else: can they be recycled? If so by whom?
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someone on etsy will make a clock from it i'm sure.0
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make them into clocks
clean them
buy clock arms from amazon or ebay
fit clocks arm
put on wall
never be late for beer again
#clocksPostby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Or nail them to a couple of garden stakes and grow climbing flowers or veg on them! 0
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Thanks, that settles it - they're going in the skip :twisted:0
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bompington wrote:Thanks, that settles it - they're going in the skip :twisted:
Best place for them, they always look like junk when repurposed anyway0 -
Are the hubs still any good? Keep the hubs, spokes and rims in with scrap metal.0
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Yeah, the hubs are probably cartridge bearings so can be near enough good as new with a bit of tlc.
Spokes might even be fine if you just get the rims replaced.0 -
Cartridge bearings yes, I don't know the first thing about maintaining them, which possibly explains why the rear wheel doesn't go round very well and the front goes sideways more freely than it rotates.
I've probably ridden through too much standing water & salty slush to make it worthwhile fixing them, but I guess it might be useful to practise on them. And maybe then I'l try replacing the rims...
Gonzo wheelbuilding here we come :?0
