"The bicycle spoke may be one of the handiest non-tools ever". I am writing this post because I just had the thought once again after using a spoke to fish things out of our bathroom sink's drain. There were cotton swabs, a toothpick and other stuff, all efficiently removed using a bicycle spoke, which saved me from having to drain and possibly take apart the trap. I have posted some less-than-appetizing pictures on this blog, but not even I would inflict a picture of what I found on my readers.I will, however, post a picture of the mighty bicycle spoke; let it be praised with full voice!I took this picture myself and so hold (or held) the copyright

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