Custom Ground Up Designs trials bike

Location

Location

Logan Square Blue Line stop
Milwaukee Ave at Logan Blvd
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Monday, September 1, 2008 - 11:00am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Other (describe in detail below)
Serial No.: 
none
Size: 
Small
Color: 
Blue (silver spray paint "Ground Up" stencil on downtube)
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
This is a one of a kind bike, a trials bike built by Ground Up Designs (steel frame builder out of Colorado Springs). It has no seat post, nor seat. Only one, very small chain ring (18 tooth) with a bashring, a chris king headset, chris king rear hub, the rims have holes drilled in between the spokes, it's a single speed with horizontal drop outs. It's basically a strange looking mountain bike with no seat and a rigid fork (silver). My blue Giordana fixie was also stolen, although I'm much more worried about getting this trials bike back since it's so unique.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Patrick Anderson
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
719 963 4072
Police Report No.: 
In the works

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Combination Cable Lock
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?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
Five Days
Incident Description: 
In the haste of moving I locked my trials bike and fixie to a bike rack outside the logan square blue line stop, where I assumed the high traffic and video cameras would deter bike thieves. Distracted by moving and school, I left my bikes locked there for almost a week, which was a huge mistake. When I returned, both bikes and the lock were gone.