Long time gone

A Canadian man had his bicycle returned a mere 28 years after it had been stolen. The 10 speed bicycle was stolen, despite the fact that it was locked at the time and lying alongside another more upmarket model that the thief (or thieves) opted not to remove.
October 9, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A Canadian man had his bicycle returned a mere 28 years after it had been stolen. The 10 speed bicycle was stolen, despite the fact that it was locked at the time and lying alongside another more upmarket model that the thief (or thieves) opted not to remove.

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