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Burke-Gilman bike ‘carcasses’ a mystery

Posted by Geeky Swedes on October 21st, 2008

Charlotte has noticed quite a few stripped bike frames along the Burke-Gilman Trail recently. She writes:

Anyone know what’s up with the ever-increasing number of bike carcasses on the new bit of the Burke-Gilman behind Paseo at Shilshole? A week ago there was one stripped-out frame leaning against the fence by the railroad tracks. Then it was joined by another carcass near the traffic lights. And the other night my husband nearly hit yet another one, this time in the middle of the same section of path (no lights on that part of the trail – night users beware of obstacles!). As of yesterday all three skeletons were still on the trail. Anyone got any theories?

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  • ctrl
    Paul Allen
  • robert
    troll scat
  • mamaC
    y'all kill me! Palin doesn't ride a BIKE!
  • East Ballard
    Someone found a new dumping place. Check the frame conditions. If they look new, not good. Someone is stealing new bikes and stripping them of their components, which are usually worth more as components than assembled on a new bike. If the frames are rusty and dinged up, some one is just discarding their junk.
  • HausFrau
    Somebody didn't scoop their robot's poop?
  • SeattleRichardson
    new bike rack design?
  • Yoho
    Train-Assisted Bike Suicide
  • Looney
    If it's junk, it's Old Ballard.
  • gooner
    bb... ha ha ha
  • milo dakkat
    "sharrows" victims
  • boardbrown
    New Ballard
  • EnduroDriver
    Ghost of Edith Macefield
  • candice.
    Sorry for the break in tradition....

    whatever happened to suthii?
  • Woof
    Gearless roadkill
  • azbat5
    Candyman.
  • lakreitz
    coyotes
  • Elske
    J.P. Patches
  • gooner
    garydave, easy with the novel buddy. one word answers only please.
  • Ballardog
    doh!
  • Garydave
    The Headless Bikeman
  • 14th Ave ballardite
    Eyman
  • gcm
    suthii
  • bannedinDC
    Aliens
  • gooner
    palin
  • K
    Republicans.
  • Elttaes
    Theft.
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