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Jimmy Carter gets Bike Stolen

dennis
2009-01-13 00:42:06

Has anyone been following the discussions on the various curmudgeonly message boards (RBW, BOB)? Apparently this story has morphed into "selfish shop owner takes Carters' custom Rivendells and gives them Specialized Globes, oh, and the Globes got stolen."


bjanaszek
2009-01-13 00:46:59

i haven't been following, but the blurry picture i saw, i thought it was a riv.


but why does a millionaire need a donated bike?


erok
2009-01-13 19:54:59

If I owned a bike shop and a former President came in, I would do whatever I could to keep myself and the shop in the spotlight. Give him a cool bike? Sure. Try to upsell his Secret Service team on better bikes for them to keep up. You bet. Smile for the press? Absolutely.


kordite
2009-01-13 20:53:56

What would kraynick do?


erok
2009-01-13 21:08:40

Maybe he could crash some helicopters near the thief's house?


mayhew
2009-01-13 23:02:22