"It was an old friend," David Cameron said of his stolen bike today. Have you ever had your bike nicked? Please send us your stories - and any tips to help the Tory leader get his bike back.
It may just turn up on eBay or at Brick Lane market, but Cameron's bike is more likely never to be reunited with its owner. More than 1,200 bikes are stolen every day in the UK, and few of them are recovered.
Have you ever experienced that horrid moment when you discover that your trusty steed has been pinched? This is what Cameron looked like when it happened to him (and there was no sign of his flunky following behind in a car when he called for help).
It wasn't a modern remake of the celebrated Italian neorealist film Bicycle Thieves: Cameron had been shopping for salad at Tesco.
How would you tackle bicycle theft? One good way to start would be by remembering not to chain your bike to a short bollard while a gang of teenagers is hanging around. But Cameron knows that now.
