Appreciation post: The 'bike' at a yard sale in Boise

Emma Rodriguez · 2026-04-04T08:20:05.982438+00:00

Stopped at a sale last weekend and they had a kid's bike for $5. The chain was on the wrong side of the sprocket, just looped over the seat tube like a weird necklace. How does that even happen? Anyone ever seen a repair that creative before?

campbell.robin5mo ago

What were they even trying to fix?

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laura_ross5mo ago

Wow, that's the kind of creative fix you see when someone just wants to get the job done.

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luna5193mo ago

Honestly that's the kind of fix where someone just found the chain on the ground and figured it had to go somewhere. Like they probably lifted it up and draped it over the closest metal tube, not realizing the sprocket was even a thing. Probably took them five seconds and they felt real proud of themselves too.

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