On Oct 12, 9:13*pm, TimC -spam-accepted-
here.org wrote:
On 2011-10-09, Phil H (aka Bruce)
* was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

On Oct 7, 1:17*pm, F Murtz wrote:

probably why it was thrown out, although it looks in good nick except
for rusty chain.

It could well have been thrown out *because* of the rusty chain. Given
the number of abandoned bikes chained to various objects around inner
Sydney, I can only surmise that mountain bikes are now so cheap that
they aren't worth anything once they get a bit ratty. Even thieves
don't want them.

In related news, apparently it's mostly "mountain bikes" that aren't
properly lit at night:

http://www.bv.com.au/general/bikes-and-riding/91803/

Hands up those who are surprised that cheap kmart "mountain bikes" are
ridden by fools who don't want to part with their $30 for a set of
lights?

Aren't mtbs the biggest sellers (here I include mtb *style* bikes, as
sold in supermarkets)? If so, I'd expect they'd also have the most
unlit riders. If roadies were the biggest sellers, I'd expect them to
have the largest numbers of unlit riders.

And as for hub dynamos - bah! ;^P Give me my battery powered Ayup LED
lights any day ...err. night... (much more than $30, though).

Tony F