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@mooks
I've been trawling eBay for a smaller frame for ages now, as some of you will know...
This morning I walked into the office and noticed a blue frame with a distinctive band on the seat-tube, and made a mental note to take a look later on. On my way out of the office about half an hour ago, I saw it out of the corner of my eye and so decided to take a look. Walking towards it I saw it was missing the seat and front wheel, and so simply thought the diligent owner had taken these parts off and taken them into the office with them. Lo and behold, when I got closer I saw the rear wheel was rusted, the tyre flat and the rear brake cable missing.
The kicker is the fact it was locked up... with a length of telephone cable.
Cue comedy moment where I walked away then came back, turning to go then coming back, umming and ahhing about what I should do. It's an unlocked frame in east London - I'm surprised it had lasted as long as a day.
Went inside again and asked reception if they knew anything about it. They say it's been there a month or more. Offered to keep it in my office for a week or so, and gave them my details if they needed to get in touch with me or the owner turned up. I've just printed off a message too asking them to contact me if it's theirs.
It's a heavy bugger, doesn't seem to be Reynolds or otherwise and has seen better days. At a guess of 50-52cm it's probably a little too small for me as well, but I like smaller frames and it can always be used as a beater or for tricky stuff.
I'm trying to work out if I should feel guilty though... Any ideas?