Debris on Heidelberg Rd

Claude <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Riding along Heidelberg Rd in Clifton Hill about 6.30PM I got this large
piece of very thick wire and metal stuck in my back wheel. Brought me to

an

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involuntary screaming halt and scared the bejeezus out of me. The wire

has

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wrapped itself around the hub about three times. Fortunately only one

spoke

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is buggered and a bit of metal is gouged but everything seems to work OK.
Funny thing was my wife cycled home about 3PM and remembers seeing the

same

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hunk of junk lying there- next time she says she'll stop and pick that

sort

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of debris up. First time this sort of thing is ever happened to me-

usually

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just flat tyres and bad drivers (not to mention bad pedestrians and bad
cyclists)

Midday today on Johnston St, near Brunswick St, there was a whole front
bumper bar in the bike lane!!!!! How the hell could someone not notice that
falling off their car?!?!?!?!?
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DFM

"Claude" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Riding along Heidelberg Rd in Clifton Hill about 6.30PM I got this large
piece of very thick wire and metal stuck in my back wheel. Brought me to

an

Quoted message said:

involuntary screaming halt and scared the bejeezus out of me. The wire

has

Quoted message said:

wrapped itself around the hub about three times. Fortunately only one

spoke

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is buggered and a bit of metal is gouged but everything seems to work OK.
Funny thing was my wife cycled home about 3PM and remembers seeing the

same

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hunk of junk lying there- next time she says she'll stop and pick that

sort

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of debris up. First time this sort of thing is ever happened to me-

usually

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just flat tyres and bad drivers (not to mention bad pedestrians and bad
cyclists)

Claude,

I came through around 5:45pm and did not see anything on the road. Guess I
was lucky not to pick it up in the dark.

Kevin

Claude

I changed my commute from Yallambie to Southbank from the road bike along
Heidelberg Rd to the mountain bike along the Yarra Trail. This was after I
was "T-Boned" by a guy in a car who I could have swore was looking straight
at me but he said he must have looked through me. This happened on
Wellington Road on the way home one arvo. I was pretty bruised on the left
calf where he hit me and the right bum cheek where I hit the ground (I was
doing about 35km/h at the time). Both wheels on the bike were buckled and
there were some minor scratches. After resisting the desire to do further
damage to his car and to him (not in that order), I found him to actually be
a pretty good bloke. He gave me a ride home and signed a statement saying
that he was at fault and would pay for any damages. He got off pretty light
as it was only $50 to get the wheels trued and $200 for a new helmet (head
hit the ground pretty hard).

Anyway, I rode in on the road a few more times but I was pretty well getting
spooked by any cars that approached from the left and so for peace of mind
for both myself and the wife, I have switched routes to the Yarra Trail. It
is about 23km as opposed to 18km by road and it takes me about 10 to 15 min
longer each way but I feel that the lack of traffic makes up for it. It is
especially good in the mornings (I leave home at 0630h) when it is pitch
black and the home made front light comes into its own........gotta watch
for the reflection of dogs eyes as there are a few early risers out walking
the woofers.

I just clicked over 1500km on the mountain bike today (all from commuting)
and tonight when I was working on a battery charger in the shed, I realised
that my rear tyre on the bike was deflated (first flat in 1500km so I am
pretty happy with that - I reckon that the floor pump makes all the
difference).

Gags

"K&C Russell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Claude" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Riding along Heidelberg Rd in Clifton Hill about 6.30PM I got this large
piece of very thick wire and metal stuck in my back wheel. Brought me

to

Quoted message said:

an

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involuntary screaming halt and scared the bejeezus out of me. The wire

has

Quoted message said:

wrapped itself around the hub about three times. Fortunately only one

spoke

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is buggered and a bit of metal is gouged but everything seems to work

OK.

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Funny thing was my wife cycled home about 3PM and remembers seeing the

same

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hunk of junk lying there- next time she says she'll stop and pick that

sort

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of debris up. First time this sort of thing is ever happened to me-

usually

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just flat tyres and bad drivers (not to mention bad pedestrians and bad
cyclists)

Claude,

I came through around 5:45pm and did not see anything on the road. Guess

I

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was lucky not to pick it up in the dark.

