What Is The Weirdest Thing....

[sfhschwinn]

You have ever found inside of a bike and/or part?

I would say yesterday was a first for me. A few years ago a local resident gave me 20 or so bikes 10 speed, bmx etc that her husband had bought and she was pissed that her basement was full so I gladly removed them. I just sold one of the last road bikes yesterday. The seat was bare plastic so when I changed it out I found a pair of socks shoved between the bars under the seat.

 

[rocketman]

While piecing together a long time sitting motorbike on an outside work table, found a very angry scorpion inside the tank. This story has your socks beat!

 

[bricycle]

On an old Schwinn, found a good complete Schwinn scripped seat post under the showing seat post....

 

[robertc]

Monkey Grip tube repair kit in the tank of my Firestone Cruiser. Angry scorpion still the winner.

 

[2jakes]

Not sure if this counts!
I have several bikes stored in the shed.
Last time I went inside, I saw what looked like a hairy frog.
I said frog because it was jumping.
I said hairy because it had fuzz.
When I got the flashlight to get a better look ...
I realized it was a tarantula.
It’s still inside the shed!

 

[Andrew Gorman]

Not that weird, but I've found money rolled up in the seatpost of a few- well two- bicycles I've taken apart. Last time was 20.00 off omy current 65.00 commuter.

 

[Squiggle Dog]

Many years ago I pulled off the handlebars and stem on a Roadmaster or Shelby middleweight that a farmer down the road had given me. Inside the steer tube was one of those plastic toy whistles with the rotating parts inside. Maybe the owner wanted to hide it from his brother.

 

[rocketman]

Not sure if this counts!
I have several bikes stored in the shed.
Last time I went inside, I saw what looked like a hairy frog.
I said frog because it was jumping.
I said hairy because it had fuzz.
When I got the flashlight to get a better look ...
I realized it was a tarantula.
It’s still inside the shed!

Ah, the great outdoors.....

 

[robertc]

Not sure if this counts!
I have several bikes stored in the shed.
Last time I went inside, I saw what looked like a hairy frog.
I said frog because it was jumping.
I said hairy because it had fuzz.
When I got the flashlight to get a better look ...
I realized it was a tarantula.
It’s still inside the shed!

Scorpion vs. Tarantula, now that is a tough choice.

 

[detroitbike]

a joint in the handlebar plug on a 10 speed.