Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 4:00 pm
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
lots of wear. Click shifter does not reach top of gears. Two BikeWinter stickers on seat & top tubes, Serfas split comfort gel seat, rear blinkie, upright bars with spots of rust in the center, light bracket on bars toward RH side. Black rear rack with a lot of scratches/missing paint, black chainring/chain w/ silver alumninum cranks, crap-ass black plastic pedals are original to bike. Kevlar tires and full set Planet bike black plastic fenders. Bike was locked to rack with black U lock with bumblebee crocheted lock cozy (I have the lock).
• Bicycle Type: Hybrid Bike
• Color: 21"
• Size: Forest Green to dark blue fade
• How was the lock defeated?: Lock was opened, and left unharmed at the scene.
• Owner Name: Trachea
• Contact Email: moorebot at gmail.com
• Contact Phone Number: 773-319-2807
• Lock Type: Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key
• What was the bike locked to?: Locked to bike rack.
• How long was the bike locked in this location?: 2 days
• How was the bike locked?: Locked through rear wheel and frame to object.
• Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: Other situation, please describe below.
Incident Description:
I parked my bike on the rack right in front of Ridgeland green line station doors on Tuesday 2/23 approx 9am. When I returned to Oak Park on greenline on Wednesday evening, the bike was gone. Lock was still on the rack with bumblebee crocheted lock cozy on the U part (think yellow & black stripes). Bike was locked thru frame & rear wheel when I left on Tuesday.
Location(s)
Bike rack in front of Ridgeland green line station / Oak Park
South Blvd & Ridgeland
Chicago, IL