Internet: 1. Bike theft: 0.
Benjamin Fleischhauer and his 48cm, hand-straightened Bianchi.
A quick story about the Internet.
I was biking home up Venables last night around 1AM when I found this bike lying in the middle of the road, with the back wheel locked to the frame. There was nobody in sight, so I picked it up and took it home.
Put it up on Craigslist this morning and you guys passed it around all over the place on Twitter and Facebook. Sadly, a bunch of people got in touch but their stolen bikes didn’t match. Good luck, stoic theft victims. Eventually Ben’s co-worker spotted the ad and sent him the link.
I got an email from Ben saying:
Hi,
If it’s a navy blue 48ish cm Bianci road bike, with an orange Kryptonite evolution normal/large sized lock then you found my bike.
It has a big rusty rack on the front that looks and is homemade, a brown old leather seat with possibly a plastic bag still underneath it. And the tires are Continental Gator Skins
It was ghost locked in front of Wallace Machine shop, I was in there for 3 minutes to retrieve an old bicycle part and when I came out my bike was gone.
I too had a bike stolen in broad daylight, back before social media was really a thing. I chased the thief down an alley, lobbed a chunk of brick at him and actually knocked him off, but by the time I ran up to him he managed to get away. It was traumatic and weird. The police couldn’t help. I knew it was gone for good.
I’m glad the person who grabbed Ben’s bike was lazier than my thief. And I’m glad we have the Internet!
It is good that today good people can share good news about stolen and found items. Good work Kai! But one day the thieves will come out of closet and create their forum. They will name this day as their Proud Thieves Day and since that celebrate with colorful parades every year. Yes, let their different approach to life and different system of values be recognized officially as their right to be different. Later will be special lessons in school about them …… etc.
Glory, glory for our human freedom in this globalized world controlled by a few (Center Of 1% -CO1). Unfortunately with still strong intuitive feelings about being prosecuted if presenting today openly their achievements, plans and small number of well organized members. But one day they will come out of closet and ….. recognized as ….
Glory, glory Our Dear Leaders and Loooong Life for You !!!!!!!!!!
P.S. Do not delete it Kai, as one day I can prove about respecting them earlier and finally get permission/recommendation to get job and die after.
P.P.S. Feel free to edit this post written early in the morning before coffee in this nasty Global English Language (GEL) controlling today our world.
I’m not going to delete this! Your comments are awesome, Slawomir.