Kevin

Gags,

You must be just down the road from me in Yallambie. Sorry to hear about
your accident, but I have to admire your self control in not taking it to
the driver. I am surpised he was not charged by the police assuming that
you reported it.

Kevin

"Gags" <drgagnon@nospam_ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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Claude

I changed my commute from Yallambie to Southbank from the road bike along
Heidelberg Rd to the mountain bike along the Yarra Trail. This was after

I

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was "T-Boned" by a guy in a car who I could have swore was looking

straight

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at me but he said he must have looked through me. This happened on
Wellington Road on the way home one arvo. I was pretty bruised on the left
calf where he hit me and the right bum cheek where I hit the ground (I was
doing about 35km/h at the time). Both wheels on the bike were buckled and
there were some minor scratches. After resisting the desire to do further
damage to his car and to him (not in that order), I found him to actually

be

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a pretty good bloke. He gave me a ride home and signed a statement saying
that he was at fault and would pay for any damages. He got off pretty

light

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as it was only $50 to get the wheels trued and $200 for a new helmet (head
hit the ground pretty hard).

Anyway, I rode in on the road a few more times but I was pretty well

getting

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spooked by any cars that approached from the left and so for peace of mind
for both myself and the wife, I have switched routes to the Yarra Trail.

It

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is about 23km as opposed to 18km by road and it takes me about 10 to 15

min

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longer each way but I feel that the lack of traffic makes up for it. It

is

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especially good in the mornings (I leave home at 0630h) when it is pitch
black and the home made front light comes into its own........gotta watch
for the reflection of dogs eyes as there are a few early risers out

walking

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the woofers.

I just clicked over 1500km on the mountain bike today (all from commuting)
and tonight when I was working on a battery charger in the shed, I

realised

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that my rear tyre on the bike was deflated (first flat in 1500km so I am
pretty happy with that - I reckon that the floor pump makes all the
difference).

Gags

"K&C Russell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Claude" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Riding along Heidelberg Rd in Clifton Hill about 6.30PM I got this

large

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piece of very thick wire and metal stuck in my back wheel. Brought me

to

Quoted message said:

an

Quoted message said:

involuntary screaming halt and scared the bejeezus out of me. The

wire

Quoted message said:

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has

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wrapped itself around the hub about three times. Fortunately only one

spoke

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is buggered and a bit of metal is gouged but everything seems to work

OK.

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Funny thing was my wife cycled home about 3PM and remembers seeing the

same

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hunk of junk lying there- next time she says she'll stop and pick that

sort

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of debris up. First time this sort of thing is ever happened to me-

usually

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just flat tyres and bad drivers (not to mention bad pedestrians and

bad

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cyclists)

Claude,

I came through around 5:45pm and did not see anything on the road.

Guess

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I

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was lucky not to pick it up in the dark.

Kevin

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cyclists)

:
: Midday today on Johnston St, near Brunswick St, there was a whole front
: bumper bar in the bike lane!!!!! How the hell could someone not notice
that
: falling off their car?!?!?!?!?
: ---

lol. Its amazing what rubbish you see on the road. Years ago I used to
ride on the F3 before realising that the old pacific highway was much more
pleasant and the amount of car bits and rubber bits and other bits (bits
everywhere) was amazing.

"Theo Bekkers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: "John Doe" wrote
:
: > lol. Its amazing what rubbish you see on the road. Years ago I used to
: > ride on the F3 before realising that the old pacific highway was much
more
: > pleasant and the amount of car bits and rubber bits and other bits (bits
: > everywhere) was amazing.
:
: In ten years of riding to work I picked up and brought home:-
: Three pairs of pliers
: a few screwdrivers
: five spanners
: two shifters
: one brass hammer (good quality $100 jobbie)
: one rather large chisel bit from an air hammer
: one surveyor's staff
: one chain tensioner, such as truckies use
: Amongst other stuff.
:
: The bit that worried me was all the disc brake pads lying in the gutter.
:
: Theo
:
:

Wow. I have only ever seen rubbish. I have seen disc brake pads. Numerous
screwdrivers but some of the stuff you have found is bizarre. The surveyors
staff is a good one.

