Location
Clybourn Metra Station
Ashland & Cortland
Chicago
, IL
United States
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Date of Theft
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 7:00am
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Other (describe in detail below)
Color:
silver
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
My bike was not stolen, only the seatpost rack bolted onto it. It's a silver journey DLX seatpost rack made by Axiom. A picture can be seen here: http://www.axiomgear.com/products/gear/racks/rear-racks/journey-dlx-seatpost/
Owner Information
Owner Name:
Lauren
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number:
512-567-9171
Police Report No.:
HT282528
Lock Information
How was the lock defeated?:
Other situation, please describe below.
Lock Type:
No Lock
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?:
Other situation, please describe below.
How long was the bike locked in this location?:
12 hours (taken sometime between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.)
Incident Description:
My bike was locked to a bike rack outside the Metra station while I was at work and only the rack (which attaches with bolts) was taken off it, not anything else that was bolted on, such as the seat or water bottle cage, and I couldn't see any other signs of problems with my bike. I have no idea why someone would go to the trouble of unscrewing four bolts to steal just the rack, and not just take the seat/seatpost it was attached to as well, or not try and steal the bike (although I'm happy they didn't). I'm assuming I'll never see the rack again, but wanted to report it here since it was a bike-related theft from an area that always has a number of bikes in it. The police were confused/didn't really care when I reported it, I'm guessing because it wasn't actually a bike that was stolen.