Bike are very easy to get rid of, not in trash cans (I find that unrealistic, too), but because they're appealing for their individual pieces, since they're mos

Bike are very easy to get rid of, not in trash cans (I find that unrealistic, too), but because they're appealing for their individual pieces, since they're mostly generic (as opposed to appliances, which even when sold for parts, have mostly specialized components). There is always somebody that will take them to extract parts to fix/build other bikes (assuming a large enough city, and enough bike users). I've actually purchased a bike from a shop that made bikes from parts. It was a horror, but it shows that there is a life cycle that doesn't end in a river :)