Re: [RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[Garth]

Well  how 'bout that Conway !

I swear, "memories" are about as reliable as a candle in the wind ☺

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Re: [RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[Captain Conway Bennett]

Found my keys.  They were in the freezer of my boat.

Fair winds,

Captain Conway Bennett

> On Nov 11, 2017, at 4:00 PM, Tim O. (Portland, OR) 
>  wrote:
> 
> Lost: 
> Hats. A bunch of hats that I used to tuck into my back pocket before I got a 
> front rack. So many good hats lost forever. Can't believe it took me so long 
> to learn my lesson.
> My favorite merino wool long sleeve. Discovered it was gone within 10 
> minutes, but by the time I got back it was gone. 
> Wallet -- Someone was nice enough to drop it back in my mailbox after a few 
> days. Phew!
> Found:
> Pocket knife with a 4" or 5" blade. It was open and sitting in the middle of 
> the bike lane. I used it all the time until I accidentally left it in my 
> carry on at the airport. Where does all that stuff end up anyway?
> $20 bill
> Jannd seat dangle bag with patch kit goodies
> Aviator sunglasses in surprisingly good shape
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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[Tim O. (Portland, OR)]

Lost: 

   - Hats. A bunch of hats that I used to tuck into my back pocket before I 
   got a front rack. So many good hats lost forever. Can't believe it took me 
   so long to learn my lesson.
   - My favorite merino wool long sleeve. Discovered it was gone within 10 
   minutes, but by the time I got back it was gone. 
   - Wallet -- Someone was nice enough to drop it back in my mailbox after 
   a few days. Phew!

Found:

   - Pocket knife with a 4" or 5" blade. It was open and sitting in the 
   middle of the bike lane. I used it all the time until I accidentally left 
   it in my carry on at the airport. Where does all that stuff end up anyway?
   - $20 bill
   - Jannd seat dangle bag with patch kit goodies
   - Aviator sunglasses in surprisingly good shape

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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[R. Alexis]

I have found plenty of stuff riding, walking and driving over the years. 
While riding I have found various tools. Of note, a long, non rachet socket 
wrench. Found a flip cell phone once on a walk during lunch. The battery 
was dead. Finally charged it and called the best number on it to get it 
back to the owner. The mother of the owner retrieved it from me a day 
later. It was her son's phone and was not looking forward to paying to 
replace it. Found a wallet outside a reception venue on another lunch walk. 
Had cash, CC cards and the usual item, including a conceal and carry 
license. Looked over the parking lot to see if there was a fire arm also in 
the lot. Got a hold of the owner with the help of my girlfriend via the 
insurance card. Got the card and wallet back to the owner the next or a 
couple days later on my way to work. 

I pass on stuff I cannot use or donate it. A cooler I found was passed on 
to some friends to haul some meat back home on a car trip. I told them to 
just pass it along or donate it to Goodwill. 

Reginald Alexis 

On Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 2:14:38 PM UTC-5, Conway Bennett wrote:
>
> I'm all but positive I lost all of my keys on my way to work yesterday. 
>  Has anyone here ever had success finding stuff you've lost while riding? 
>  I already posted in the local CL bicycles section and checked the 
> chainlink forum.

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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[Joel Koitmaa]

Turn one of the remaining gloves inside-out and viola! it fits the other 
hand :)

On Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 10:17:36 PM UTC-7, dstein wrote:
>
> I've lost several frame pumps (user error I'm sure). I also have several 
> gloves missing their pair, somehow it ends up always being the same side so 
> I can't make a pair out of the three lost gloves I have.
>
> Butone day I was riding my Jones in China Camp in the Bay Area. I 
> noticed towards the end of the ride on a paved section that my handlebar 
> bag was open. Checked and my keys were in there, but not my wallet. It was 
> an Ocean Air wallet that I really liked and is not easily replaceable 
> depending on their stock, and I hadn't had it for very long. I was pissed. 
> I don't think much money was in there, and credit cards were easily 
> replaceable, but I wasn't looking forward to a trip to the DMV and dealing 
> with a replacing a few other things I had, not to mention the wallet. My 
> riding buddies treated me beer and a sandwich after.
>
> I woke up the next day and for some reason thought to check the mailbox on 
> a Sunday morning for my wallet, and sure enough it was there. Some kind 
> stranger found my wallet on the trail and drove all the way from China Camp 
> to Oakland to drop it off in the mailbox (thankfully my license had my 
> current address).
>
> You'd think I learned my lesson, but just last week I was riding and 
> noticed my bag was open, then saw my phone pop right out of it, luckily I 
> saw it and was able to grab it, but not before almost causing a trail 
> accident from stopping so suddenly.. So if anyone wants some free shit, 
> just follow me on the trail.
>
>
>

