What was the oddest item you carried on your bike?

[biggs682]

i once rode last half a mile of my commute with another frame over my shoulder !

 

[Sara_H]

I frequently carry a folding camping chair on my rack when I go to watch my son at football or cycle speedway. That's about as exciting as it gets here, sorry.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Lawn mower, towed behind the bike on my way home from Montgomery Ward's.

 

[sheddy]

doh ! - I read this as the 'oldest item'

 

[sheddy]

A magic carpet just purchased from J Lewis, fitted lengthways - so I could only scoot.

 

[VamP]

I quite frequently roll along with a second bike wheeling along beside me (right hand), with a giant kit bag slung across my back, a spare set of wheels strapped to that, a jet washer hanging off my bars, and a bike stand balanced on the second bike's bars.

Most weekends in fact.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Bass. Bass Amp. Speaker Cabinet.

-or-

A busted MTB slung over my shoulder.

Not sure which was weirder.

 

[jonny jeez]

Carried a sewing machine home on the motorbike in the summer.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

toss up between my slightly bulky pilates mat on my back (on road) or the air rifle +scope in its carry case (off road for about 8 miles on private land only). In both cases people in general gave me plenty of room!

 

[Arjimlad]

I used to cycle to a pig farm with a cased shotgun or air rifle on my back... don't recall too many close passes !

Recently though the strangest thing was a little pink Peppa Pig rucksack, purchased in Aldi which I was taking home for my daughter. She wouldn't let me keep it for inner tubes and toolkit, sadly!

 

[briantrumpet]

I once rode my bike back from the hi-fi shop in Exeter to the my room at the uni, with a largish pair of speakers, in their box, balanced on the top tube between my legs. To this day I've no idea how I did it, or why I didn't fall off.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

600 cigarettes from Paris to london aged 16 for my mate aged 15 ....he said it was because he was under age, but I know it was because he wanted to carry the huge ivory elephant back for his parents , th eone he was sold by a huge african guy in Monmartre...you know,,,the solid plastic ivory ones...them,..yeah.

 

[nappadang]

My wife is pretty odd. Does that count? I "backered" her down the front street for 50yds until the screaming got the better of me

 

[XRHYSX]

i once rode last half a mile of my commute with another frame over my shoulder !

I've done this before.
To date I've had a wirly gig washing line brought from b&q one time, and a compost bin on a folded down kiddie trailer another, both times with a child strapped to a WEEride on the cross bar

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Years ago, an electric hedge trimmer in my rucksack, 6 miles from town.
Last Christmas, a large side of smoked salmon plus a leg of lamb, again poking out of my rucksack, for about 5 miles ... uphill
Today, a family sized pack of toilet paper hanging from the handlebars, only for about half a mile on traffic free paths