Originally Posted by
andycook
Finally get to contribute (I assume you have to pick the item up and take it with you). An allen wrench. Picked that up at a stop sign. Fits my bike. Left the bent spoon.
I've ridden past a hammer at another stop sign. And a nerf gun.
I should combine my other hobby of magnet fishing with cycling to get the nuts, bolts, cotter pins, etc.
It doesn't have to be something you pick up, but it's more fun if it's interesting. Like sticking a magnet fishing pole off the end of your bike.