I recommend doing what I did. I live in NYC, own a Riv, but needed a beater for knocking around the city.
I'd check in with an outfit called Recycle-A-Bicycle. They do the good work of accepting donated bikes and training youngsters to fix them, then selling them reasonably to the public. That's where I got my beater Univega road bike, going strong after 5 years, not even a flat. They even overhaul bearings before sale, which adds a lot of value. I think I paid around $250. They're on Ave. C. near 5th St.; also an outlet in Brooklyn but I forget where. Near the bridges. Joe K On Aug 25, 10:43 am, hobie <[email protected]> wrote: > I doubt any bike shops in the city have tandem rentals anymore,they take up > to much floor space. The really good buys on used bikes are north of > manhattan in westchester county. Try Craigslist in westchester. Its a 15 > drive w. no traffic from northern NYC on the Henry Hudson parkway. Also try > Cross county cycles in Yonkers on McClean ave he might have some older > steel bikes from the 70's 80's. > > > > On Saturday, August 25, 2012 12:51:31 AM UTC-4, Corwin wrote: > > > Hi - > > > This post is probably rather late to be effective in the near term - but > > hopefully will eventually help achieve our final objective. > > > Last spring, my daughter graduated from high school and was admitted to > > Barnard College. Barnard is a small liberal arts college affiliated with > > Columbia University. Naturally, she would like to make use of a bike to get > > around New York City. Given that every bike in NYC parked outside for any > > measurable period is stolen sooner or later, we are loathe to ship her nice > > bike to NYC - just to have it disappear. The disappearance is all the more > > likely given my daughter's habit of parking the bike outdoors in the > > weather much of the time. > > > Hence we would like to find a beater. I take it Craigslist is the usual > > place one finds these kinds of things. Are there any other places in NYC > > (or nearby) we might also find such a beater? Extra points if the beater > > has Rivish accoutrements such as fenders and fattish tires. She would > > probably be happier with something other than a fixie. > > > As a side note, given that this is move-in weekend and we are in NYC - > > does anyone have a good recommendation for a tandem rental in Manhattan? > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Corwin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
