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>did part-time work at a local cycle recycling centre
>basically we bought people's old bikes for dirt-cheap prices, inspected them for problems, fixed them up and sold them at a fraction over dirt-cheap prices
>whole thing was effectively a charity, we survived on sustainability grants and skilled engineers willing to lend their time for a fraction of what they were actually worth
>we were mentioned on uni sites as a cheap/eco-friendly way to get around town which led to a flood of entitled students every autumn
Holy fuck. Yes, the bike is rusty, it was donated after sitting in somebody's backyard for half a decade. No, we can't switch out the rusty parts or we'd be building a whole new bike and you wouldn't be getting a mid-range 00s MTB for £80. No, we can't lower the price. No, the bike is not unsafe, we explicitly told you it's been tested. No, we don't give a damn how much you're paying in tuition fees. I have no idea why every other student came in convinced that if they just wheedled for a few minutes we'd hand over a free bike. The inspection alone would cost them half the price at a non-subsidised bike store.
