Finders keepers...almost.

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Rick Onanian said:

What kind of stuff do you find when riding?

I found a Jimmy Buffet cd in good condition last year. I found lots
of other stuff too, but I don't remember what.

Today, I found specialized 700x23c folding tire (big cut in it,
didn't bother to take it), a screwdriver (was too busy enjoying the
ride to take it), and one of those silly mini-motor-scooters
abandoned in a drainage ditch. I went back in the truck to get it,
thinking maybe with my girlfriend on that, I'd get to do some
bicycling on Sundays...but it was gone, and there was a cop there
investigating. Oh well.
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On my way to a garage-sale hunt with a friend (where I found lots of
stuff, but it doesn't count because I was looking for it), I found a
beautiful piece of rig hardware about a foot long: two large hooks, each
threaded into opposite ends of a yoke that held them together. So you
could turn the yoke to adjust the tension in whatever you held together
with the hooks.

I'm sure there's a generic name for this thing, but it escapes me.

On my last off-road ride I found a complete bicycle, which I later
dragged home with the car.

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"Rick Onanian" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

What kind of stuff do you find when riding?

I never find anything but beer cans and discarded socks. Lots of socks.
Don't understand why....

Sat, 15 May 2004 16:10:51 -0700,
<[email hidden]>,

Ryan Cousineau said:

I'm sure there's a generic name for this thing, but it escapes me.

Turnbuckle.

Quoted message said:

On my last off-road ride I found a complete bicycle, which I later
dragged home with the car.

If you'd taken off the front wheel it would've fit inside.
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Zoot Katz said:

Sat, 15 May 2004 16:10:51 -0700,
<[email hidden]>,

Ryan Cousineau said:

I'm sure there's a generic name for this thing, but it escapes me.

Turnbuckle.

Likely part of a clothesline, which I guess are now
becoming historical artifacts.

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Gooserider said:

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Quoted message said:

What kind of stuff do you find when riding?

I never find anything but beer cans and discarded socks. Lots of socks.
Don't understand why....

Over the winter I was spotting lots of single gloves
lying on the streets. Didn't pick any up, though.

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[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

What kind of stuff do you find when riding?

I found a Jimmy Buffet cd in good condition last year. I found lots
of other stuff too, but I don't remember what.

Today, I found specialized 700x23c folding tire (big cut in it,
didn't bother to take it), a screwdriver (was too busy enjoying the
ride to take it), and one of those silly mini-motor-scooters

I wonder if that was the same screwdriver I saw today. Don't remember
exactly where, but it somewhere on my loop of Rt 2 to Boston Neck Rd to
home.

Quoted message said:

abandoned in a drainage ditch. I went back in the truck to get it,
thinking maybe with my girlfriend on that, I'd get to do some
bicycling on Sundays...but it was gone, and there was a cop there
investigating. Oh well.

Probably stolen.

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....

Quoted message said:

On my way to a garage-sale hunt with a friend (where I found lots of
stuff, but it doesn't count because I was looking for it), I found a
beautiful piece of rig hardware about a foot long: two large hooks, each
threaded into opposite ends of a yoke that held them together. So you
could turn the yoke to adjust the tension in whatever you held together
with the hooks.

I'm sure there's a generic name for this thing, but it escapes me.

"Turnbuckle", if I'm reading your description correctly.

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Rick Onanian said:

What kind of stuff do you find when riding?

I find tools. Or rather, of the stuff I find, tools are what I stop to
pick up. Screwdrivers, vise grips, wrenches, a hammer, etc etc.

My best find was a complete socket set. It was on a Bike to Work Day,
and a newspaper reporter was to photograph me on the route, then
interview me at work at 9 AM.

So I'm biking along a busy road and found a socket. Nearby was another.
And a third. Pretty soon, I'd scrambled around and located the entire
set, the ratchet handle, extension bar and case. And I still made the
interview right on time!

