Cape Town – Neville Vimpany, 93, of Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, has reportedly been reunited with his bicycle, which was gifted to him by his parents on his 21st birthday in 1950.
According to News24, Vimpany had his bicycle stolen a week ago while he was withdrawing money from an ATM in the city.
He and his sons Richard and Chris looked for it for a week before a man was spotted pushing the bike down Target Kloof Road between Walmer and Milpark on Monday by the Greenshields neighborhood watch.
The sons had even offered a R5 000 reward to anyone who could locate their father’s bicycle.
The suspect was taken to Walmer police station.
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The police, however, did not arrest the suspect, saying that investigations were still ongoing.
Chris said the suspect allegedly told police he was on his way to return the bicycle to its owners and claimed the cash reward when he was apprehended.
The bicycle has a rich history, with Vimpany having used it most times over the years.
In a separate report, News24 said that Vimpany used the bike for the first time to travel to the University of Natal in Durban, where he studied mechanical engineering.
After graduating, he went to England and served in the Royal Air Force as a pilot for six years before he returned to South Africa and resumed his bike riding.
“The bike is his only form of transport. He is too old to drive a car and can’t walk properly but he rides excellently,” the report quoted Chris as saying.
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
