Strangest thing you've seen on a bike ride?

[MarinMartin]

Nearly sh*t myself on a night ride once when I was riding through the woods and someone had dumped a broken old headless mannequin in the hedge. Safe to say that was the quickest I've ever ridden that section

 

[Suprachrgd82]

The homeless are a problem here in the greater Los Angeles area. End of last summer we were on a family bike ride making a bridge crossing by the river trail. There was a homeless woman at the far end of the bridge...mentally ill, on meth, or both. She was absolutely enraged at an A-frame road construction sign. Yelling at the sign, cursing, pacing around it, giving it the stink-eye, finally kicked it over and walked away shaking her head. All I could do was tell my kids "that is why you don't do drugs".

I make sure our bikes have lightweight XT derailleurs and aluminum nipples in the wheels but I carry a 2lbs spring baton. Go figure.....

 

[7Speed]

Night ride in Surrey with a few guys from the local cycling club. Stopped to find the trail turn and one of the guys decided to take a pee - only for the bush he was standing next to tell him to stop what he was doing. Suddenly we were surrounded by a dozen of our finest soldiers laughing their heads off. Made us all jump a bit. They also knew exactly where the trail was…