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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[dstein]

I've lost several frame pumps (user error I'm sure). I also have several 
gloves missing their pair, somehow it ends up always being the same side so 
I can't make a pair out of the three lost gloves I have.

Butone day I was riding my Jones in China Camp in the Bay Area. I 
noticed towards the end of the ride on a paved section that my handlebar 
bag was open. Checked and my keys were in there, but not my wallet. It was 
an Ocean Air wallet that I really liked and is not easily replaceable 
depending on their stock, and I hadn't had it for very long. I was pissed. 
I don't think much money was in there, and credit cards were easily 
replaceable, but I wasn't looking forward to a trip to the DMV and dealing 
with a replacing a few other things I had, not to mention the wallet. My 
riding buddies treated me beer and a sandwich after.

I woke up the next day and for some reason thought to check the mailbox on 
a Sunday morning for my wallet, and sure enough it was there. Some kind 
stranger found my wallet on the trail and drove all the way from China Camp 
to Oakland to drop it off in the mailbox (thankfully my license had my 
current address).

You'd think I learned my lesson, but just last week I was riding and 
noticed my bag was open, then saw my phone pop right out of it, luckily I 
saw it and was able to grab it, but not before almost causing a trail 
accident from stopping so suddenly.. So if anyone wants some free shit, 
just follow me on the trail.


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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

['jinxed' via RBW Owners Bunch]

Well, my lost and found is not nearly as romantic...but sure fits the bill. 

On one of my annual rides to the in-laws for thanksgiving dinner, I lost my 
pocket knife. Most years, we've had snow, but it rarely sticks around 
because we often get the 60 degree days mixed in. This particular year 
though, we had a couple good dumps and there was plenty piled up. Right in 
the middle of a corner I heard something hit the ground and bounce a couple 
times. It took a minute for me to take stock and I could only surmise my 
15+ year old Spyderco Delica had worked out of my pocket, dropped and 
skipped off the trail into the snow. I searched for a good 30 minutes till 
my fingers were numb and gave up.

I ride to the inlaws several times a year, and every time I went through 
that corner, I slowed down like I was expecting it to just be sitting 
there. TWO years later, I was on my way back for another carb fest but this 
time the weather was nice, I was running early, and decided to stop and 
brew up coffee in my fateful turn. While I drank my cuppa, I paced back and 
forth through the brush on the sides of the trail again to no avail. So 
giving up again, I crossed to the other side of the trail that would come 
up the "inside" of the turn to walk back. And right there, in the middle of 
the turn, not 4ft off the trial, I spotted a glint of metal. No possible 
way I thought. I wear my knife in my right pocket, and this was a left 
turn...if it came out, it would surely have bounced off to the right?! I 
pushed back the tall weeds, and right there was my Spyderco. I just stood 
there looking at it, my mind trying to come up with some alternate 
explanation. It must be someone elses, I'm on prank tv, a squirrel moved 
it...what are the odds I thought. I reached down, picked it up, and looked 
at the clip. The old Delicas' clip was molded into the scales and the 
patent info raised on it. Mine was worn nearly smooth, but in the small 
recesses left, there was yellow paint imbedded from a fall and skid on some 
curb paint. I licked my thumb and wiped off the dirt, and behold the 
lo...no question, this was MY knife. I lovingly and securely stashed it 
inside my swift rando bag and carried on to a bizarrely thankful 
thanksgiving. That night after returning home, I cleaned, sharpened, and 
oiled it and finally scratched that itch in the back of my mind.

The wild thing is, this was along one of, if not THE most heavily used 
trails in colorado. The Cherry Creek Trail. I think I was more in shock 
someone else hadn't found it. Anyway, I still have it, and it's journey has 
made it even more endearing to me.

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Re: [RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[Patrick Moore]

Marty -- almost as nice a picture as that of the fixie.



