Stuff we find on rides thread

[Zen]

I found $20 once on the W&OD Bike Path. Someone must have reached into their back pocket, pulled out a snack and the $20 fell to the ground.

Yes! That's exactly what happened! Thank you

[kmehrzad]

Yes! That's exactly what happened! Thank you

haha ... sorry Zen, money is spent and way gone on some bicycle or kayak accessory.

[ClockworkOrange]

I rode past a ladies bike today, that was just laid against a bush, just seemed an odd place for a bike to be.



One hour later I came past it again and not sure why but I just felt uneasy about it. The bike was not in very good condition but all the cables where fine, plus tyres and there was a padlock but it was not being used.



I am such a

I now realise how deserted the place was and that if somebody had pinched it, they would have probably just left it on the ground. If the owner had left it there, they would perhaps have locked it up, although there is nowhere to really go along there.

Then my mind goes into overdrive, has some poor girl been dragged off her bike and, and goodness knows what might have happened to her. I look around at all the bushes and a short distance away there appeared to be a white sheet.

I decided to take some photos instead of touching the bike.

Had been home a short while and decided it was no good, I thought it better to phone the Police.

Very soon after that they returned my call, to tell me that the front wheel of the bike was not working and also that they had checked the area out and everything was OK.

Clock

[lph]

This doesn't really count as being seen "on a ride", but anyway: when I got to work one morning and parked my bike in our underground parking area, I passed this:

Yup, one of my colleagues taking his or her rock for a ride

[PamNY]

Yup, one of my colleagues taking his or her rock for a ride

That's hilarious. I hope the rock had a lovely time.

Pam

[OakLeaf]

On my ride last weekend, sitting on top of a guardrail piling at the top of a hill in the middle of freakin' nowhere (not a building in sight, and I could see a long way from the top of that hill), a pair of swim goggles.


So lph, since it's a colleague, you must have found out the story behind that rock? Just ballast for training?

[Biciclista]

speaking of worrisome
On a trail near our house my DH found a little kid's backpack. It was surrounded by a cell phone and little girl's clothing, including underwear. He really freaked out. He picked up the cellphone to see if there was someone he could call. As he picked it up, it rang. It was the kid's mom.
15 minutes later, a very angry mommy and contrite little girl met him to get the pack and cellphone. Mother said "WHAT WERE YOU DOING THIS FAR FROM SCHOOL?" the girl was about 9 years old.

[Trek420]

Very soon after that they returned my call, to tell me that the front wheel of the bike was not working and also that they had checked the area out and everything was OK.

Clock

Or maybe the rider was just behind a tree picking apples

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