A $6,000 bicycle gift
US President Joe Biden gifted a handmade $6,000 bicycle while the British prime minister presented Biden with a photo of a 19th-century anti-slavery campaigner, during his first overseas trip as US president.
Joe Biden gifts Boris Johnson
The White House says Biden gave Johnson 'an American-made bicycle and bike helmet custom-made by Bilenky Cycle Works, a small family business located in Philadelphia.' Biden was born in Pennsylvania.
Custom-made
Biden's gift to Johnson is painted blue with red and white decorations to evoke the British Union Jack and signatures of the two world leaders on the crossbar. Moreover, US and British flags are present on the head tube of the bike.
A gesture of friendship
The White House says the gift was 'a gesture of friendship and in recognition of their shared interest in cycling.'
What did Johnson give Biden?
Johnson's office says the prime minister gave Biden a framed photo of a mural in Edinburgh of Frederick Douglass. Jill Biden got a first edition Daphne Du Maurier novel. Much of her work is set in Cornwall.