There is a bike locked to a street sign post that is obviously abandoned (missing wheels, missing seat, rusted chain) and I would like to get the frame, clean it up, and build a new bike out of it. Is there a legal way to get this done? It falls under the law's definition of an abandoned bike (missing things, rusted chain, there for more than 30 days) but I don't know if I am allowed to somehow get the frame for myself. I'm a college student with tons of loans so I'd love to get a cheap/free bike frame to build a decent bike to ride for exercise. Thanks!
By the way, here are the only links I found about abandoned bikes:
http://www.cityofboston.gov/bikes/problems.asp (says I can report one, but I'm pretty sure the city just takes it)
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/subject/popname/index.html
By the way, here are the only links I found about abandoned bikes:
http://www.cityofboston.gov/bikes/problems.asp (says I can report one, but I'm pretty sure the city just takes it)
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/subject/popname/index.html