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Got spare bike parts? Check out FrankenBike
Got a spare gooseneck? Need an extra crank?
Check out FrankenBike, a free bike swap meet held monthly in Austin, where love abounds for everything from shifters to derailleurs and powerlink chains make the world go ‘round.
The event (which has the greatest name ever, don’t you think?) is open to anyone who wants to buy, sell or trade bicycles, bike gear or parts.
This month’s holiday version of the event is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at the South First Food Court at the corner of South First and Live Oak streets.
Organizers will collect inexpensive childrens’ gifts to donate to Austin’s Blue Santa.
FrankenBike in Austin meets the last Saturday of every month and usually draws about 450 participants. For more information go here.
Chris Gross started the swap meet in 2005 in Austin. Since then it has spread throughout Texas and beyond, with meetings in San Antonio, Houston, Corpus Christi, Bryan-College Station, Asheville, N.C., and Las Vegas.
FrankenBike works in conjunction with area Bike Texas, The Yellow Bike Project, NikiCoverstheCold.com, The Capital Area Blood and Tissue Center and Social Cycling Austin.
Updates to reflect that the group was started in 2005, not 2004.
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