Canal bike (discarded)

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We walked past this tonight at the canal workshops on the Trent and Mersey canal. Mostly rust, I was amazed that there was any paint left on it! The spokes have been cut off although the front wheel is still in place in its forks. One side of the handlebars has broken off completely. I wonder how it got in the canal? Was it stolen, was it thrown in because it could not be repaired? And was it dredged out of the canal or did a fisherman catch it by accident?

We will never know. Its not restorable so no doubt it will end up down the tip. Perhaps it will be melted down and turned into another bike frame.

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10 thoughts on “Canal bike (discarded)”

  1. I guess one will never know how the bike got there. As soon as I saw it I immediately thought that will become someone’s treasure. It could be used in someone’s garden as a frame for plants or hung from a ceiling with lights attached to it. I watch numerous home renovation shows. 😀

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  2. This photo reminded me of a typical opening visual for a restoration video on a DIY restoration group I follow on FB. It starts off with some horribly rusted, bent, broken, and forlorn looking castaway item. Someone then lovingly restores it in fast-motion over the course of about 2 or 3 minutes. I love watching these videos! But I always end up thinking, “Wow! They just spent a thousand dollars and about 300 hours restoring something they could go buy for about fifty dollars.”

    Anyway, I wish someone would restore this bike. I’d totally watch that video!

    P.S. I’m not familiar with the term, “the tip”. Is that like a dump or recycling center or something?

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      1. Ahh! That makes sense. 🙂 I shall add that to my list of favorite words.

        Shame about the bike. But maybe in its next life it will be something totally cool. Like maybe a piece of the ISS.

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