Roadside Finds, strictly when cycling.

[Hugh Manatee]

My own wheel nut was the best! Riding around a roundabout ten miles out and caught sight of a distinctive looking nut on the ground. It was mine! Lost a couple of weeks earlier. I noticed the 7's handling was feeling off and noticed two had worked loose. One was still in situ and the other one was gone.

What are the odds?

 

[matiz]

Out cycling back in 84 I spotted 3 pound notes flapping about in the gutter stopped off at Ladbrokes and stuck them on Abu Kadra in the November handicap at Doncaster the beast duly stormed in at 25/1 for a nice £78 pick up I also found a pension book and purse belonging to a old dear who I managed to trace and return them and cycling down the canal I found a handbag with empty purse passport and driving licence I phoned the number in the bag and the woman came to pick them up instead of thanking me I couldn't believe it when she asked what I had done with the missing money

 

[classic33]

Not roadside, but in the road. Ran over someones foot.

 

[Cuchilo]

Just before i bought my road bike i used to ride my clapped out MTB to the allotment . One day at the traffic lights i was behind someone on a road bike and his wallet fell out of his back pocket , i stopped and picked the wallet up while calling him but he was off like a shot so i gave chase . By the time i caught him i was farked ! He was trying to talk to me to say thankyou but i was so out of breath i just wanted him to leave me alone .
Bet i'd smoke him now

 

[AM1]

Saw some white dog poo the other day, not seen this stuff since the 1970's, is it making a comeback?

 

[simongt]

Pliers, long handled 'blackstuff' shovel, craft knife, single shoes/trainers, loads of work gloves. However, whenever I see fresh roadkill, I always pick up the corpse and place it into nearby bushes. That way it recycles naturally as oppose to being laminated into the tarmac. To me, it's respecting nature.

 

[gbb]

A nearly brand new Stanley general purpose saw, still in its scabbard on the side of the A141 near work.
In the past, an adjustable spanner, a pair of molegrips, bike computers a couple of times, both broken, ...
A dead fish, miles from anywhere, dropped by a heron perhaps...
A 26c I think tyre, a real old wierd size, brand new in its cellophane wrap...incredibly, my old single speed had exactly those tyres on..
A roadkill deer once, absolutely massive, in the ditch.
Why is it, you occasionally see a fag packet and just know its not empty...and youre right.
And where do all the odd trainers come from...and where is its other half ?

 

[PeteXXX]

A while ago I found a wallet with no money in it, but still some bank cards, whilst cycling in Lings woods. When I got home, I walked the dog down to the local police station to hand it in. The first thing the receptionist says was " Your'e not leaving that dog here are you?????"

Another time, I found some lovely family photos beside a burnt out car on a bridleway near here. I dropped them into the same local police station, with the details of the car, including reg details, hoping they would find their way back to the mother (presumably) of the children in the pics.

 

[TissoT]

Not that I ride around looking for valuables
I have found : A gold ring , pair of mitts , mini pump . cash notes .
Badger , rabbits ,bungee straps

 

[PK99]

A body
Miscellaneous bike lights
A pair of very nice Oakley glasses
A pair of pliers, moments after they had destroyed my mates' tyre!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Appropriately enough, I found a multitool last year. So I appropriated it

 

[classic33]

A body
Miscellaneous bike lights
A pair of very nice Oakley glasses
A pair of pliers, moments after they had destroyed my mates' tyre!

Beats a coffin.

 

[Moodyman]

Several spanners, pair of pliers, mole grips, £5, 3 bungee cords (one brand new), Rixen Kaul lower anti-sway latch, numerous stainless steel washers, black elastic hair bands (they're great for added securing of bike lights).

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Screwdrivers, a hammer, a steering wheel & a kids road bike that was just a tad too small for my eldest so I left it with my LBS.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Not sure if it counts as roadside but my dad had a single false tooth on a small plate. He lost it 1st day of our family camping holiday in the New Forest. Dismantled the tent and car and everywhere we could think of that we'd been : no sign of it.

On our last day we went for a pub lunch and guess what was lying in the chippings under our table.

All he did was sloosh it round in his beer a couple of times and then popped it back in.