And the gold medal for bike theft goes to … Igor Kenk of Canada.

by Lee Sigelman on August 23, 2008 · 5 comments

in Frivolity,Sports

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This amazing photograph shows part of the haul that Toronto police recovered from a raid on a local bike shop. Pictured are stolen bikes in the possession of one shop owner, who had the bikes stashed in various locales—almost 3,000 stolen bikes. (That’s even more than the number of bikes in my basement.) Here is a New York Times story that provides some details. This guy certainly would be Public Enemy Number One on my list!

{ 5 comments }

Simon August 23, 2008 at 2:16 pm

I wouldn’t describe Toronto as a cyclist-friendly city by a long shot, and it certainly isn’t “renowned as one of the most bicycle-friendly places in the world.”

Lee Sigelman August 23, 2008 at 2:26 pm

Simon:

Opinions vary:

Click here and here, for example.

Not having been in Toronto, I’m agnostic on the subject.

Eric L. August 23, 2008 at 3:56 pm

Maybe the Pinarello needs to go to APSA 2009 to test out the friendliness conjecture.

Eric August 23, 2008 at 5:47 pm

Bike thieves are among the lowest of the low.

Shag from Brookline August 24, 2008 at 5:16 pm

I thought this was the Wellesley College parking lot.

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