Miyata 912

Location

Location

2238 W Charleston St - from the alley garage behind house
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 7:21am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Size: 
Medium - 19 or 20" frame
Color: 
Blue and Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Bike is in excellent condition. Distincitve blue and black paint job with crossing color pattern on horizontal bar. 1989 Model - one of the top bikes of the era (at least from Miyata). Has a sticker on it from the bikeshop I purchased it from in Indiana in 1989. Brake cables are hidden inside frame tube. Shimanao Ultegra components.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Don Sheil
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
312-968-0102
Police Report No.: 
HT386509

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike not locked.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Garage or enclosed parking area.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
Bike was secured to a hanging bike rack in the garage for several weeks. Thief got in and took it
Incident Description: 
Possible garage door was left open or thief lifted off track. Not clear at this point. Nothing else in garge was stolen - just the kickass bike I've had for 22 years. Loved that bike. Probably not worth a ton to the average person but I planned to keep it forever.