The Bicycle Thief

It is not very smart to lock your bicycle only through the front wheel.

I just watched Vittorio De Sica's film, Ladri di Biciclette (The Bicycle Thief), last night. A classic film which follows a father and his son around Rome as they desperately search for his stolen bicycle, which he needs in order to earn a living.

Having your bicycle stolen causes a very specific type of anguish. Anyone who's ever had a bicycle stolen can relate. I just came across this NY Times article, published yesterday, about the King of all bicycle thieves. He ran a used bike shop in Toronto and accumulated 2,865 stolen bicycles. One man refers to him as "the most hated man in Toronto."

photo credit: Greg Jagiello