Batavus Black Dutch Bike

Location

Location

Ukranian Village
2026 West Thomas
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 4:37pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Other (describe in detail below)
Serial No.: 
unknown
Size: 
standadd size for 6 ft man
Color: 
Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Dutch style bike made by Batavus; All black with Brooks leather seat. 3 yrs old in very good shape. German made steel bike lock of linked steel bars may be through frame.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Dean West
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
773.772.2014

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Object that bike was locked to was broken, removed, or otherwise compromised.
Lock Type: 
Other
What was the bike locked to?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
How was the bike locked?: 
Only the frame was locked a solid 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?: 
2 days; in a closed shed under my back porch
Incident Description: 
The bike was locked to a metal table in a closed shed under our back porch. The lock may still be attached. They removed the leg of the table to get the bike off. I had not set the rear wheel lock. It is missing one pedal reflector but is otherwise in very good shape.