"Theo Bekkers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In ten years of riding to work I picked up and brought home:-

I've scored (memory fading here):
- countless screwdrivers
- countless spanners
- a nice wood saw
- quite a few large car magnets (great for the fridge)
- lots of coins
- more than one brand new tube of glue
- heaps of those wheel-balancing lead weights from cars
- a few nice hub caps (~$50 ea. to buy replacement ones!)
- a saw guide thing for cutting mitres
- a zippo lighter

These are just some of the things I can remember off the top of
my head. hip.

"hippy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: "Theo Bekkers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: > In ten years of riding to work I picked up and brought home:-
:
: I've scored (memory fading here):
: - countless screwdrivers
: - countless spanners
: - a nice wood saw
: - quite a few large car magnets (great for the fridge)
: - lots of coins
: - more than one brand new tube of glue
: - heaps of those wheel-balancing lead weights from cars
: - a few nice hub caps (~$50 ea. to buy replacement ones!)
: - a saw guide thing for cutting mitres
: - a zippo lighter
:
: These are just some of the things I can remember off the top of
: my head. hip.
:
:

Crikey, I have ridden a lot over the last 20 years of my life. I am going
to have to keep my eyes open a bit more. Although yes wheel weights are
common.

Were all these items all found in the one placeat the one time? Sounds like
a truck load of stuff... literally!

"hippy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Theo Bekkers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In ten years of riding to work I picked up and brought home:-

I've scored (memory fading here):
- countless screwdrivers
- countless spanners
- a nice wood saw
- quite a few large car magnets (great for the fridge)
- lots of coins
- more than one brand new tube of glue
- heaps of those wheel-balancing lead weights from cars
- a few nice hub caps (~$50 ea. to buy replacement ones!)
- a saw guide thing for cutting mitres
- a zippo lighter

These are just some of the things I can remember off the top of
my head. hip.

"Ben Long" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Were all these items all found in the one placeat the one time? Sounds

like

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a truck load of stuff... literally!

No, all these things were found over many years and many rides in two
Victorian
cities. I know there's been other things, some of which were simply too big
to
carry back home (no, not parked cars..) but those listed were the common
ones
and ones I could remember.

hip

<snip stuff found while riding>

"hippy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Ben Long" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Were all these items all found in the one placeat the one time? Sounds

like

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a truck load of stuff... literally!

No, all these things were found over many years and many rides in two
Victorian
cities. I know there's been other things, some of which were simply too

big

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to
carry back home (no, not parked cars..) but those listed were the common
ones
and ones I could remember.

hip

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I find Monday the best day for picking up spanners and screw drivers. I
reckon they work on the car over the weekend and rest the tools under the
bonnet while working and forget to put them away. A few corners up the road
they hit the deck.

My collection:
Shifters
Numerous screw drivers
new pack of screw driver bits
assorted small tools
cash

Kevin
coins

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In the last twelve months
<p>One Swiss army knife , which was a nice replacement for the one I had
to pawn to get train fair home from Goulburn
<br>One gel seat cover which was most welcome, as it was the model
that went with my seat.
<br>One Thermal camp sleep Matt ( bad pun )
<br>Numerous occy straps
<br>Numerous hooks etc.
<br>The exact metal strips I needed to repair my front racks.
<br>One watch
<br>Many Replacement tail light covers.
<br>$15 dollars in cash ( ten and a five dollar note
<br>Numerous juice bottle bongs esp going into Canberra
<br>Many Screw drivers and spanners
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<p>Ben Long wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Were all these items all found in the one placeat
the one time? Sounds like
<br>a truck load of stuff... literally!
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<br>> "Theo Bekkers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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<br>> > In ten years of riding to work I picked up and brought home:-
<br>>
<br>> I've scored (memory fading here):
<br>> - countless screwdrivers
<br>> - countless spanners
<br>> - a nice wood saw
<br>> - quite a few large car magnets (great for the fridge)
<br>> - lots of coins
<br>> - more than one brand new tube of glue
<br>> - heaps of those wheel-balancing lead weights from cars
<br>> - a few nice hub caps (~$50 ea. to buy replacement ones!)
<br>> - a saw guide thing for cutting mitres
<br>> - a zippo lighter
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<br>> These are just some of the things I can remember off the top of
<br>> my head. hip.
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"K&C Russell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I find Monday the best day for picking up spanners and screw drivers.

