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I saw somebody riding one of the bikes I'd given away today, but it wasn't the person who I'd given it to, nor was it anywhere remotely close to campus. Pretty interesting way to find out something has been stolen.
I'm not sure how I feel about this. Technically, the bike was stolen. But the guy had ridden past all of the scrap metal yards he could have used to make a quick buck, and there's pretty much no way that bike will successfully be pawned off. So, in theory, the only thing he can do with it is ride it. Which is, well, the entire point behind what I've been doing for the past 6 months. Getting people to ride bikes.
And the guy didn't look like he had a car. Myles and I turned around and followed him until he stopped at a trailer park, not sure of how we were going to handle it. Eventually we just turned around, saying, "well, c'est la vie."
I kind of liked that bike, but worse things have happened. I just hope he uses it.
I'm not sure how I feel about this. Technically, the bike was stolen. But the guy had ridden past all of the scrap metal yards he could have used to make a quick buck, and there's pretty much no way that bike will successfully be pawned off. So, in theory, the only thing he can do with it is ride it. Which is, well, the entire point behind what I've been doing for the past 6 months. Getting people to ride bikes.
And the guy didn't look like he had a car. Myles and I turned around and followed him until he stopped at a trailer park, not sure of how we were going to handle it. Eventually we just turned around, saying, "well, c'est la vie."
I kind of liked that bike, but worse things have happened. I just hope he uses it.