Who stole Ike’s bike?
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Internet, the civilized world needs you to do that thing you do, thanks to the muttonheads in North Mankato, Minn., who stole specialized bikes for the kids who need them.
Isaiah Becker, 16, was born with hydrocephalus and has epilepsy, and depended on the trike he had.
A few blocks away, someone cut the chain that tied 11-year-old Malikye Michel's specialized bike to a tree, the Mankato Free Press reports.
They're not cheap -- about $1,700 each.
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Church groups and the community had helped raise money for Isaiah's bike.
"This bike was a gift to this family because all they have to live on is Social Security," a friend of the Michel family said.
Two other high-priced bikes were stolen the same night in North Mankato, according to the police.
GoFundMe pages have been set up for both kids here and here.
