Abandoned Bicycles of New York It's said once a person learns to ride a bike, the skill is never forgotten. While the adage may be true, this site proves the bikes themselves are often forgotten. Snapped in and around New York City, these photos show the lonely lives of orphaned bikes left to fend for themselves -- sometimes without a wheel or seat -- on the cold, hard streets of the big city. Some of these bikes have been exposed to the elements for so long they hardly resemble the modes of transportation they once were. The life of an abandoned bike is a forlorn existence, but take solace in the fact that some of them find friends. (in Photography Exhibits)