On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 4:34 PM, MartyG  wrote:

>
>
> On Friday, November 3, 2017 at 9:08:09 AM UTC-4, MartyG wrote:
>>
>> On Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 1:22:31 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
>>>
>>> That's a story worth hearing, I'd say. Care to expand?
>>>
>>>  OK, back in the late 80s I converted a Proteus frame I had picked up to
>> a permanent single speed for trail riding. Cutting off the hanger off the
>> rear dropout was cathartic. At the time, no such thing as a fixie. That
>> would come much much later. I remember people staring at it like it was
>> from another planet. Fast forward to 1993. Now set up with a Campy 165
>> track crankset, Sugino drillium ring, Specialized hubs laced to MA40s,
>> Michelin Hi Lite Cross tires, NR seatpost, Avocet touring saddle,
>> Specialized mountain stem with Scott AT2 bars, ( the Nitto dirt drop stem
>> and albatross bars pictured came later) front 1st Generation Dura Ace
>> brake.  I rode the hell out of this bike. But enough about the bike...
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>> Every month on the night of a full moon, the local rail-trail (NCR Trail
>> north of Baltimore) sponsored a full moon ride. 20 or so people would show
>> up and ride five miles up the trail to a waterfall, hang out for a bit,
>> then ride back. I did it a few times. I August of that year I showed up as
>> usual, waiting for people to sign in. The organizer reminded people that a
>> helmet was required, and that's when I noticed her - looking a bit out of
>> place, and obviously no helmet. As luck would have it, I had just bought a
>> new one - a Specialized foam with the red and white stretch-fabriuc cover.
>> I was still wearing the Bell V1 Pro I had been using for years, and the new
>> one was in the trunk, so I offered it to her. Nothing more than a good
>> deed.
>>
>> The ride got underway, and we made the five mile jaunt to the falls as a
>> stretched out pack. I exchanged pleasantries with my new helmet buddy at
>> the turnaround and we talked a bit as we rode back. No mention of
>> relationship status or anything like that. Just small talk on a pleasant
>> night. We got back to the starting point, and proceeded to load up the
>> bikes. Turns out she was with her sister, and I helped them strap their
>> bikes on a trunk rack, and she gave me the helmet back with a quick thanks
>> and they drove off.
>>
>> I drove off too, but a couple miles up the road it hit me hard: "I would
>> like to see this woman again." With no idea who she was, and very little
>> hope, I turned around and made my way back to the starting point - a
>> restored train station where we all signed in. Not sure what I was
>> expecting to find, but I had to take a shot. I have never felt that way or
>> done something like that ever. The guy with the sign-in sheet was locking
>> up, and I asked if I could see the list. For some reason he said sure, no
>> problem. We had not exchanged names, so my only clue was that she was
>> riding with here sister. Maybe I'd find two names alike?
>>
>> The only two women with the same last name was my only clue now. No phone
>> number. Nothing but a name. In the pre-google era that meant I would have
>> to hit the white pages. The next day I did just that. No planning, just the
>> same odd feeling that I wanted to see her again. Not sure how many numbers
>> I dialed, two or three I guess, until a young girl answered the phone. On a
>> whim, I asked the girl if her Mom had been on a bike ride the night before,
>> and she immediately yelled to her mom that some guy from the ride was on
>> the phone.
>>
>> Imagine if you were her; knowing that no personal information had been
>> shared and now someone had found her and wanted to talk! She reminds me
>> constantly how weird that was. In this day and age she might have hung up
>> and called the police. I wouldn't blame her. When she got on the line I
>> apologized for the surprise call and told her how I had managed to find
>> her. I doubt she bought all that. Regardless, I asked if she would like to
>> do the same ride the following Sunday. Public place and all, I thought she
>> would feel safe enough to do that. I was right - she agreed.
>>
>> The next Sunday, I arrived early. Still not sure what I was in for.
>> Making assumptions about why she would agree to see me again. Still not
>> sure what I was doing. I was not really looking for love at the time. I had
>> a 12-year old son, and a relationship was the last thing on my mind. But it
>> was that last thing that started to grow stronger that day. I saw a
>> familiar car in the distance, with a familiar trunk rack. As it turned into
>> the parking lot, one more familar thing: her sister! She tells the story
>> differently, but one thing is probably true, the look on my face was
>> unforgettable!
>>
>> Her

