Here’s a Trek Marlin I found in the trash and restored for a coworker.
So one day I’m driving to the office and see this bike with the rear wheel mostly off. The tire is gone the inner tube is wrapped between the rim the chain and the frame of the bike. It’s been sitting out in the rain probably half of its life if not more. So I decided why not I could probably fix it and flip it for a profit.
Go back to work tell a few pals of my find and then learn one of my guys had a trek marlin that was stolen. This wasn’t his. His was newer, nicer, and blue. My dude hasn’t been having the best of luck since he got out here so I told him I’d build it up and sale it to him for the price of parts.
So I go on good old Amazon find a killer deal on a groupset (cranks, bb, chain, cassette, shifter, and rear derailleur) for like $90. Get some cheap grips, new pedals, rotors, and a stem. I’ve got an old parts bin to dig from and plenty of cable and housing in case.
A lot of elbow grease, some sanding, painting, and time and I’m pretty happy with the outcome. My dude ended up losing another family member right after the holidays so while he went home to grieve I finished the bike. Decided not to charge him and had the joy of delivering the bike to him today.
I did try to record some videos of this whole process but I do get rather impatient with setting up cameras and adjusting angles. Really multiplies the time to finish the project. Anyways let me know what you guys think and if there’s anything you got questions about or would like to see.
by Not2Sendy
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I have rescued and passed along several bikes over the years. Folks will discard a bike for many reasons. It is fun to fix and re-home bikes.
You’re a good person. You wouldn’t even know that was a dumpster find by looking at it