kickstart

Found the same plus a used towelette on a local MUT, 50 feet from a garbage can. I want to think they just forgot, but the number of discarded energy bar wrappers I see on a regular basis seem to indicate otherwise.

Unfortunately being active, and health conscious doesn't always equate being conscientious of others.

f4rrest

Shopping carts mostly.

ItsJustMe

Two new things in the last couple of days. A very nice pair of electrician's pliers and a decent folding knife:

https://goo.gl/photos/rs8ypkcVA7UPbuTy5

https://goo.gl/photos/Qx5rzxgU6n3uzzLS7

Shimagnolo

This was a new one today: nuts.
Dozens, and dozens of new hex nuts, probably about a 3/8" size, all over the bike lane.
It looked like someone had spilled a box of them.

Todzilla

Copperhead snake sunning himself.

I left it for the next rider, though.

revcp 

In the last two weeks I've picked up a beach towel, that I now have hanging in my closet at work for those hot and humid days, and a nice wood claw hammer.

10 Wheels

I save most of the stuff but not this one.

valleyrider

That would have fed you and your family for months (I think).
I generally find tools, bungee cords, and flatbed straps. I found a reallly nice pair of needlenose pliers I use all the time. That was the best.

DosWheelsBtr

Couple Ipods thus far (cracked), cell phones (cracked), cell batteries, bungee cords, pens & pencils, tools of a wide variety.

JanMM

Did next rider get snakebite flat??

devianb

Since I ride through residential areas I see a lot of "Free" items by the curb like chairs, sofas, pieces of wood. Nothing that I can take with me.

RubeRad

Lots of stuff all the time, like everybody else, gloves, bungees, tools. Once there were hundreds of zipties, I gathered up a few handfuls and still have a large stock. I've found a couple smashed phones, but a few weeks ago I found an iPod in the gutter of a residential street, working, on, playing Fleetwood Mac, and having no password. I was able to get into the settings and find a gmail address and make contact and return it.

This Tuesday was a good day, on the same ride I found a "locking C-clamp", a Snap-On hinged 8mm socket, and a roll of white electrical tape.

mgw4jc

Ditto, but I'm kicking myself for not going back with the mini-van to see if I could fit the basketball goal that was on the curb for 3 days.

Onuris

Mostly peoples garbage and roadkill. A few years ago I spotted a black canvas sunglass case on the shoulder, in it was a pair of expensive Oakleys with several replacement lenses. Brought it to the police station. They listed in local paper as designer sunglasses, would give back to owner with proof of ownership or if could ID make and style. No one claimed them, so they were mine. They are now my favorite shades to wear when riding. Like the different lens tint and color options for varying conditions.

ItsJustMe

New Tigers player shirt and a brand new hat this week.

Tundra_Man 

If you were really unlucky you would have found two Tigers shirts.

Signed,
A Loyal Twins Fan

treadtread

The only thing I have found on my commutes is a pedometer. I once saw a new soccer ball floating in a ditch, but the ditch water was really dirty and the ball was too far. Besides, I hoped that the kid who lost it would come back and get it - I always hated losing cricket balls when I was a kid.

1242Vintage

My commute passes right by a storage locker place. Have found many tools, knives, flashlights down the road. Best find was a full bag of fishing gear, poles, lures, hardware, and a craft beer in a can! Hauled it all home on top of my commuter backpack. There was an old fishing license and for several weeks I tried to contact the guy. Apparently he packed up and left town, with most of his stuff!

cyccommute 

A kitten.

Some tools.

A fly rod case with a St. Croix rod, a 2 wt Loomis rod (I still have that one) and 2 reels with line.

A bicycle. Found the owner through a local shop by the serial number. He'd biffed his head and couldn't remember where he had left his bicycle.

Four naked teenagers do the wild thing along a mountain bike trail. As I startled them and one of them yelled the common word for fornication. My response? "Looks like."

the_freewheeler

wallet (returned it and the guy gave me all of the money in it - $20), bell front light and knog blinder rear light

f4rrest

A pair of toilets. 1 pink, 1 white.


... and a stuffed Sponge Bob
<--- see avatar.

ZippyThePinhead

There was another recent thread where a forum member found a handgun: Found this on my ride this morning

illdoittomorrow

I think it's safe to say trailmix has not only won this thread, but all subsequent threads involving weird road finds.

I don't come across much. A 2-pound bag of rubber bands, unopened, and a remote control for a concrete truck are the best finds so far.

Lil Bear

2 days ago I found some needle-nose pliers. Very small, spring-loaded, and a Mac Tool brand (lifetime warranty!) Today I'm working on replacing some single-pane window glass, and they'll be ideal for working with the glazier points. My luck don't usually run in the "good" range, so it's been a good week. Taking my rear wheel to my LBS to get fixed - broke a spoke. So, gained a tool, spending some money - it's a wash.

I do find more stuff walking, but for every one thing I can salvage, there's 99 things I scrap/recycle. Peeps sure do jettison a lot of stuff, whether on purpose or not.

rhm

Most recent find, one morning last month, was a driver's license and a lot of business cards, all from different businesses; on the backs of which the owner (well, the loser, technically) of the license had written all his bank account numbers, email addresses, user names, passwords, etc. Including his cell phone number, labeled "my cell phone number." I called it. He answered. I mailed it all back to him. On the way home I found a bunch more of his stuff, including old B&W photos of family members. I sent him another envelope.

A week later I got a check for $50 in the mail, with "thanks" written on it. "You're welcome!" I thought, as I deposited it.