Location
Corner of North and Wolcot in front of Rapid Transit
1904 w. north ave
Chicago
, IL
United States
See map: Google Maps
Date of Theft
Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 7:30pm
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Fixed Gear / Track Bike
Size:
63cm
Color:
Baby blue with Royal blue striping
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
The bicycle is a 63 cm motobecane Mirage. The bike is baby blue with royal blue motobecane striping. The bike has gold front and rear rims. The front rim is a velocity the rear rim has no marking of company and is a flip flop hub but only has a fixed gear hub placed on it. When the bike was stolen the wheel had 3 basketball cards in the rim. The cards are probably not still there but if they were dumb enough to leave them in it will make the bike pretty distinguishable. The handlebars have royal blue grip tape and has one emergency brake located on the bars. The brake cable is also royal blue. I recently replaced the crank and I'm near 99% sure that it's a Sugino. The chain is also royal blue. The bike was built by my friend Adam of 329 bikes in Bartlet and has "Planet Bikes" handlebar caps.
Owner Information
Owner Name:
John Kunkes
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number:
630 335 9250
Police Report No.:
R474428
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?:
Only the frame was locked a solid object.
Incident Description
Which type of area was your bike stolen from?:
Front of building in residential area.
How long was the bike locked in this location?:
2 and 1/2 hours
Incident Description:
The bike was parked on the corner of wolcot and North in front of Rapid Transit. The bike was parked at a U shaped bike rack. The bike was locked with a cable chain that was stolen with the bike (I know i use a U-lock but my Girlfriend's more expensive Swobo Sanchez was next to it and using my mini-u lock). The bike was stolen roughly around 2:30 am (friday night the 7th but technically the early morning of Saturday the 8th) two hours after locking it up (according to the homeless guy that said he saw it being stolen). The homeless guy also said that the bike was stolen by a guy on a bike and took off down North avenue heading east. Please let me know if anyone has any information on my fixed motobecane mirage. I loved that bike, it was my first fix and would greatly appreciate its return.