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What's your best "find" while riding?

Old 09-17-19, 08:28 AM
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The best "find" I ever had? One time I was out riding gravel and a nice ditch fairy put out an ice-cold 12-pack of Budweiser right there on the side of the road. It was magical.
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Old 09-17-19, 08:30 AM
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I found a Stihl BG-85 gas leaf blower while I was out on a run. It was in the ditch, so you really couldn't see it from the road if you were in a car. I left it there for 3 days, in case the owners came back for it. Since it was still there when i ran by three days later, I came back with my car

A new spark plug, air filter and a tube/nozzle (free from the dealer, Thanks Guys) and it's been cleaning my driveway for years.
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Old 09-17-19, 08:55 AM
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I found a few random good things and seen a few bad things too.

I found a nice Leatherman tool on the ground during a ride in Terra Ceia, FL. I carry it in my bike bag. Have found/seen various tools although I rarely stop for those. For some reason I see gloves on the ground a lot. During a rest break on one ride I saw one of those fidget spinner things laying on the ground. I left it, as it was at a bus stop location and sure the kid picked it back up later the same day.

Some miles from my old house one of the ride routes I took went by the interstate and a truck stop area. There were commonly a bunch of those "coke bottle meth lab" things laying around. It was bad enough at one point that as I passed by there was a HazMat team out there cleaning the area up. That lasted all of a couple of weeks before it was right back the same.
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Old 09-17-19, 09:22 AM
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I once found a nice 14" crescent wrench on the roadside...I forget the brand, but it was well-made - forged construction. It was also great to have the extra weight in my jersey pocket since I was doing intervals that day.
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Old 09-17-19, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
$5 back then would be like $10,000 today.
Lol,
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Old 09-17-19, 11:17 AM
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I found a local townie tart in a laundry while riding across the country. Yadda, yadda, yadda, I Googled her name several years later and discovered that she and her boyfriend got arrested for cooking meth.
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Old 09-17-19, 12:22 PM
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I find solace, every time out.
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Old 09-18-19, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by _ForceD_
I've told my wife for years that I could start a successful non-profit organization with all the good, usable hubcaps I see along the roads (If I actually stopped to pick them up. Alas I haven't come up with a good way to carry them home on the road bike...nor a place to store them all once I'd have them.). I'd call it "Hubcaps for Humanity" and donate 100% to charity.

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One of the commuter roads around here has a slight bend which seems to be very difficult for some drivers to negotiate. You can see in the Google Street View how that Prius is very close to the curb. Unfortunately, the picture is from way back, but today there are 5 or 6 hubcaps hanging from the trees - a sort of hubcap forest. Every time I go through there I chuckle at the display of incompetence.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3931...7i13312!8i6656
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Old 09-20-19, 12:20 PM
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A german shepherd... I saw some dude abandon the dog and instantly picked the dog up. I called a friend that lived nearby to drop me and the dog off at my place so I wouldn't have to bike home with a dog that has no leash lol
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Old 09-20-19, 03:30 PM
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Not me but a friend of mine found some women's panties up in a tree, proudly stretched between a couple of limbs.
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Old 09-21-19, 03:45 PM
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I guess my best find was a guy who sold used bikes at the end of his country driveway. Dropbar bikes were really cheap as no one wanted them. One day he showed me a MIYATA SEVEN TEN with brand new tires with the wrapper still on them. Cost of bike and brand new tires? $30.00 CDN.



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Old 09-21-19, 05:45 PM
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I figure that what I find is something somebody else lost. I leave it or move it to the closest spot that makes it easy to spot and hope they come back and find it. If it’s on one of my regular rides and the item is still there the next time I ride by, I’ll snag it then if it is of interest to me.
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Old 09-21-19, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by raceboy
I figure that what I find is something somebody else lost. I leave it or move it to the closest spot that makes it easy to spot and hope they come back and find it. If it’s on one of my regular rides and the item is still there the next time I ride by, I’ll snag it then if it is of interest to me.
Gee, now I know who to thank for leaving behind all the stuff I've found and brought home. "Finders keepers"
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Old 09-21-19, 06:42 PM
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I know. Most will think I’m a chump. But this way I sleep better.
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Old 09-21-19, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Miele Man
I guess my best find was a guy who sold used bikes at the end of his country driveway. Dropbar bikes were really cheap as no one wanted them. One day he showed me a MIYATA SEVEN TEN with brand new tires with the wrapper still on them. Cost of bike and brand new tires? $30.00 CDN.



Cheers
You win.
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Old 09-22-19, 10:40 AM
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Random "drawers"
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Old 09-22-19, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by iowabiker14
The best "find" I ever had? One time I was out riding gravel and a nice ditch fairy put out an ice-cold 12-pack of Budweiser right there on the side of the road. It was magical.
ummm, I am skeptical
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Old 09-22-19, 12:03 PM
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On a group ride 3 years ago we found a pistol laying by the curb. Luckily one of the riders was a cop so he stayed till the local police came for it.

Personally I found a number of outdoor child play sets. It got to the point than my son told me to stop bringing them.



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Old 09-22-19, 08:18 PM
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I found an aluminum LED flashlight that's been working for me ever since.

IDK if this counts, but walking I found a 1/2 inch swivel ratchet head breaker bar.
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Old 09-23-19, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by thinktubes
Random "drawers"
Tell me you left them where you found them.
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Old 09-23-19, 05:31 PM
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I found an intact Samsung Galaxy S8 cell phone while riding. I took it to the police station so they could re-unite it with its proper owner.
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Old 09-23-19, 09:20 PM
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$20 bill and a stainless thermos.
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Old 09-24-19, 12:52 AM
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When I was a kid maybe 10 years old I found a gold bracelet when riding in in a drainage ditch and horded it with other stupid kid treasure crap. Years later, home from college, I found it in a box of stupid kid treasure crap in my old bedroom closet. I brought it to a gold broker and they paid me $300 for it. I bought Christmas presents for my family. It would have been worth $1350 nine years later. No regrets.
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Old 09-24-19, 09:03 AM
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I found a pocket knife. since my Dad is a collector, I told him about it & showed it to him. he sent it to the manufacturer, who refurbished it & sharpened it & returned it for free. gave it to my son
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Great find near the end of today's ride. A 250lb capacity fold-able hand truck was in the grass, so I picked it up, laid it across the bars and bicycled 17 miles home. As if the 17 mile distance wasn't uncomfortable enough, it was the finishing 17 miles of my 103 miler today. Wife will use it for all things Girl Scouts related.

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