What have you found on the ground while riding?
#1176
Happy banana slug

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#1177
Happy banana slug

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From: Arcata, California, U.S., North America, Earth, Saggitarius Arm, Milky Way
Bikes: 1984 Araya MB 26L, 1992 Specialized Rockhopper Sport, 1993 Hard Rock Ultra, 1994 Trek Multitrack 750, 1995 Trek Singletrack 930
Hunh. Found a bike this morning. It had been dumped off the edge of the trail and was soaking wet. Rescued it; it's currently in the staff lounge, drying. I see one of two scenarios: 1. Rider got frustrated with broken brake cables and dumped it, or 2. Thief got frustrated with broken brake cables and dumped it. Either way, I put up a found ad on CL. Sorry, can't post a pic yet, not with the ad and Yahoo futzing around with my email.
#1178
Dirt junkie.

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From: Minneapolis
Bikes: Surly Ice Cream Truck, Peacock Groove road bikem, Salsa Fargo
Found this guitar out with a "free" sign on it as I was riding home yesterday! It's a cheapo Chinese Gibson, but it sounds pretty good for being free!
#1179
Chromolyamorous
Joined: Jun 2019
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From: Medford MA
Bikes: Just some old ten speeds
I found myself on the ground ten days ago, in a heavy rain, after hitting a puddle-obscured pothole. I know every puddle hides a pothole and still managed to hit one. It's my own damn fault.
Landed on the right shoulder. Hit it pretty hard. For the first week it felt wrong, with lots of "snap crackle pop" sounds and sensations. I'm 39 and this is the worst I've hurt myself as an adult.
I got some nice pictures taken with my alter ego, Spooky Mr. Skellington. Nothing is broken and they say the AC joint is not torn. Lucky. I'm already back on the bike every day. It is finally starting to feel more normal again...
Stay upright, y'alls.
Landed on the right shoulder. Hit it pretty hard. For the first week it felt wrong, with lots of "snap crackle pop" sounds and sensations. I'm 39 and this is the worst I've hurt myself as an adult.
I got some nice pictures taken with my alter ego, Spooky Mr. Skellington. Nothing is broken and they say the AC joint is not torn. Lucky. I'm already back on the bike every day. It is finally starting to feel more normal again...
Stay upright, y'alls.
#1180
Happy banana slug

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From: Arcata, California, U.S., North America, Earth, Saggitarius Arm, Milky Way
Bikes: 1984 Araya MB 26L, 1992 Specialized Rockhopper Sport, 1993 Hard Rock Ultra, 1994 Trek Multitrack 750, 1995 Trek Singletrack 930
I found myself on the ground ten days ago, in a heavy rain, after hitting a puddle-obscured pothole. I know every puddle hides a pothole and still managed to hit one. It's my own damn fault.
Landed on the right shoulder. Hit it pretty hard. For the first week it felt wrong, with lots of "snap crackle pop" sounds and sensations. I'm 39 and this is the worst I've hurt myself as an adult.
I got some nice pictures taken with my alter ego, Spooky Mr. Skellington. Nothing is broken and they say the AC joint is not torn. Lucky. I'm already back on the bike every day. It is finally starting to feel more normal again...
Stay upright, y'alls.
Landed on the right shoulder. Hit it pretty hard. For the first week it felt wrong, with lots of "snap crackle pop" sounds and sensations. I'm 39 and this is the worst I've hurt myself as an adult.
I got some nice pictures taken with my alter ego, Spooky Mr. Skellington. Nothing is broken and they say the AC joint is not torn. Lucky. I'm already back on the bike every day. It is finally starting to feel more normal again...
Stay upright, y'alls.
#1181
Senior Member
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From: Mid Atlantic / USA
Bikes: 2017 Specialized Crosstrail / 2013 Trek Crossrip Elite
#1182
Keepin it Wheel




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From: San Diego
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I think what I'd try is riding one-handed, and the guitar hand holds near the scroll (it's not a scroll but I play violin and don't know what it's called on a guitar), with the neck on the bars and the body of the guitar forward
#1183
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From: Mid Atlantic / USA
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Now that would be impressive!
#1186
Disco Infiltrator




