On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: > A couple of interesting stories for the PDML Bike SIG: > > Jon Snow, a well-known TV news anchorman who made his name reporting the > Vietnam war, is also the president of the CTC (Cyclists' Touring Club, > oldest cycling org in the world). He's had his bike stolen (again!) from > outside his office. So it can happen to anyone. He's offering a £1,000 > reward for its return. It's a hand-built titanium Condor. > <http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/wheelie+bad+jon+snow8217s+bike+sto > len++again/3709197> > > What is perhaps more interesting and useful for us mortals is a site called > <http://bikeshd.co.uk/> which is an aggregator of Bike For Sale notices > posted on Gumtree and eBay - a useful place to look if your own bike is > nicked. > > Also, 13th July was the anniversary of the death, from an excess of special > go-faster cycling sherbet, of British rider Tom Simpson in 1967's Tour de > France. There's a World Service radio programme about it on iPlayer > <http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p008hffq/Witness_Tragedy_on_the_Tour_d > e_France/> >
Interesting stories, all. Having had several bikes stolen over the years I feel Snow's pain. And Tom Simpson's death opened the world's eyes to cycling's dirty little secret. Sadly, it still goes on today, more than ever. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
