Our Two Sense
Lost and Found
Posted by OurTwoSense (Atlantic Shores, United States) on 23 February 2012 in Transportation.
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Lilly : I saw part of a bike abandoned in the verge - did you get yours back ?
Ronnie : No. Police offered me a few 'possibles' but none were mine.
Lilly : Well, that one looks in much better shape than what you had, Ronnie !
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Bettina from Los Angeles, United States
Just needs a little chain grease and you're good to go!
23 Feb 2012 5:54am
@Bettina: You reckon ? And that grease won't get onto my white socks ? (Ronnie)
☺ ► ƸɼiϾ ◄ ☼ from Narbonne, France
interesting shot, and in same time you ve got a new bike, listen lilly, this one is better for you now :-)))
23 Feb 2012 6:02am
Loukas from Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece
Nice story and nice representation Ronnie
23 Feb 2012 6:21am
Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom
Just needs some WD 40 and your on your way
23 Feb 2012 7:27am
@Christine: I used to date a girl who carried the aroma of that stuff and I thought it was perfume. Turned out she had a Ford Escort that wouldn'tt start without it. What a life. (Ronnie)
CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom
After some discussion, Professor Ronnie Sinclair, agreed that his new super-lite, and submarine commuter bike designs needed a little work. Marketing Director Lilly von Laceypants, went ahead with the world-wide launch anyway
23 Feb 2012 7:43am
@CElliottUK: ha ha . . knowing 'Laceypants, she'd make a go of it ! (Ronnie)
DULCIE from Danville, CA, United States
I'm speechless. This is just too too sad !! Even if you could combine them, the parts of these two would not make a suitable 'one.' I guess you just cut your losses and go for a new one !!
23 Feb 2012 8:04am
@DULCIE: I agree. That saddle looks set much too high, Dulcie - I'd have to wear the leg-extenders and I get banned from many premises kitted with those. (Ronnie)
Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom
I can see why yours failed Ronnie, mud bikes need fatter tyres, but throwing poor Lilly's down the hill cos yours didn't work is not a good idea !
23 Feb 2012 9:07am
Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom
This is no time for scruples Ronnie, take what's on offer!
23 Feb 2012 9:28am
@Curly: I did have a touch of scruples once, Curly - but they cured it. (Ronnie)
PRASHANT from Mumbai, India
Cool !!!...which one is lost & which one is found ?...:- ))
23 Feb 2012 9:49am
kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand
There are some things are better left 'unfound'.
23 Feb 2012 10:03am
Stephen from Canberra, Australia
This bike looks nothing like Ronnie's - he would be different and ride a unicycle!
23 Feb 2012 11:46am
Ellebelle from Medemblik, Netherlands
I'm afraid buying a new one is the only option ..............
Beautiful presentation!
23 Feb 2012 12:21pm
Aly from Annen, Netherlands
Funny but you have your bike back ,)
Nice presentation.
:)
23 Feb 2012 3:21pm
RBL from Oxford, United States
Funny shots, amazing where some bikes end up. I also agree with Stephen on the unicycle.
Thanks for your kind words on my post today as well. Have a nice day.
23 Feb 2012 5:18pm
Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain
I relish the composition. Dialogue do not understand much but I like ... Human always in a good mood ... Best regards, Adela
23 Feb 2012 5:20pm
Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States
Damn - and my son just purchased a brand new one for his daily commutes up and down the hills of San Francisco to and from his office downtown....these look like great possibilities....Always thinking on the bright side, eh! Good luck R2
23 Feb 2012 5:36pm
Rick from Toronto, Canada
I hope you grabbed that bike, Ronnie, for a free upgrade if I'm to believe Lilly :-)
23 Feb 2012 6:12pm
@Rick: It was tempting, must say . . . (R)
Lena from San Francisco, United States
Nice found but useless.... great captured.
23 Feb 2012 7:10pm
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
LOL...looks like you have both come to ruin! A sad state of affairs! ;-))
23 Feb 2012 7:27pm
@Eric Cousineau: We have settled in to ruin rather well, I think ! (L&R)
franz from Baden, Austria
leave them where they are ... in a few hundred thousand years they will be fossilised and cause all kinds of scientific speculation. meanwhile it's 'walk' or get new ones ... ;-))
23 Feb 2012 7:48pm
@franz: You are right on the discovery - someone will be trying to imagine what the skeletons formed part of ! (Ronnie)
Hanry from Castricum, Netherlands
A pedal boat is also an option! Again a topic worked out perfectly!
