Round the world cyclist - Charlie Walker's bike stolen in Cape Town

[Matt]

Just heard about this via a 567 listener and Twitter:

 

Charlie Walker @cwexplore

My trusty, rusty BIKE "Old Geoff" that carried me 55,000km through 50 countries has just been STOLEN in Cape Town

 

 

Cape Town Hubbers keep a look out.

[DIPSLICK]

Unfreakinbelievable

[DIPSLICK]

This is SA the only chance of seeing it again is a reward

[Cippo]

Eish! Swak.

[Shebeen]

terrible....can't be many around. here's his site

 

http://www.charliewalkerexplore.co.uk/3/post/2014/01/to-the-cape.html

[shaper]

cape town again!!... that sucks big time!!

 

Hope anyone and everyone can help to get this bike back !

[CogitoErgoSum]

Really now! Bunch of teethless tattooed dimwits... Why would they want his bike (or any other for that matter). Just to strip for parts? Senseless

[milky4130]

As much as this sucks that his bike got stolen here in SA & this is no justification, I'm just just saying, this could've happen anywhere in the world but more so in the UK where Charlie is from, in fact more bikes get stolen there than in Africa.

[marko35s]

As much as this sucks that his bike got stolen here in SA & this is no justification, I'm just just saying, this could've happen anywhere in the world but more so in the UK where Charlie is from, in fact more bikes get stolen there than in Africa.

To be fair Capetown is a bit of a hotspot.

[DJR]

Some rich Capey (I'm poor, this is tax month) should buy him a new bike

[marko35s]

Some rich Capey (I'm poor, this is tax month) should buy him a new bike

Hang on there, how old is your bike?

[Scooter69]

This is sad news.

 

Unfortunately theft is perceived as an officially condoned and acceptable activity in South Africa.

 

Even Jan van Riebeek complained in his diaries about theft.

 

Unfortunately very little can be done about it.

[G Man]

"Even Jan van Riebeek complained in his diaries about theft." - Find that very amusing as he was the biggest thief.

 

 

Hope Charlies bike is recovered and to all fellow cyclist, be careful out there.

[Vetseun]

Only in SA

[Loose cog]

Sad.

 

Whilst living in London just before the Boris (Barclays) Bike Hire scheme was introduced the locals kept steeling Boris Johnston's bike. If you don't know, Boris is the Mayor of London, yes the chap with the hair.

 

Anyway after about the 3rd or 4th time he lost his bike he became a bit miffed and the media had a field day. It was funny.

 

Unlike in SA his bike would turn up a few days later causing the police great embarrassment.

[pista]

Farking unbelievable