Re: [RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[MartyG]

On Friday, November 3, 2017 at 9:08:09 AM UTC-4, MartyG wrote:
>
> On Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 1:22:31 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
>>
>> That's a story worth hearing, I'd say. Care to expand?
>>
>>  OK, back in the late 80s I converted a Proteus frame I had picked up to 
> a permanent single speed for trail riding. Cutting off the hanger off the 
> rear dropout was cathartic. At the time, no such thing as a fixie. That 
> would come much much later. I remember people staring at it like it was 
> from another planet. Fast forward to 1993. Now set up with a Campy 165 
> track crankset, Sugino drillium ring, Specialized hubs laced to MA40s, 
> Michelin Hi Lite Cross tires, NR seatpost, Avocet touring saddle, 
> Specialized mountain stem with Scott AT2 bars, ( the Nitto dirt drop stem 
> and albatross bars pictured came later) front 1st Generation Dura Ace 
> brake.  I rode the hell out of this bike. But enough about the bike...
>
>
> 
>
>
> Every month on the night of a full moon, the local rail-trail (NCR Trail 
> north of Baltimore) sponsored a full moon ride. 20 or so people would show 
> up and ride five miles up the trail to a waterfall, hang out for a bit, 
> then ride back. I did it a few times. I August of that year I showed up as 
> usual, waiting for people to sign in. The organizer reminded people that a 
> helmet was required, and that's when I noticed her - looking a bit out of 
> place, and obviously no helmet. As luck would have it, I had just bought a 
> new one - a Specialized foam with the red and white stretch-fabriuc cover. 
> I was still wearing the Bell V1 Pro I had been using for years, and the new 
> one was in the trunk, so I offered it to her. Nothing more than a good 
> deed. 
>
> The ride got underway, and we made the five mile jaunt to the falls as a 
> stretched out pack. I exchanged pleasantries with my new helmet buddy at 
> the turnaround and we talked a bit as we rode back. No mention of 
> relationship status or anything like that. Just small talk on a pleasant 
> night. We got back to the starting point, and proceeded to load up the 
> bikes. Turns out she was with her sister, and I helped them strap their 
> bikes on a trunk rack, and she gave me the helmet back with a quick thanks 
> and they drove off. 
>
> I drove off too, but a couple miles up the road it hit me hard: "I would 
> like to see this woman again." With no idea who she was, and very little 
> hope, I turned around and made my way back to the starting point - a 
> restored train station where we all signed in. Not sure what I was 
> expecting to find, but I had to take a shot. I have never felt that way or 
> done something like that ever. The guy with the sign-in sheet was locking 
> up, and I asked if I could see the list. For some reason he said sure, no 
> problem. We had not exchanged names, so my only clue was that she was 
> riding with here sister. Maybe I'd find two names alike? 
>
> The only two women with the same last name was my only clue now. No phone 
> number. Nothing but a name. In the pre-google era that meant I would have 
> to hit the white pages. The next day I did just that. No planning, just the 
> same odd feeling that I wanted to see her again. Not sure how many numbers 
> I dialed, two or three I guess, until a young girl answered the phone. On a 
> whim, I asked the girl if her Mom had been on a bike ride the night before, 
> and she immediately yelled to her mom that some guy from the ride was on 
> the phone. 
>
> Imagine if you were her; knowing that no personal information had been 
> shared and now someone had found her and wanted to talk! She reminds me 
> constantly how weird that was. In this day and age she might have hung up 
> and called the police. I wouldn't blame her. When she got on the line I 
> apologized for the surprise call and told her how I had managed to find 
> her. I doubt she bought all that. Regardless, I asked if she would like to 
> do the same ride the following Sunday. Public place and all, I thought she 
> would feel safe enough to do that. I was right - she agreed.
>
> The next Sunday, I arrived early. Still not sure what I was in for. Making 
> assumptions about why she would agree to see me again. Still not sure what 
> I was doing. I was not really looking for love at the time. I had a 12-year 
> old son, and a relationship was the last thing on my mind. But it was that 
> last thing that started to grow stronger that day. I saw a familiar car in 
> the distance, with a familiar trunk rack. As it turned into the parking 
> lot, one more familar thing: her sister! She tells the story differently, 
> but one thing is probably true, the look on my face was unforgettable! 
>
> Here I was thinking I would share a nice Sunday morning with someone I'd 
> like to get to know better, and here she was with a chaperon

Re: [RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[Patrick Moore]

Thanks, Marty. Wonderful story, and apparently, good karma!

