Is this turning into a where my bike was stolen thread
I had a Raleigh sit up and beg bike with steel rods connecting the brakes, steel mudguards, the lot... I was around ten at the time and popped down to the sweet shop on it for 2 ounce of acid drops.
I was so enamoured with my bag of sweets, I walked out and straight past my bike & went home.
By the time I realised what I had done & sprinted down to the shop my bike had gone.
A friend told me who had nicked it, and I went to his house with my Dad. The bike had been painted white all over including parts of the tyres, all within a few hours.