This cyclist solved his flat tire problem.
A Georgia man who calls himself “Atlanta’s Magnet Man” used his bicycle and a powerful magnet to remove hundreds of pounds of screws and other objects found on the road after getting tired of constantly flat tires. Collecting metal pieces.
Since starting his bizarre rescue mission a year ago, Alex Benigno has spent $1,000 on magnets to attach to his bike trailer. Axios reported last month. He also uses a broom to catch debris from the streets.
“I just want to run around town and pick up nails and screws wherever I can find them,” Benigno said. on Fox 5 Atlanta earlier this month.
One day he found a huge bag of screws on the ground in a parking lot. After several hours, the bag remained where it was because no one else came to clean it, police said.
Benigno decided to take matters into his own hands, Created an Instagram page A growing fan base is documenting the piles of sharp metal he collects and pointing out places in Atlanta that need him.
“Here are some of the nails, screws, and friends that are threatening our tires around Atlanta,” he captioned one video that shows him tossing pieces of metal into a box. Ta.
“I can sleep better knowing that at least some of my compatriots won’t have to change tires on this cold night,” he said in another post along with a similar video.
Benigno took about 410 pounds of junk, including bullets and a construction crane, off the street and recently gave it to a local scrap metal artist. According to the Washington Post.
Street sweeping guardians are now looking to buy a prototype bike lane sweeper that is immune to magnets and can pick up other items such as glass, gravel and “other tire-blown debris”.
“This problem is not unique to Atlanta. It’s everywhere,” he told The Washington Post. “We all know that we feel bad when we find a nail in our tire. There are so many problems in our lives that we don’t even have to deal with.”
