Weird stuff you've seen whilst out riding

skiffy

Not sure if this should be in the Hub or crud catcher....

As MTBers we often find ourselves in secluded spots, so there's a good chance you'll stumble across someone who thought they had the place to themselves. I've caught a bloke doing what bears do in the woods, and a couple sat on a bench, close to the south downs way, admiring the view, with not a stitch on, and couples steaming up cars windows.

Last night however topped it all for a wtf moment!

Out for a night ride with my mate we were on the last mile and home run to the pub. It was about 10.30 and we had one stretch of bridle way to shoot down before beer o'clock. As we entered the bridle way there was car parked at the top of it, not that unusual but it's a pretty remote spot. After about a quarter of a mile I notice an usual shape in the headlight of my mate who's ahead. Out of the darkness I realise it's a man, semi crouched. I think to myself we've caught a man answering a call of nature. But wait, he has no clothes on, not a stitch (apart from a pair of socks according to my mate).

As we sped passed him my mate shouted out "what on earth are you doing?!", he cowered, trying to cover himself, proclaiming "I wasn't expecting to see anyone!..."

What he was doing and why he was doing it so far from his car is a mystery but it made for good banter in the pub.

What have you seen?....

apreading

Few years back cycled the Kennet and Avon all the way to the Severn bridge with my 8 yr old son - when we got under the end of the (old) bridge along the riverside path, there was a full on drum kit with a drummer knocking seven bells out of it, as we got closer there were two guitarists too - filming a music video... I wish I had asked them what the band was and where I could download the video as a memory of the trip. Really surreal to see them in such an unlikely setting - they must have carried the gear a fair distance to set up there!

fenix

Bride in full wedding dress posing for photos on a railway line. (luckily disused) - I presume it was for a dress catalogue.
Didn't see a villain lurking behind her with ropes to tie her to it.

step83

Local loop has an old logging yard we use to sit an have a spot of lunch from time to time. Its a bit out the way but we turned up to find a rather scantily clad lady having photos taken, either some modelling shoot or similar. None to pleased us rocking up with sandwiches even though we made sure we were out of the way an couldnt actually see them

buddy_club

Ridin down to some local woods, pretty popular with dog walkers as well as bikers. It was about 3 or 4 oclock on a sunday afternoon - there were two cars in the car park which was pretty standard so i started down the trail, come round a corner and not 20 metres away down the path two naked blokes enjoying each others company on a tree. Safe to say they were just as embarassed as i was so i cycled past with my head down and left them to it!

dodgy

Thread reminds me of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTVhrnDWW9o

skiffy

dodgy wrote:

Thread reminds me of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTVhrnDWW9o

haha yeah seen that one, brilliant. You see some sights when the Boom Town Fair is on too.

Seems a fair few people struggling with motivation at work on a sunny Friday afternoon!....

Rigga

Saw a sheep on its back today with its legs stuck in air and couldn't move but was still alive, poor thing. Went and told the farmer in the next field. Didn't look good

skiffy

Rigga wrote:

Saw a sheep on its back today with its legs stuck in air and couldn't move but was still alive, poor thing. Went and told the farmer in the next field. Didn't look good

Might have been got at by the same bloke I encountered!

oodboo

Interrupted a couple who were hard at it just off the trail once. Another time we got back to the car park fairly late, turns out that was a popular dogging car park, head a voice from one of the cars shouting "my anus hurts". Left pretty sharpish as another car started flashing their lights at us as when we got the bikes put away.

dodgy

step83

Well, as of Saturday, a Wild boar gallivanting through a field of forget me nots, very very surreal

CoalTheCat

Coming down from Macclesfield Forrest we saw a car with the engine running... It's a popular spot for people wanting to end it all.. Couldn't see through any of the windows for smoke and thought the worse..

Pulled the front door of the car open expecting to see a body slumped... Except, it wasn't smoke, the windows had become steamed up.

A very surprised male popped his head up from the back seat, followed by another equally surprised male head seconds later..

Said sorry lads, closed the door and went to the pub..

The Rookie

Fresh water crabs crossing a 'road' (more gravel track) rearing up aggressively to defend themselves to their full height (about 1").

bompington

Rigga wrote:

Saw a sheep on its back today with its legs stuck in air and couldn't move but was still alive, poor thing. Went and told the farmer in the next field. Didn't look good

There's a poor sheep at death's door and all you're worried about is that the farmer wasn't good-looking?

BigAl

A decapitated rabbit on the trail. Nice clean cut, no sign of the head.