Originally Posted by
Gresp15C
I live near a large university, and a lot of students just abandon their bikes when they graduate or otherwise move on with their lives. They get cleared from the racks to make space for next year. I don't know where they go. But I'll bet that a lot of auction bikes are just legitimately abandoned.
At the Santa Barbara County Road Yard, there is a true mountain of bikes, quite literally a pile. These are collected after the school year.
I need to get a picture some time. It's incredibly huge!