[RSA4life]

Does anyone know what kind of selection the MACycle Co-Op has for used bikes? Also what kind of condition are the bikes in? I'm looking to pick up a basic bike for riding around my neighbourhood for under $100.00.

[Leeoku]

The library has a lost and found sale (I'm not sure if Mac cycle does the bike sales) where they sell off textbooks and bikes. You can get an old bicycle for like 2-10 dollars. Honestly bring an older bike to campus, you don't want to get it stolen.

[Scuderia]

Originally Posted by Leeoku

The library has a lost and found sale (I'm not sure if Mac cycle does the bike sales) where they sell off textbooks and bikes. You can get an old bicycle for like 2-10 dollars. Honestly bring an older bike to campus, you don't want to get it stolen.

THIS. Don't bring a valuable bike. I had one locked up at our house on Sterling right infront of our house entrance. I went away for a bit and came back to find out that they stole wheels and my handle bars and front suspension. They came prepared with tools.

[RSA4life]

Ya, I definitely don't need a nice bike, just a basic one. I also will not be using this bike on campus, it is mainly for me to use around my neighbourhood.

[Twelve Chars]

Their selection and quality varies as their stock is limited solely to what they get in donations. Their parts are dirt cheap, they make 0 profit off selling anything to you. The parts are mostly used except for chains, tubes, brake lines and stuff like that.

You will invariably find a decent bike at dirt cheap there, and maybe you'll get lucky and they'll have a gem you can snatch up. I know they have at least 1 big sale per year, I think in September?

More likely than not the bike you do purchase may need a little work on it before they sell it to you, which they encourage to do yourself with their help and guidance.

[Rstevenson]

Originally Posted by Scuderia

They came prepared with tools.

so they brought one allen key...

you can pretty much take a whole bike apart with just one

[Twelve Chars]

wtf I've never used an allen key on a bicycle in my life. we're not talking about ikea cabinets here.

[Rstevenson]

guess you haven't taken apart a bike...

[julianface]

Originally Posted by Twelve Chars

wtf I've never used an allen key on a bicycle in my life. we're not talking about ikea cabinets here.

uh... look at a bike tool. It consists of a phillips screwdriver and like 8 different allen keys.

[Scuderia]

Originally Posted by Rstevenson

so they brought one allen key...

you can pretty much take a whole bike apart with just one

One allen key, a wrench and wire cutters.

You need a wrench to take detach the the fork from the frame and they also cut all the brake lines, gear lines.