I've been bemoaning the fact that I have not been able to find a used bike and had more or less given up on it. When I got here, I asked Aoife if she had any ideas where to look and she only mentioned that she was looking for one as well.
Some time ago, my buddy Eric told me about the organization Freecycle. Not to be a deliberate pun on Free and Cycle, but rather on Free and Recycle--it's an outfit that tries to pair up folks who have stuff they want to give away for FREE rather than throw it away, with other folks who might find it useful, whatever it may be. And unlike Craigslist, which has yet to really pick up in the Irish mainstream, despite having a Irish (Dublin, anyways) site, there's a fairly active Freecycle group in Galway.
I posted to the group that I was looking for a bike and a desk. I figured it was a longshot, particularly on the bike, but you never know.
That was about a month ago. Nothing.
This morning, a message was posted to the group that someone had two bikes: a men's mountain bike and a ladies racing bike up for grabs. I quickly replied to claim the men's bike and forwarded the message on to Aoife.
We now each have a bike perfect for our needs waiting for us. We just have to figure out how to get over to Tuam and get the bikes back here.
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I, also, have told you about Freecycle. I knew it was "international", but that doesn't mean I would have thought about there being a chapter in Galway. Congrats on the bikes!
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