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I'm curious. I know where my life diverged and where I would've been a car guy otherwise, would be interested to see what the dealio with other people is or whether they even ever thought about it

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

how come every bicycle gets stolen? Scrap metal value?

Nah. my area isn't so so bad for theft (still wouldn't leave anything outdoors overnight) but it's generally either easy money resale or because the thief wants to use it to get around. Even if you only get 1/4 of what the bike is worth, its so trivially easy to cut a cable lock, and not all that hard to cut most U locks either, and then sell it for cash the next day. Its easy money and people are destitute.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

A few weeks ago I was walking and a guy approached me on a bike that very much did not fit him. He offered to sell it to me for $10.

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