My worst near miss was on a short camping tour with a good friend.
Naturally, it started raining overnight, so in the morning I was riding
along into the rain with my friend behind me. I missed it, but he
stopped to pick up a perfectly new Leatherman tool with it's belt
sheath, worth something like $75. <sigh>

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In article <[email hidden]>,

(Tom Keats) said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Zoot Katz said:

Sat, 15 May 2004 16:10:51 -0700,
<[email hidden]>,

Ryan Cousineau said:

I'm sure there's a generic name for this thing, but it escapes me.

Turnbuckle.

Likely part of a clothesline, which I guess are now
becoming historical artifacts.

Okay, yes, that's the right thing:

http://www.techsavvy.com/industry/file/national/082rh/chf07.gif

But the turnbuckle I'm talking about (I have some for my clothesline, so
I know the scale you're thinking of) is big. The hooks are about 5 cm
across, and the threaded shafts are about 7 mm in diameter.

This thing is heavy-duty: think of holding The Friendly Giant's
clothesline, and you're in the right region.

-RjC.

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[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Tom Keats) said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Zoot Katz said:

Sat, 15 May 2004 16:10:51 -0700,
<[email hidden]>,
Ryan Cousineau <[email hidden]> wrote:

>
>I'm sure there's a generic name for this thing, but it escapes me.

Turnbuckle.

Likely part of a clothesline, which I guess are now
becoming historical artifacts.

Okay, yes, that's the right thing:

http://www.techsavvy.com/industry/file/national/082rh/chf07.gif

But the turnbuckle I'm talking about (I have some for my clothesline, so
I know the scale you're thinking of) is big. The hooks are about 5 cm
across, and the threaded shafts are about 7 mm in diameter.

This thing is heavy-duty: think of holding The Friendly Giant's
clothesline, and you're in the right region.

Might have dropped off a towtruck or semi-trailer truck; they use big
ones for securing their loads.

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<< I found a Jimmy Buffet cd in good condition last year. >>

You mean it was shattered in a zillion pieces?

Ryan Cousineau said:

This thing is heavy-duty: think of holding The Friendly Giant's
clothesline, and you're in the right region.

But what would Chalo's clothesline holder be doing in Vancouver?

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Frank Krygowski said:

Rick Onanian said:

What kind of stuff do you find when riding?

I find tools. Or rather, of the stuff I find, tools are what I stop to
pick up. Screwdrivers, vise grips, wrenches, a hammer, etc etc.

My best find was a complete socket set. It was on a Bike to Work Day,
and a newspaper reporter was to photograph me on the route, then
interview me at work at 9 AM.

So I'm biking along a busy road and found a socket. Nearby was another.
And a third. Pretty soon, I'd scrambled around and located the entire
set, the ratchet handle, extension bar and case. And I still made the
interview right on time!

My worst near miss was on a short camping tour with a good friend.
Naturally, it started raining overnight, so in the morning I was riding
along into the rain with my friend behind me. I missed it, but he
stopped to pick up a perfectly new Leatherman tool with it's belt
sheath, worth something like $75. <sigh>

I found a near-new Gerber tool. Lots of sockets. Money -- mostly
change, but one $10 bill. A few tools, including a small real
Channellock plier. A wallet missing only the money -- I tracked down
the owner through his insurance card. A purse that had been lying out
in a rainstorm for a while -- no money, just stuff. Found the owner of
that one too. A tiny living Christmas tree, which was a real [censored] to
get home -- I fastened it with a little bungee net between my little
trunk bag and my saddle. Yes, it's growing -- stupid previous owner
apparently didn't know it was alive and never watered it.

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David Kerber ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net said:

Quoted message said:

http://www.techsavvy.com/industry/file/national/082rh/chf07.gif

But the turnbuckle I'm talking about (I have some for my clothesline, so
I know the scale you're thinking of) is big. The hooks are about 5 cm
across, and the threaded shafts are about 7 mm in diameter.