And, nice fixie!

On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 7:08 AM, MartyG  wrote:

> On Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 1:22:31 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
>>
>> That's a story worth hearing, I'd say. Care to expand?
>>
>>  OK, back in the late 80s I converted a Proteus frame I had picked up to
> a permanent single speed for trail riding. Cutting off the hanger off the
> rear dropout was cathartic. At the time, no such thing as a fixie. That
> would come much much later. I remember people staring at it like it was
> from another planet. Fast forward to 1993. Now set up with a Campy 165
> track crankset, Sugino drillium ring, Specialized hubs laced to MA40s,
> Michelin Hi Lite Cross tires, NR seatpost, Avocet touring saddle,
> Specialized mountain stem with Scott AT2 bars, ( the Nitto dirt drop stem
> and albatross bars pictured came later) front 1st Generation Dura Ace
> brake.  I rode the hell out of this bike. But enough about the bike...
>
>
> 
>
>
> Every month on the night of a full moon, the local rail-trail (NCR Trail
> north of Baltimore) sponsored a full moon ride. 20 or so people would show
> up and ride five miles up the trail to a waterfall, hang out for a bit,
> then ride back. I did it a few times. I August of that year I showed up as
> usual, waiting for people to sign in. The organizer reminded people that a
> helmet was required, and that's when I noticed her - looking a bit out of
> place, and obviously no helmet. As luck would have it, I had just bought a
> new one - a Specialized foam with the red and white stretch-fabriuc cover.
> I was still wearing the Bell V1 Pro I had been using for years, and the new
> one was in the trunk, so I offered it to her. Nothing more than a good
> deed.
>
> The ride got underway, and we made the five mile jaunt to the falls as a
> stretched out pack. I exchanged pleasantries with my new helmet buddy at
> the turnaround and we talked a bit as we rode back. No mention of
> relationship status or anything like that. Just small talk on a pleasant
> night. We got back to the starting point, and proceeded to load up the
> bikes. Turns out she was with her sister, and I helped them strap their
> bikes on a trunk rack, and she gave me the helmet back with a quick thanks
> and they drove off.
>
> I drove off too, but a couple miles up the road it hit me hard: "I would
> like to see this woman again." With no idea who she was, and very little
> hope, I turned around and made my way back to the starting point - a
> restored train station where we all signed in. Not sure what I was
> expecting to find, but I had to take a shot. I have never felt that way or
> done something like that ever. The guy with the sign-in sheet was locking
> up, and I asked if I could see the list. For some reason he said sure, no
> problem. We had not exchanged names, so my only clue was that she was
> riding with here sister. Maybe I'd find two names alike?
>
> The only two women with the same last name was my only clue now. No phone
> number. Nothing but a name. In the pre-google era that meant I would have
> to hit the white pages. The next day I did just that. No planning, just the
> same odd feeling that I wanted to see her again. Not sure how many numbers
> I dialed, two or three I guess, until a young girl answered the phone. On a
> whim, I asked the girl if her Mom had been on a bike ride the night before,
> and she immediately yelled to her mom that some guy from the ride was on
> the phone.
>
> Imagine if you were her; knowing that no personal information had been
> shared and now someone had found her and wanted to talk! She reminds me
> constantly how weird that was. In this day and age she might have hung up
> and called the police. I wouldn't blame her. When she got on the line I
> apologized for the surprise call and told her how I had managed to find
> her. I doubt she bought all that. Regardless, I asked if she would like to
> do the same ride the following Sunday. Public place and all, I thought she
> would feel safe enough to do that. I was right - she agreed.
>
> The next Sunday, I arrived early. Still not sure what I was in for. Making
> assumptions about why she would agree to see me again. Still not sure what
> I was doing. I was not really looking for love at the time. I had a 12-year
> old son, and a relationship was the last thing on my mind. But it was that
> last thing that started to grow stronger that day. I saw a familiar car in
> the distance, with a familiar trunk rack. As it turned into the parking
> lot, one more familar thing: her sister! She tells the story differently,
> but one thing is probably true, the look on my face was unforgettable!
>
> Here I was thinking I would share a nice Sunday morning with someone I'd
> like to get to know better, and here she was with a chaperone

Re: [RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[Philip Williamson]

Well that was awesome!
Congratulations to the both of you.

