Fleetwing Vintage

Location

Location

Lincoln Square
4313 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Friday, September 5, 2008 - 4:10am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Cruiser / Comfort Bike
Size: 
Womans Cruiser
Color: 
Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Old, Vintage, Black, Generator on the back wheel for the chrome headlight and the tail light. An old rack over the back tire. the original owners address in old typewriting taped to the main frame. The gear shift is 3 gear, the 2nd gear sticks so you have to hold the gear down in order to ride in first gear. Pearson's pleather vintage seat with springs in it. Squeaks when you go over a bump. Also a dent in the back tire rim so you kinda bounce up and down on flat ground.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Maggie Marlin
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
1-305-877-3698

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Sidewalk in front of an open business.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
About 8 hrs. I was in work.
Incident Description: 
They must have cut through the Kryptonite lock to get the bike off the rack. I had it hooked through the front tire and the main frame and onto the bike rack...there were scrapes on the concrete around the bikerack from whatever they used to get the bike off....= (