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Community => Thorn General => Topic started by: Robin Thorn on January 30, 2017, 10:38:18 AM
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Does anyone know or live in the city of Atlanta? I'm Robin Thorn's son Alastair, and I'm traveling to Atlanta on March the 26th until April the 18th. Any ideas of good/cheap places I can stay? And where could I get a bike for a sensible price?
Thanks.
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Have a good trip Alastair just don't let mr Trump know your going ;)
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I've never been to Atlanta or anywhere else in the state of Georgia!
A standard place to look for a used bike is craigs list: https://atlanta.craigslist.org/search/bia - nice if you just want a bike for the summer or something.
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I assume you are asking about Atlanta, Georgia, USA. I have not been there for a couple decades. But I did a few google searches.
Some larger communties in USA have bicycle charities where they try to help less-fortunate kids learn skills and maybe retail experience. My google search turned this one up. They might accept donated bikes, fix them up and re-sell them. Such bike charities often have limited selection but if you are looking for a bike for a few weeks, I suspect you can be less selective.
http://southatlantabikeshop.org/about/
Some communities in USA have a bike coop where people can go and borrow tools, etc., to work on their bikes. I do not think that any bikes are sold at this one, but it might be a good point of contact.
http://sopobikes.org/welcome-to-sopo/
Or, bring a foldup bike in your luggage. If it was me going there, I would bring my S&S coupled bike (a Thorn). I have no idea what the potential for bike theft is, but larger communities in USA can have a theft problem. So, you would want a very good lock.
Where to stay? I have no idea.
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another useful resource: http://www.bikeforums.net/southeast/
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Answered via Robin and PM yesterday... :)
All the best,
Dan.
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Can't understand why he didn't get s loan of a bike from his daddy.mine do that all the time.
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just kidding :'(