Schwinn Sporterra

Location

Location

5401 S University Ave
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 6:54am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Hybrid Bike
Size: 
L Ladies
Color: 
Red & White
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
This bike was brand new out of the box (ie I had had it for less than a week). I hadn't put stickers on it yet, or scratched anything into anything, or really worn any part of it out in any way. It's a Schwinn Sporterra and perhaps the most distinguishing feature is that it has an internal hub shifter, so it looks like a fixie from the outside, but then if you look at the back wheel, you can see a grey plastic barrel-ish-thing right at the axle. Besides that, the most distinguishing feature it has is that I put it together myself and I'm no expert. I had been planning to take it in for a tune up to fix whatever imperfections I had perpetrated on it, so there may be some signs of shoddy bike-assembly and bike-calibrations.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Carolina
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
(773) 531 2549

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Other
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to street sign.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through both wheels and frame to 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?: 
1 day
Incident Description: 
I have sincerely no idea how they got my bike. It was locked for a few hours in broad daylight on a Sunday in a residential area. It was a nice day and people were walking by all the time. I locked it with a U-lock through the frame and the back wheel and a cable through the frame and the front wheel. It was one of those things where you do every single thing you are supposed to as far as locking it up, and it wasn't enough. I guess someone was pretty ballsy and sawed the U-lock right out there in the open? I will add a police report number when I have it--they want me to do everything I can to find the serial number before I file a police report, although it is looking like it may not be findable...