Unpopular opinion: bike co-ops need to stop hoarding old parts

I stopped by the Boulder Community Cycles shop last Tuesday to grab a used derailleur hanger, and the guy behind the counter acted like I was asking for his firstborn. They had bins of random parts piled up to the ceiling, but he spent 15 minutes telling me why I should just buy new instead. Has anyone else run into co-ops that won't sell you the crusty old stuff they're clearly never going to use?

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craig.mila6mo ago

Whole town acts like there's a secret handshake to buy anything used.

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seanjackson6mo ago

Aw man @craig.mila is it really that deep or are people just weird about selling their stuff?

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nancy8176mo ago

Honestly it's not a secret handshake, it's more like nobody can agree on what fair pricing even is lol.

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