Joined: May 2013
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From: Folsom CA
Bikes: Stormchaser, Paramount, Tilt, Samba tandem

but today...
#1187
Zip tie Karen
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From: Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
Bikes: '13 Motobecane Fantom29 HT, '16 Motobecane Turino Pro Disc, '18 Velobuild VB-R-022, '21 Tsunami SNM-100
Last week, a set of five very nice drill bits spread out on the road shoulder...
#1189
Happy banana slug

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From: Arcata, California, U.S., North America, Earth, Saggitarius Arm, Milky Way
Bikes: 1984 Araya MB 26L, 1992 Specialized Rockhopper Sport, 1993 Hard Rock Ultra, 1994 Trek Multitrack 750, 1995 Trek Singletrack 930
#1191
Disco Infiltrator




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From: Folsom CA
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^^ I think he's in SF. When they drop an iphone, it's not worth their time picking it up. They pile up in monochromatic drifts against the Ferry Building
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"Well, well!" said Holmes, impatiently. "A good cyclist does not need a high road. The moor is intersected with paths and the moon is at the full."
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"Well, well!" said Holmes, impatiently. "A good cyclist does not need a high road. The moor is intersected with paths and the moon is at the full."
#1192
Senior Member

Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Tempe, AZ
Bikes: Specialized AWOL, Specialized Roubaix, Niner Air9, Turner Sultan
Today I found a meth/crack addict on the ground. He was docile enough that I was able to ride around with no incident but he did glare at me a bit.
#1193
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You are very lucky. I found myself on the ground two weeks ago and now won’t be riding for a while thanks to a broken collarbone.
I found myself on the ground ten days ago, in a heavy rain, after hitting a puddle-obscured pothole. I know every puddle hides a pothole and still managed to hit one. It's my own damn fault.
Landed on the right shoulder. Hit it pretty hard. For the first week it felt wrong, with lots of "snap crackle pop" sounds and sensations. I'm 39 and this is the worst I've hurt myself as an adult.
I got some nice pictures taken with my alter ego, Spooky Mr. Skellington. Nothing is broken and they say the AC joint is not torn. Lucky. I'm already back on the bike every day. It is finally starting to feel more normal again...
Stay upright, y'alls.

Landed on the right shoulder. Hit it pretty hard. For the first week it felt wrong, with lots of "snap crackle pop" sounds and sensations. I'm 39 and this is the worst I've hurt myself as an adult.
I got some nice pictures taken with my alter ego, Spooky Mr. Skellington. Nothing is broken and they say the AC joint is not torn. Lucky. I'm already back on the bike every day. It is finally starting to feel more normal again...
Stay upright, y'alls.

#1194
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From: Mid Atlantic / USA
Bikes: 2017 Specialized Crosstrail / 2013 Trek Crossrip Elite
Found a small adjustable crescent wrench this morning.
It's short. It's light weight. And it's perfect as I just put pedal extenders on my ride that prevent me from being able to remove the pedals with an Allen wrench. This is perfect since the pedals and the extenders need a different sized open end wrench. Now I can easily repair a pedal problem with a single wrench....without having to go to Home Depot and spending $8.
It's short. It's light weight. And it's perfect as I just put pedal extenders on my ride that prevent me from being able to remove the pedals with an Allen wrench. This is perfect since the pedals and the extenders need a different sized open end wrench. Now I can easily repair a pedal problem with a single wrench....without having to go to Home Depot and spending $8.
#1195
Snakes! Copperheads, specifically. One alive on Monday, just hangin' on the MUP, and a deceased one on Tuesday in the bike lane.
No legit finds, despite keeping my eyes open on the one road where interesting things occasionally pop up.
No legit finds, despite keeping my eyes open on the one road where interesting things occasionally pop up.
#1198
Happy banana slug

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Bikes: 1984 Araya MB 26L, 1992 Specialized Rockhopper Sport, 1993 Hard Rock Ultra, 1994 Trek Multitrack 750, 1995 Trek Singletrack 930
This morning I found fresh skid marks on the highway shoulder I was riding.
Double skids make it likely to have been a semi.
Double skids make it likely to have been a semi.
#1200
Keepin it Wheel




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From: San Diego
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happened to be driving today, saw another rider down. There was construction that blocked off the right lane of 2, he had ridden inside the cones and sunk half his front wheel into either a crack or wet cement. He had a bloody nose, but was otherwise moving around and didn't look too badly injured. Couldn't stop because of the construction and traffic.
Feel bad for the guy, but he should have been more careful riding on the wrong side of the cones.




