What is so important about this object......

What is so important about this object that Elder Robarts would bring it back to the apartment in Prince Albert?



Ok, I can tell you that his Mom has no idea,









but his brother, Benjamin, says that it is very much like the pedal that is was missing from his bike here at home in California.  He is NOT thinking of lugging it around for the next 18 months and bringing it home, IS he?  We do have bike shops here.  (As I know all too well)  And Benjamin reminds me that we did replace it already.
Is it because bikes are so rare there?