Philip
www.biketinker.com

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Re: [RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[MartyG]

On Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 1:22:31 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> That's a story worth hearing, I'd say. Care to expand?
>
>  OK, back in the late 80s I converted a Proteus frame I had picked up to a 
permanent single speed for trail riding. Cutting off the hanger off the 
rear dropout was cathartic. At the time, no such thing as a fixie. That 
would come much much later. I remember people staring at it like it was 
from another planet. Fast forward to 1993. Now set up with a Campy 165 
track crankset, Sugino drillium ring, Specialized hubs laced to MA40s, 
Michelin Hi Lite Cross tires, NR seatpost, Avocet touring saddle, 
Specialized mountain stem with Scott AT2 bars, ( the Nitto dirt drop stem 
and albatross bars pictured came later) front 1st Generation Dura Ace 
brake.  I rode the hell out of this bike. But enough about the bike...




Every month on the night of a full moon, the local rail-trail (NCR Trail 
north of Baltimore) sponsored a full moon ride. 20 or so people would show 
up and ride five miles up the trail to a waterfall, hang out for a bit, 
then ride back. I did it a few times. I August of that year I showed up as 
usual, waiting for people to sign in. The organizer reminded people that a 
helmet was required, and that's when I noticed her - looking a bit out of 
place, and obviously no helmet. As luck would have it, I had just bought a 
new one - a Specialized foam with the red and white stretch-fabriuc cover. 
I was still wearing the Bell V1 Pro I had been using for years, and the new 
one was in the trunk, so I offered it to her. Nothing more than a good 
deed. 

The ride got underway, and we made the five mile jaunt to the falls as a 
stretched out pack. I exchanged pleasantries with my new helmet buddy at 
the turnaround and we talked a bit as we rode back. No mention of 
relationship status or anything like that. Just small talk on a pleasant 
night. We got back to the starting point, and proceeded to load up the 
bikes. Turns out she was with her sister, and I helped them strap their 
bikes on a trunk rack, and she gave me the helmet back with a quick thanks 
and they drove off. 

I drove off too, but a couple miles up the road it hit me hard: "I would 
like to see this woman again." With no idea who she was, and very little 
hope, I turned around and made my way back to the starting point - a 
restored train station where we all signed in. Not sure what I was 
expecting to find, but I had to take a shot. I have never felt that way or 
done something like that ever. The guy with the sign-in sheet was locking 
up, and I asked if I could see the list. For some reason he said sure, no 
problem. We had not exchanged names, so my only clue was that she was 
riding with here sister. Maybe I'd find two names alike? 

The only two women with the same last name was my only clue now. No phone 
number. Nothing but a name. In the pre-google era that meant I would have 
to hit the white pages. The next day I did just that. No planning, just the 
same odd feeling that I wanted to see her again. Not sure how many numbers 
I dialed, two or three I guess, until a young girl answered the phone. On a 
whim, I asked the girl if her Mom had been on a bike ride the night before, 
and she immediately yelled to her mom that some guy from the ride was on 
the phone. 

Imagine if you were her; knowing that no personal information had been 
shared and now someone had found her and wanted to talk! She reminds me 
constantly how weird that was. In this day and age she might have hung up 
and called the police. I wouldn't blame her. When she got on the line I 
apologized for the surprise call and told her how I had managed to find 
her. I doubt she bought all that. Regardless, I asked if she would like to 
do the same ride the following Sunday. Public place and all, I thought she 
would feel safe enough to do that. I was right - she agreed.

The next Sunday, I arrived early. Still not sure what I was in for. Making 
assumptions about why she would agree to see me again. Still not sure what 
I was doing. I was not really looking for love at the time. I had a 12-year 
old son, and a relationship was the last thing on my mind. But it was that 
last thing that started to grow stronger that day. I saw a familiar car in 
the distance, with a familiar trunk rack. As it turned into the parking 
lot, one more familar thing: her sister! She tells the story differently, 
but one thing is probably true, the look on my face was unforgettable! 

