Specialized Vita

Location

1630 West Julian Street
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Sunday, May 21, 2023 - 1:00am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Hybrid Bike
Serial No.: 
WSBC6023439601
Size: 
Women's small
Color: 
White
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
The bike was in good working condition, though the gears and chain were a bit rusted and the gear shifts were a bit off. Though I do not have the serial number, there were distinguishing features: 1. The seat has some black tape on it covering a few splits in the seat. 2. The gears are a little rusted. 3. The petals are an orange-ish color and were kind of spikey. I don't think they belonged to the original bike. I think they were a modification. 4. It was a smaller women's bike frame so it had a dropped crossbar. 5. These might have been removed, but there is a gray kryptonite U-lock on the vertical seat bar that's a little off-center, and a front and back. 6. The handle bars were flat. 7. There was a 3-gear side and a 9-gear side on the handles. 8. The wheels were thin (80-100 psi). Not mountain bike wheels. 9. The picture I uploaded is not of the bike itself, but it does look very similar. 10. It was fairly light. I think the frame was aluminum.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Amanda Lee
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
5104493637
Police Report No.: 
JG271102

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Not locked.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike not locked.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Garage or enclosed parking area.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
1 day
Incident Description: 
Someone (more likely it was more than one person) somehow accessed our gated garage area and stole my bike overnight. They bike was unlocked in my garage area and the garage door was closed. Since there were no signs of forced entry, it's likely that they jumped the fence into the lower porch area, went to the garage area (which is accessible by way of the patio area), grabbed the bikes, and lifted them out of the lower porch area.

Recovery Information

This bike was recovered: 
No