Location
Village Discount Outlet
2032 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago
, IL
United States
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Date of Theft
Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 11:45am
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Other (describe in detail below)
Serial No.:
n/a
Size:
Standard
Color:
Honey
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
8-year-old and well-worn but good condition Brooks honey-colored B17 standard saddle. It's been caught in the rain too many times, but still has great structural integrity. I honestly don't know the make of the seat-post. There was also a small toolbag kept attached to the seatpost & saddle, which is blue and black with a reflector on the back, and which contained pink tire levers, a patch kit, and a spare inner tube (26x1.5).
Owner Information
Owner Name:
Corrie Octopus
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number:
312-771-5699
Lock Information
How was the lock defeated?:
Other situation, please describe below.
Lock Type:
Other
What was the bike locked to?:
Other situation, please describe below.
How was the bike locked?:
Other situation, please describe below.
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?:
45 min
Incident Description:
I think someone saw an opportunity to steal this saddle (and the seat-post it was attached to), and used an Allen wrench to unbolt the seat-post and walk off with it and and saddle. This was during daylight, with plenty of street traffic around on the sidewalk around the nearby stores. As I walked toward the bus stop, heading South on Milwaukee to Western, I noticed that the caribbeaner that I had some sunblock and chap-stick on, and which had been attached to my saddle, had been hooked to a chain-link fence across from the Walgreens at Armitage. There was no sign of the saddle toolbag, however. No other bike parts were affected, including a non-quick release (but not cable-locked) front wheel with generator hub, nor rear quick-release wheel, nor beautiful floral-patterned panniers that were hooked to the rack, nor my tail-light, which is attached only by a tied-up old innertube knot.