Here I was thinking I would share a nice Sunday morning with someone I'd 
like to get to know better, and here she was with a chaperone! After my 
shock wore off we saddled up and made the ride to the falls. Had a nice 
chat with both of them. Agreed to do it again sometime. We have.

Seven years later we're standing on a beach in Kauai, exchan

[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[Jay in Tel Aviv]

I found a set of keys once. It was across the street from a police station 
so I turned them in there. They seemed quite suspicious of me but 
eventually let me go.

Jay

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> I'm all but positive I lost all of my keys on my way to work yesterday. 
>  Has anyone here ever had success finding stuff you've lost while riding? 
>  I already posted in the local CL bicycles section and checked the 
> chainlink forum.

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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[Jay in Tel Aviv]

I lost an entire Carradice Super C saddle bag!
The bagman came loose and somehow fell off without me noticing.
Boy was I surprised when I got to work and it wasn't there!
Someone found it and used my cell phone to call my wife. Got it back intact 
later that day.

Jay 

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> I'm all but positive I lost all of my keys on my way to work yesterday. 
>  Has anyone here ever had success finding stuff you've lost while riding? 
>  I already posted in the local CL bicycles section and checked the 
> chainlink forum.

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Re: [RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[christian poppell]

Lost my keys on a ride once. They were clipped to my saddle bag. I remember 
blasting down a rough trail thinking how it was so quiet... Didn't realize 
they had unclipped themselves in all the commotion. Someone called me the 
next morning as I was driving back to the trail to search. I keep a dog tag 
with my name and number on my keys. A trail runner had picked them up. I 
met him in a parking lot near by and gave him 20$. Well worth it.

On Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 10:22:31 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> That's a story worth hearing, I'd say. Care to expand?
>
> Patrick Moore, whose only romantic bicycle encounter involved him 
> refinishing a 100 year old street door and her riding a Canadian Tire 
> bicycle with saddle too low, in Quebec, PQ.
>
> On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 11:01 AM, MartyG 
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 3:14:38 PM UTC-4, Conway Bennett wrote:
>>>
>>>  Has anyone here ever had success finding stuff while riding?  
>>>
>>
>> Do human beings count? I married one I found on a moonlit rail-trail ride 
>> in 1993. I didn't bother to ask around to see if anyone lost her...
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Re: [RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[Patrick Moore]

That's a story worth hearing, I'd say. Care to expand?

Patrick Moore, whose only romantic bicycle encounter involved him
refinishing a 100 year old street door and her riding a Canadian Tire
bicycle with saddle too low, in Quebec, PQ.

On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 11:01 AM, MartyG  wrote:

>
>
> On Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 3:14:38 PM UTC-4, Conway Bennett wrote:
>>
>>  Has anyone here ever had success finding stuff while riding?
>>
>
> Do human beings count? I married one I found on a moonlit rail-trail ride
> in 1993. I didn't bother to ask around to see if anyone lost her...
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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[MartyG]

On Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 3:14:38 PM UTC-4, Conway Bennett wrote:
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>  Has anyone here ever had success finding stuff while riding?  
>

Do human beings count? I married one I found on a moonlit rail-trail ride 
in 1993. I didn't bother to ask around to see if anyone lost her...

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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[KenP]

I left my keys in the lock one time and lost them for ever. So, I switched 
to a combination lock.  On the other hand, when I dropped pants straps and 
gloves I found them on the trail the next day.   Now I wonder if I see 
someone eles' things on the trail, I leave them hoping they find it. 

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>  Has anyone here ever had success finding stuff you've lost while riding? 
>  I already posted in the local CL bicycles section and checked the 
> chainlink forum.

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Re: [RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[Patrick Moore]

I rode home 15 miles many times with either the side pockets or the main
flap of my various Caraidices unstrapped, and lost nothing -- very, very
fortunately, and surprisingly, given the main pockets' rearward slant.

