'They chickened out': Moment architect, 70, fends off moped gang who were trying to steal his bike
Ben Derbyshire, a well known architect formerly president of the Royal Institute for British Architects, wrested with the thieves as they targeted his £2,500 bike outside a cafe in Hackney in east London.
They had been trying to steal his chained-up bike using an angle-grinder, but Mr Derbyshire rushed out to confront the mob, gripping his beloved bike and hanging on to it as they tried to wrest it from his grasp. The gang - in blacked out gear and riding mopeds, were thwarted by Mr Derbyshire until his son and the owner of the cafe rushed to his aid - the thieves then give up and leave empty-handed.
Read more: 'We mustn't forget how to do things for ourselves': Braverman to increase pressure on Sunak to cut net migration Mr Derbyshire told the Evening Standard: “I thought I was in danger. Especially at one point I was rather pinned into position with a lot of bikes in front of me and people behind me and I wasn't in a position to run away if I wanted to.. Fended off with the help of son & daughter and the proprietor of El Ganzo!Lesson 2: Swap Brompton for my tatty old Giant?
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