This thing is heavy-duty: think of holding The Friendly Giant's
clothesline, and you're in the right region.

Might have dropped off a towtruck or semi-trailer truck; they use big
ones for securing their loads.

It surely did. I found it on a busy road, and immediately identified it
as the misplaced property of a trucker.

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I found a Jimmy Buffet cd in good condition last year. I found lots
of other stuff too, but I don't remember what.

I find too much stuff on my weekend rides.

Two weekends ago it was "junk day" in the 'hood. This is where people are
permitted to put out large volume junk that the garbage men will not
normally take. This includes appliances, furniture, etc. and bicycles. I
must have seen 100 discarded bikes in the course of a 3 hour ride without
even trying. The vast majority of these were Schwinns, Huffys, Murrays,
Infinitys, Dunlops, Mongooses etc. that saw 75 miles before they fell apart
and then transformed into rust, but there were a few worthwhile finds.
Anyway, there were so many bikes that my pal Rob and I had to split up to
divide and conquer.

I found and marked out 3 bikes for recovery. One was an Apollo road bike
frame that is surprisingly nice. I normally pass by Nishiki's, Norco's,
Apollo's etc. but it had Shimano 600 components and was made from Tange
Champion tubing. So I had to rescue it. Very light frame with nice cast
dropouts.

2 of the bikes were older but decent quality mountain bikes. One of them was
almost complete, and in excellent condition. I'll be giving this one away to
someone needy at work this week.

Rob did well: he found a complete late 80's Cramerotti road bike in his size
in the high-rent area. It was all Columbus SLX tubing, with all Campagnolo
components. Chorus crankset, Record brakes, and nice wheels with Record
hubs. The homeowner had also conveniently left a spare pair of Campagnolo
wheels on the curb. The wheels had Conti Sprinter tubulars is good shape.

BTW: Is a "Rene Herse" a good bike?

Unfortunately my garage has too many bikes again.

Rick Onanian asked:

Quoted message said:

What kind of stuff do you find when riding?

On my daily commute to work, I have found some pretty good swag. Some of
those that stand out in memory are: a 15mm spanner, several quarter-inch
drive sockets, a half-dozen CDs in playable condition, a number of
packaged food items, and a live .45ACP round.

Tom Keats said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Zoot Katz said:

Sat, 15 May 2004 16:10:51 -0700,
<[email hidden]>,

Ryan Cousineau said:

I'm sure there's a generic name for this thing, but it escapes me.

Turnbuckle.

Likely part of a clothesline, which I guess are now
becoming historical artifacts.

Not in this household! I put up one of those folding
square clotheslines when the electric companies were
jumping their prices and gouging the public, and I was
impressed with the savings on the electic bill!

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Quoted message said:

Tom Keats said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Zoot Katz said:

Sat, 15 May 2004 16:10:51 -0700,
<[email hidden]>,
Ryan Cousineau <[email hidden]> wrote:

>
>I'm sure there's a generic name for this thing, but it escapes me.

Turnbuckle.

Likely part of a clothesline, which I guess are now
becoming historical artifacts.

Not in this household! I put up one of those folding
square clotheslines when the electric companies were
jumping their prices and gouging the public, and I was
impressed with the savings on the electic bill!

Yes, the solar powered clothes drier out there is free
and readily available. Well, when it isn't raining.
Another way to conserve.

I hear solar UV has an antibacterial effect.

I use a clothesline, too. Sometimes I worry about birds
pooping on my laundry, but it's never happened. I guess
they're respectful.

cheers,
Tom

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Sun, 16 May 2004 05:34:45 GMT, <V3Dpc.468456$Pk3.283344@pd7tw1no>,

Dave Mayer said:

BTW: Is a "Rene Herse" a good bike?

Let's say it's a very desirable bicycle among collectors.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/vrbn-g-n.html#herse
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