On 1/17/2011 3:27 AM, Carlos Ovalle wrote:
>
> Rotterdam was a day-trip this time around. Most of my time was spent
> in Delft with friends and family. One thing I noticed in Delft and in
> most other cities around this part of the world is that the train
> stations are chock-full of all kinds of abandoned bicycles, a few of
> them on-topic, with bent wheels, bent frames, many of them rust
> buckets. However, some were treasures waiting to be found. I saw a
> couple with Simplex Juy TDF 4-speed rear derailleurs in very good
> condition, like the one I need to replace a bent one on a bike
> purchased from a list member a while ago.
>
> 1. What happens to these old bikes? Are they periodically cleaned
> out?
Most rustbuckets will still be in service, the reason that you didn't see any nice bikes was that they were stolen ;) Occasionally the city might have a clean-up where bikes are stickered and removed if not used in a forthnight
-- mvg
Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
Netherlands