No Respect
Britain’s Conservative Party leader David Cameron is a bicycle advocate and regular bike commuter. According to the NYT’s LEDE blog, one evening recently, while riding home from work, he stopped at a local grocery store to pick up some things for dinner and while he was in the store his bike was stolen. Apparently he needs to work on his bike locking technique:
According to a witness quoted by The Evening Standard, “a couple of kids hanging around” quickly saw their opportunity. In a swift motion, they demonstrated how Mr. Cameron’s bike-locking skills fall far short of his political prowess. “They just picked it up and ran off,” the witness said, referring to the bike and the chain.
Mr. Cameron was reportedly quite upset at “losing an old friend“:
If anyone has seen it I would very much like it back. To me it was absolutely priceless.
It appears that when it comes to thieves, political power has little pull. Let’s hope he gets his beloved bike back in good condition.
[via Streetsblog]
4 Responses to “No Respect”
i just get a total kick out of this story, where the real world meets famous people. once i met the bassist for the pretenders in an elevator in chicago.
See,
Conservatives can be bike commuters Too!
I thought that was the best part of the story… :-)
It sucks to have your bike stolen. I never leave mine outside unlocked.
My bike has a ring lock with a receptor to attach a chain, which I always use to fasten my bike to e.g. a cycle rack or a lamppost or a tree.
The lock: http://www.halfords.nl/NL/Fiets/Catalog/ProductDetail.htm?productId=607202
The chain that goes with it: http://www.halfords.nl/NL/Fiets/Catalog/ProductDetail.htm?productId=607215