Whats Your Best Tip Find?

[cornholio's RC200]

Only seems to be BSOs and kiddies bikes that look brand new :shock: in the skips round my way. I'm more likely to find something in the Irwell or the Mersey where I am.

The Kona and the Spesh are quite some finds

 

[JohnH]

I hate it when people find better components at the tip than I have on my bike... :cry: :roll:

 

[drcarlos]

Our local tip told me they didn't sell to the public, but I found out through here that they had a snide arrangement with a local trader who was outing the stuff on ebay. They tried to sell a frame dumped by someone on here becuase it was cracked and FUBAR'd, so we had a chat and he reported them to the council and they have no arrangement anymore.

Not seen anything worth having since so have not asked again.

Carl.

 

[dr nick]

my best tip find

this is my best to date....

£10
as below

now looks like this....

full story here:

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... t=tip+bike

and a exage hub'd araya or alesi (can't remeber which) rimmed wheel for £1

 

[superstu]

i found my lava dome for £10 looking sad.
Now looks like this

full before and after photos

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... highlight=

my missus thinks I love diy and the inevitable trip to the skip but its in the hope of finding more of this!!

 

[classen]

huh? what's a tip? or skip? Is this a recycling center? or the municipal garbage dump? :?

 

[FluffyChicken]

huh? what's a tip? or skip? Is this a recycling center? or the municipal garbage dump? :?

Tip = Waste & Recycling centre (anything that cannot go in our bins)


Skip = large metal car sized tub, for dumping stuff in on mass fro somebody to take away

 

[classen]

got it

In Amurika we call 'em dumpsters so instead of

"King of the Skip Monkeys"

LGF would be

"President of the Dumpter Divers"

 

[snowdonstumpy]

This thread needs resurrected or at least a sticky!

I found this at the dump today. £5. Full Deore groupset.... 1989 Raleigh Appalachian.
100% original apart from the back tyre, although the seat is fubar. :roll:
I'm not sure what to do with it now though.... :?
Here it is just out of the van.



SWMBO just rolled her eyes up as per, and offered me a brew.

 

[snowdonstumpy]

Re:

my missus thinks I love diy and the inevitable trip to the skip but its in the hope of finding more of this!!

I hear ya.