I

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reckon they work on the car over the weekend and rest the tools under

the

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bonnet while working and forget to put them away. A few corners up

the road

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they hit the deck.

My collection:
Shifters
Numerous screw drivers
new pack of screw driver bits
assorted small tools
cash

Kevin
coins

You found a Kevin?!?
:-)

hip
too early to be posting...

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You found a Kevin?!?

I had a Bruce smile at me, but decided against taking him home. :-)

Theo
Thinking how silly I must have looked carrying home a surveyor's
staff. Still use it regularly.

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"Theo Bekkers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In ten years of riding to work I picked up and brought home:-

I've scored (memory fading here):
- countless screwdrivers
- countless spanners
- a nice wood saw
- quite a few large car magnets (great for the fridge)
- lots of coins
- more than one brand new tube of glue
- heaps of those wheel-balancing lead weights from cars
- a few nice hub caps (~$50 ea. to buy replacement ones!)
- a saw guide thing for cutting mitres
- a zippo lighter

These are just some of the things I can remember off the top of
my head. hip.

Ok, what use are wheel balancing weights? Do you balance your own car
wheels?

GK

I hate this thread now -- my rear tire went *pop* just after I crossed
the Merri Creek on the way back from the footy last evening... Didn't
identify the culprit.

Ah well, that's the first time I've got through two years puncture-free!

--
David J Richardson -- [email hidden]
http://davidj.richardson.name/ -- Dr Who articles/interviews/reviews
http://www.boomerang.org.au/ -- Boomerang Association of Australia

they are made of lead...great for making sinkers if you are a fisherman (or
person or whatever it is these days)
saves buying them at inflated prices from tackles shops.

if not I have no idea what people would do with them...maybe cash in at a
recycle place??

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"Theo Bekkers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In ten years of riding to work I picked up and brought home:-

I've scored (memory fading here):
- countless screwdrivers
- countless spanners
- a nice wood saw
- quite a few large car magnets (great for the fridge)
- lots of coins
- more than one brand new tube of glue
- heaps of those wheel-balancing lead weights from cars
- a few nice hub caps (~$50 ea. to buy replacement ones!)
- a saw guide thing for cutting mitres
- a zippo lighter

These are just some of the things I can remember off the top of
my head. hip.

Ok, what use are wheel balancing weights? Do you balance your own car
wheels?

GK

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they are made of lead...great for making sinkers if you are a

fisherman (or

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person or whatever it is these days)
saves buying them at inflated prices from tackles shops.

That's the precise reason I used to nab them. My Dad makes
his own sinkers with the wheel weights (and any other lead
sourse). He melts it down using a portable camp stove and
a little pot, then pours it into a sinker mould - which you can
buy from outdoor/fishing stores.

hippy
- not a crazy person who collects wheel weights... really! ;-)

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"Theo Bekkers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In ten years of riding to work I picked up and brought home:-

I've scored (memory fading here):
- countless screwdrivers
- countless spanners
- a nice wood saw
- quite a few large car magnets (great for the fridge)
- lots of coins
- more than one brand new tube of glue
- heaps of those wheel-balancing lead weights from cars
- a few nice hub caps (~$50 ea. to buy replacement ones!)
- a saw guide thing for cutting mitres
- a zippo lighter

These are just some of the things I can remember off the top of
my head. hip.

Ok, what use are wheel balancing weights? Do you balance your own car
wheels?

GK

Maybe you can give them to a fisherman who can heat & reshape them into
sinkers......

DJ