23 Feb 2012 8:49pm
Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States
I think I would just grab it and go Ronnie, but not sure how far you would get! That water on the right looks so polluted. Terrible!
23 Feb 2012 9:13pm
@Elaine Hancock: Well, that mud is about five feet deep in places . . but, yes, there would plenty folk there like to see me try. Photographers most of 'em, too ! (Ronnie)
Manola from Bassens, France
une triste fin pour ces vélos... mais une composition géniale!!!;-)
23 Feb 2012 9:23pm
@Manola: Oui, c'est triste à voir. . avoir un excellent week-end, Manola. (L&R)
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Something that I'll never understand when I see abandoned bikes......unless they were hotwired for their important parts, then dumped.
23 Feb 2012 11:28pm
@Steven: I guess there is the 'stolen' stage in there somewhere . . . this was in the mud-banks of the River Thames. (Ronnie)
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
That bike gives new meaning to "chop shop" - but it will be gone for parts before morning.
24 Feb 2012 1:35am
@B. Thomas: lol . . if they can get hook to it and pull it to shore it may well be a goer ! (Ronnie)
Tara from Los Angeles, United States
You should've taken the nicest one of the 'possibles'. It's better than nothing!
24 Feb 2012 3:59am
Ani from Bordeaux, France
Excellent !!! I like your presentation very much Lilly and Ronnie !!!
24 Feb 2012 6:20am
@Ani: Thank you, Ani . . (Ronnie)
Mhelene from Paris, France
A superb presentation ! The one in water looks pretty well and it would be a great photo to see you on it with water wich drips !
24 Feb 2012 8:45am
@Mhelene: ha ha . . you snappers out there are never short of good ideas ! I suppose I need romp in the mud for a few minutes before getting on the bike, huh ?! Love it ! (Ronnie-in-clover)
Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium
They have known better times ! Great find ! Have a lovely day :)
24 Feb 2012 8:51am
jpla from St Barthélémy d, France
Excellent ! Je te souhaite une agréable journée
JP
24 Feb 2012 9:15am
Julie L. Brown from Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Interesting commentary, as usual. It looks as if Ronnie's find was abandoned in a mudslide.
24 Feb 2012 10:37am
Anita from Redon, France
J'aime beaucoup ; c'est bien trouvé, mais c'est bien dommage de finir ainsi....
24 Feb 2012 11:58am
Christophe Esnard from Angoulême, France
I prefer the right one. It is more complete... (-;
24 Feb 2012 2:04pm
Heinz from Hamm, Germany
Diese wilden Mülldeponien sieht fast überall. Traurig genug. Schöne Zusammenstellung.
24 Feb 2012 2:05pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Sorry to hear about your loss Ronnie... Hey wait a minute, I thought I saw Jerry find something a short while ago: here
24 Feb 2012 2:25pm
@hugo poon: Hey, I coulda gone places with a frame like that one, Hugo . . . dreams of what might have been . . (Ronnie)
Nicou from Sion, Switzerland
Pauvre vélo et dans l'eau et ça pollue c'est terrible, ce que le gens peuvent jetter, la prlsntation est parfaite une iamge é faire réfléchir.
Belle journée
24 Feb 2012 2:37pm
@Nicou: Accord - il ya des histoires à raconter sur tout cela, j'en suis sûr. . triste à voir. (Ronnie)
Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain
I am refraining to say a couple of things to Lilly. Ronny, insure the next bike.
24 Feb 2012 3:25pm
@yz: I agree - I stood there and asked myself all kinda questions to which there were no ready answers . . (Ronnie)
Tede from Aubenas 07, France
I think this bike can not swim, you have to save Ronnie :) Good day.
24 Feb 2012 4:34pm
Slackwater Don from Spokane, United States
A funny concept expressed very well...only as you can! Fine work.
24 Feb 2012 5:15pm
curieuzeneuzemosterdpot from somewhere between viewer and subject, Belgium
that's a diffiuclt choice, ronnie,which bicycle to choose, but here I have no doubt about;
your two original photos! :-))
24 Feb 2012 9:54pm
Daryl Johnson from Worcester Park, United Kingdom
Never mind the bikes, what about the riders...?
24 Feb 2012 11:23pm
Sam from Chennai, India
Another amazing presentation. Wonderful concept and interesting humour. And lovely comments and discussion.
