Bike (left on Dover court rd with label - free to good owner)

[supergran]

To the lovely person who left bike on Dover court rd with label free to good owner I thank you so much people like you make the world a better place .

[Angelina]

Nice!

[Sue]

That's made my day :)

What a lovely thing to do.

[NewWave]

as long as it wasn't a yellow ofo bike !

[ianr]

I assume that an admin's editing of the title means that the bike is still there.

[rendelharris]

ianr Wrote:

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> I assume that an admin's editing of the title

> means that the bike is still there.

Wouldn't have thought so, I got the impression supergran took it? Expect Admin thought it would be nice to have a title more likely to be seen by the donor. Nice thoughtful behaviour from all concerned!

[Sue]

I am still quite bemused as to why admin has taken to altering people's posts in this way.

[DulwichFox]

Perhaps the Bike was stolen and who ever took it had second thoughts. (Like their Mum told them to get rid)??

Lots of bike thefts recently.

Bikes are expensive. People do not give them away for FREE.

DulwichFox

[rendelharris]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Perhaps the Bike was stolen and who ever took it

> had second thoughts. (Like their Mum told them to

> get rid)??

> Lots of bike thefts recently.

>

> Bikes are expensive. People do not give them away

> for FREE.

I've given several bikes away in my time, the last about three months ago to a friend's son who was off to his second year in college with digs a little way from campus and couldn't afford a bike. Admittedly I've never given away one of my really expensive ones, but if I could only get ?100 or so on eBay/Gumtree I've preferred to give them to someone who could benefit - and I'm certainly not a particularly generous or altruistic person - so people do give them away for FREE. People have sometimes done so on this very forum. Also I'm pretty sure a bike thief who decided not to hang on to a bike would just dump it, not leave polite notes asking people to take it.

I'm a cynical bugger myself but cynicism can be well overused.

[Sally Eva]

The Bike Project (12 Crossthwaite Ave SE5 8ET)takes second-hand bikes, fixes them up, and donates them to refugees and asylum seekers. Some of the bikes are sold in their shop, to help fund their work.

I think the vandalised and part-stolen bikes left on bike stands in Southwark are donated to them after removal, rebuilt and then given away or sold.

https://thebikeproject.co.uk

[Sue]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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>

> Bikes are expensive. People do not give them away

> for FREE.

>

Yes people do.

I gave away a bike some years back.

[robbin]

Me too (it's common to do so, I think). An ordinary bike with a few years' wear and tear isn't worth much. I wouldn't give away my 'best' road bike, but others are fair game.

[supergran]

I don't think the bike was stolen else I would not have taken it I am a pensioner and this was like manna from heaven for me I have given my children's bikes away in the past . Thankyou for all the lovely comments , the doubters need to get a life and try and do something nice .

[rendelharris]

supergran Wrote:

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> I don't think the bike was stolen else I would not

> have taken it I am a pensioner and this was like

> manna from heaven for me I have given my

> children's bikes away in the past . Thankyou for

> all the lovely comments , the doubters need to get

> a life and try and do something nice .

You enjoy it SG, there's no reason to think it was anything but a really nice gesture. See you on the road!

[binkylilyput]

Yep, another post to say yes they do! I did!

As also mentioned, there are also a number of bicycle projects around too.

Great stuff, I hope somebody makes good use of it

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Perhaps the Bike was stolen and who ever took it

> had second thoughts. (Like their Mum told them to

> get rid)??

> Lots of bike thefts recently.

>

> Bikes are expensive. People do not give them away

> for FREE.

>

> DulwichFox

[DovertheRoad]

I can confirm - this was a genuine gesture with goodwill. Marvellous.