| Re: Police Bike Auction - Report
Dave Mayer wrote:
> Bikes that were more rust than bike, or looked like they had been used as speed
> bump by a large vehicle. God knows what happened to the riders... Perhaps
> this is why these bikes were at a police auction. Evidence from past
> vehicular homicide cases...
>
> Anyway, the Ritchey would likely not attract any bids. I was tempted to
> spend $10 to save it from a the crusher, but it would have taken 2 hours of
> waiting in a pretty depressing environment.
>
I purchased a bike at police auction that had clearly been in a
collision with a car or truck - mostly for the parts, but I did
straighten the stays out enough to be rideable for my college GF. Turns
out it was supposed to have been tagged for evidence but the police
screwed it up. The guy who was hit was suing for big money and his
lawyers had purchased a brand new bike of the same model to use in an
accident reconstruction - but then they found me and I convinced them to
trade. Wound up with a new bike in trade for a $35 police wreck and
some rebuilt wheels.
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