Author Topic: Abandonment (Read 1770 times)

ed_o_brain · « **on:** November 26, 2009, 09:16:57 PM »

I'd have locked it up and reported it to the police if I had of been carrying a lock. Had it been unreported/unclaimed, it would have made a good commuting bike.

Post your abandoned bike pictures...

Salvatore · « **Reply #1 on:** November 26, 2009, 09:31:41 PM »

Seen outside a pub somewhere N of MK yesterday. If its crew are still inside, then they're having one hell of a session.

Features: detatchable front rim, ancient derailleur.

Butterfly · « **Reply #2 on:** November 27, 2009, 02:47:00 PM »

Wow. That's fabulous!

Jaded · « **Reply #3 on:** November 27, 2009, 03:11:38 PM »

Tabernacle St, London. 7th October, 17:10

Opposite Mildreds, Lexington St, London. 7th October, 20:50

clarion · « **Reply #4 on:** November 27, 2009, 03:12:35 PM »

There's one round the corner from here. I should bring my camera to work one day...

clarion · « **Reply #5 on:** November 27, 2009, 03:13:23 PM »

Quote from: Salvatore on November 26, 2009, 09:31:41 PM

Seen outside a pub somewhere N of MK yesterday. If its crew are still inside, then they're having one hell of a session.

Features: detatchable front rim, ancient derailleur.

Hold on. That looks like my back garden

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #6 on:** November 27, 2009, 03:29:17 PM »

Quote from: clarion on November 27, 2009, 03:13:23 PM

Quote from: Salvatore on November 26, 2009, 09:31:41 PM
Seen outside a pub somewhere N of MK yesterday. If its crew are still inside, then they're having one hell of a session.

Features: detatchable front rim, ancient derailleur.

Hold on. That looks like my back garden

Isn't that Phil's old tandem?

delthebike · « **Reply #7 on:** November 27, 2009, 03:32:36 PM »

I wonder what state the post is in now.

delthebike · « **Reply #8 on:** November 27, 2009, 03:39:03 PM »

And another one....

Polar Bear · « **Reply #9 on:** November 27, 2009, 03:45:49 PM »

That's better! Phew

I don't think that I'll ever get the hang of posting images.

Abandoned beside the canal in Ribe, Denmark.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #10 on:** November 27, 2009, 04:01:33 PM »

Outside the Chemistry Building at Aberdeen Uni

Bruges

Barcelona (plus an abandoned banana too by the looks of it!)

Barcelona again (why??)

Oh, and Bamberg, Germany

Zipperhead · « **Reply #11 on:** November 28, 2009, 06:25:14 PM »

Bluebottle · « **Reply #12 on:** November 28, 2009, 06:50:00 PM »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on November 27, 2009, 04:01:33 PM

Outside the Chemistry Building at Aberdeen Uni

Blimey. I think that was there when I was last there about 4 years ago! It might have had a wheel at that point.

woollypigs · « **Reply #13 on:** November 28, 2009, 08:37:38 PM »

Spotted some time in 2008.

Remember this one ?

It turned into this ...

Mike J · « **Reply #14 on:** November 28, 2009, 09:19:37 PM »

Quote from: Spartacus on November 28, 2009, 06:25:14 PM

Does that wheel have any spokes, or a hub?

Zipperhead · « **Reply #15 on:** November 28, 2009, 09:45:46 PM »

Quote from: Mike J on November 28, 2009, 09:19:37 PM

Does that wheel have any spokes, or a hub?

Nope, that was the amazing thing about it. Some toe rag must have wanted the hub really badly.

arvid · « **Reply #16 on:** November 28, 2009, 10:51:43 PM »

Not only the hub. When I went to get a hub respoked the guy cut the old spokes because that saves time. I would have expected that here too. Imagine someone there loosening all the spokes. He must have been there a while.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #17 on:** November 30, 2009, 07:51:03 PM »

Quote from: Bluebottle on November 28, 2009, 06:50:00 PM

Blimey. I think that was there when I was last there about 4 years ago! It might have had a wheel at that point.

It was about 4 years ago, when we first moved into this flat. When we first saw it, it was a full bike. It's not there anymore though.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #18 on:** November 30, 2009, 09:04:11 PM »

Quote from: Mike J on November 28, 2009, 09:19:37 PM

Quote from: Spartacus on November 28, 2009, 06:25:14 PM

Does that wheel have any spokes, or a hub?

Sod that, someone appears to have nicked the headset!

There's something not right there - the rim and tyre look OK too. Is it staged?

Greenbank · « **Reply #19 on:** November 30, 2009, 09:26:58 PM »

Quote from: rogerzilla on November 30, 2009, 09:04:11 PM

Sod that, someone appears to have nicked the headset!

There's something not right there - the rim and tyre look OK too. Is it staged?

I think that's the point, everything that can be nicked has been. The tyre and rim are inside the D-lock and therefore un-nickable.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #20 on:** November 30, 2009, 09:55:44 PM »

I'm surprised no-one turned up with a mini bottle jack to spring it open. That must be one hell of a good D-lock or one hell of a crap frame.

Zipperhead · « **Reply #21 on:** December 02, 2009, 04:18:26 PM »

Quote from: rogerzilla on November 30, 2009, 09:04:11 PM

There's something not right there - the rim and tyre look OK too. Is it staged?

It's not a staged photo - I was out with my children and saw it, and happened to have a camera with me.

Author Topic: Abandonment (Read 1770 times)

ed_o_brain