On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 7:15 AM, Bruce K Jamison  wrote:

> I rode for hours with an unzipped XSmall saddle sack.  Nothing fell out.
> I was amazed.  I had my phone, wallet, keys, etc. in there and all was
> safe.  I ordered another for another bike after that.
>
> On Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 2:14:38 PM UTC-5, Conway Bennett wrote:
>>
>> I'm all but positive I lost all of my keys on my way to work yesterday.
>> Has anyone here ever had success finding stuff you've lost while riding?  I
>> already posted in the local CL bicycles section and checked the chainlink
>> forum.
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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[stevef]

My banana bounced out of my camelback side pocket when I hit a jump whilst 
riding a rugged section of trail.  When I did a 2nd lap, it was still there 
on the side of the trail so I stopped and had it for a snack...

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>  Has anyone here ever had success finding stuff you've lost while riding? 
>  I already posted in the local CL bicycles section and checked the 
> chainlink forum.

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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[Bruce K Jamison]

I rode for hours with an unzipped XSmall saddle sack.  Nothing fell out.  I 
was amazed.  I had my phone, wallet, keys, etc. in there and all was safe. 
 I ordered another for another bike after that.

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>  Has anyone here ever had success finding stuff you've lost while riding? 
>  I already posted in the local CL bicycles section and checked the 
> chainlink forum.

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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[ascpgh]

I lost my keys on the way home a few years ago on a blustery fall night, 
not having shoved them deep enough into my pocket.  At my front door, just 
having thought how lucky I was not to suffer more in the evolved weather 
since I didn't anticipate being so late or out after a front passed, and my 
wife out of town, I reached for and didn't find my keys.

I started my search by giving myself a bye on the ride back to work since I 
was in the opposite lane. I started at the bike rack I use and began my 
slow trip home being vigilant to both traffic and for my keys and luckily I 
found them in the first big intersection where there was more lighting but 
they'd been under a good number of tires and mostly destroyed. One of the 
two house keys was intact enough to work. Extras for the locks I leave on 
the rack at work appreciated. 

in August I trashed my rear wheel on a pothole while hurrying to meet a 
friend and ride to the start of a local open streets event, my Riv water 
bottle shot out while I was busy trying to get out of a real tank-slapper 
speed wobble and away from the parked cars around the curve. Tire and wheel 
functionally intact, I pedaled on.

Three hours later, near the far end of the event and after taking a break 
for brunch at a restaurant along the route, a guy (who I'd never met) walks 
up to us and hands me my bottle. He said "I knew I'd see you out here at 
some point and I could give this back". Wow. That's one way your stuff 
comes back!

Thanks be to persistent people who care and solid dumb luck. 

Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh 



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>  Has anyone here ever had success finding stuff you've lost while riding? 
>  I already posted in the local CL bicycles section and checked the 
> chainlink forum.

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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

['Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch]

Well fancy this. I did a dirt road ride yesterday and lost my car key. I 
rarely drive to a ride, and this was only a few miles, but a very bad 
stretch of road and no other way, so I treated myself. Also took my new to 
me camera for a few fall foliage shots. While packing up my Baggins, I 
thought, hmmm, let me put the key in a super safe place. So I zipped them 
into a very shallow pocket on top of the camera bagAt the first photo 
stop, I mistakenly unzipped the pocket with the key and never zipped it 
backended up riding the bad stretch of road back home, had to break 
into my apartment. A good friend took me on a car ride this a.m. to 
backtrack, but no luck. Heading to Subaru dealer tomorrow morning. The good 
news is I got a few nice shots, and I'll post a link to those in a new 
thread.

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>  Has anyone here ever had success finding stuff you've lost while riding? 
>  I already posted in the local CL bicycles section and checked the 
> chainlink forum.

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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[TampaTech]

I had my cell phone pop out of the holder I'd secured in my basket.  I was 
crossing a very busy road with three lanes of traffic in each direction so 
I scampered across the street without my phone and watched 50 cars or so 
miss it before a truck came along and squished it like a bug.

I found a strange looking case on the side of a road once.  The device 
inside turned out to be a muzzle velocity meter for a paint ball gun.  I 
found a large set of keys in an area where semi trucks unload so I turned 
it in to the guard shack.  I also found a fairly large combination wrench 
but it was made in China and I didn't feel like carrying it for the rest of 
my journey. 

I have also wondered what sort of things others have found.  It's good to 
have a basket or a bag just in case you find a treasure.

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[RBW] Re: Lost & found anything while riding?

[Conway Bennett]

If you're in Chicago, for what it's worth:

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/d/lost-keys/6364563190.html


 

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