Cannondale 98 SP700 with racing tires substituted for original wide rim tires

Location

Location

Lincoln Park Zoo Main entrance bike rack
North Cannon drive in main zoo parking lot just oustide entrance
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 3:49pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Hybrid Bike
Serial No.: 
11B13430
Size: 
16
Color: 
silver
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
custom pedal on left side (higher than right, blue bike bag and bike rack were attached, sticker saying "55 E. Erie" st bike room.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Gretchen M. Weiss
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
312-501-6138
Police Report No.: 
HS557762

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock was cut, and left at the scene.
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?: 
Approximately 4-5 hours - 2 (two) coil cable locks were used, one for each wheel, each also through frame
Incident Description: 
Thief had cable cutters, not afraid of crowds. Bike was locked with 2 combination lock cable locks to crowded zoo bike rack on busy sunny day at Zoo, much foot and vehicle traffic, stolen between about 12 noon to 4 pm; another cyclist's bike was in place of mine when we came out at 5; he said he arrived just after 4 and my bike was not on the rack. Also, my husband's bike (which was attached to a child's bike trailer) had it's lock cut off but the bike and trailer were left and the thief may have fled at that point.