Thanks for sharing, Lilly and Ronnie. :)
25 Feb 2012 4:57am
@Sam: Thank you, Sam - AM3 always feels a nice place to be ! (from Lilly)
Laur from Clermont-Ferrand, France
Pas soigneux les propriétaires de ces vélos et pas respectueux de la nature !!!Mais ça donne un joli montage !
25 Feb 2012 9:33am
@Laur: Oui, oui et oui! Profitez du week-end, Laurence. (L&R)
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Lilly's onto something. A little wash with the garden hose and that thing will look like new. Go for it, Ronnie!
25 Feb 2012 10:34am
ripple from Nottingham, United Kingdom
best of luck for the bike hunt - there are quite a few around- in need of WD40 or garden hose or other pampering for bikes.
25 Feb 2012 12:04pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
I think you need to take a little trip to Amsterdam….plenty to be found there, and in decent shape for riding. …just sayin'!
Clever as always you two!
25 Feb 2012 2:06pm
L¨M from bras sur meuse, France
génial ce montage!!! j'aime bcp ces deux endroits où l'on pense que tt peut disparaître!!!
25 Feb 2012 2:12pm
Nitin from Shanghai, China
Haha great picture again. And lily you gotta understand a few 'guy' things dear - old bikes, old jeans, old whisky - they're all like old friends - you cannot get over or rid of them. The older they get - the closer you feel to them, right Ron? :)
Cheers guys!!! great stuff as always!
25 Feb 2012 3:58pm
l'angevine from Angers, France
eh bien ce vélo a perdu son propriétaire qui s'est peut-être noyé
25 Feb 2012 6:28pm
Crash Ryan from Weehawken, NJ & NYC, United States
looks like you stumbled upon a crime scene ....!
25 Feb 2012 6:41pm
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
Beautiful color and detail in this superb presentation of a sad scene. Those machines must have once given much pleasure to their owners. Well done!
26 Feb 2012 1:56am
Julie DiCarlo from Austin, United States
Oh this takes me back and reminds me how sad it is to come back to a vandalised/stolen bike. Last year of grad school I wised up and got a cheap steel bike and I'm still riding it today. More for your money than those fancy aluminum bikes, weight-wise! :)
26 Feb 2012 5:45am
@Julie DiCarlo: Sadly, we live in a society where stealing and trashing other folks' property is near universal . . I guess there's a gene misplaced somewhere out there . . . (Ronnie)
Gemma Wiseman from Melbourne, Australia
So sad to see this kind of waste when there are so many who could at least use parts! Mother Nature would not be happy! She will work on giving them a good rust!
26 Feb 2012 8:06am
@Gemma Wiseman: Yes to all that . . little of it makes sense out there. Stay safe, Gemma ! (Ronnie)
Florence from Paris, France
Another great exemple of your talent with composite technic.
26 Feb 2012 9:43am
@Florence: Thank you, Florence - we hope the weekend is being kind to you. (Lilly and Ronnie)
gootchai from bousval, Belgium
Superbe ton montage et les humains sont pas croyables! ils abiment la nature.....
26 Feb 2012 11:03am
Akaruiphoto from Kagoshima, Japan
Not much left for Lilly's bike. Ronnie be careful with the mud, I could escape but have lost my boots in a place like this...
26 Feb 2012 11:33am
@Akaruiphoto: According to Lilly, a guy could lose his shorts in mud like that. Not sure how she knows these things but she does . . (Ronnie)
@Iris: ha ha . . we were waiting on someone offering a positive ID !! (L&R)
Lydia.Dd from de partout et de nulle part, France
I think the one the police found for you Ronnie is better , I can help you with my karcher .....and paint !
26 Feb 2012 12:00pm
Sarala from Chicago, United States
Makes for a sad story. I have some bike photos like that.
26 Feb 2012 4:48pm
Bill Brown from California, United States
Claim the bike Ronnie, it should clean up well!
26 Feb 2012 5:17pm
Laurent from not far from Lyon, France
the sub-bike seems seems good enough for me!!!
26 Feb 2012 10:59pm
Agus Haryono from Mataram, Indonesia
Really creative with good story. Great work.
28 Feb 2012 6:08am
Photographs by M.E. from San Francisco, United States
Re-cycle! lol! what did you do with your bike, Ronnie?
28 Feb 2012 2:49pm
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
A little clean up and it will look like new!
p.s.
Don't worry about your white socks getting dirty! Maybe bare foot and sandals but wait for the weather to get warmer first :) Don't want to see you catch a cold!
28 Feb 2012 5:42pm
