I spotted a bicycle in a dumpster which was only missing the rear wheel. The front wheel had a disc brake so I grabbed that (wheel and disc and caliper), left the frame. Next day I noticed the frame was gone. Someone must have found that useful. Now I’m kinda bummed because whoever took the frame probably would have liked to have the caliper and disc brake, which I only salvaged to prevent the waste of it in the off-chance that I decide to upgrade to disc brakes… which is unlikely since I might need to weld a loop on the frame.
Two other bicycles were tossed in this dumpster, and gone within a day.
Brussels really needs to get their shit together with waste management, despite being far ahead of the rest of world. Anything even remotely useful should be going to a junkyard where people can pick through it. If that were to exist, I would not have seen functional parts in a dumpster which I then try to save from the landfill.
Yeah I’m familiar with Cyclo but I’m not sure how they help in this situation.
Bikes should not be getting dumped into dumpsters like that. In principle they should get rounded up and brought to Cyclo, who could then repair them and sell them or rent them to pay for their operating costs. But AFAIK Cyclo only helps people repair their own bikes.
I know one of the Cyclos has welding capability, so if I decide to add the disc brake to my bike I might make use of their service for that.
