Location
Harold Washington Library
400 S. State Street
Chicago
, IL
United States
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Date of Theft
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 7:00pm
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Other (describe in detail below)
Serial No.:
H6N0 6114
Size:
58 cm
Color:
Light Green (a.k.a. Antique Celeste, a.k.a. Gang Green)
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
Bianchi Castro Valley. Commuter/hybrid. This bike was unique to begin with and has been slightly customized over the last five years, here are some features:
Dropped front bars with Shimano Tiagra right brake/shift lever and Cane Creek left brake lever. The bike doesn't have a front derailleur, rear only
Handlebar tape is Bianchi labeled on right bar and unlabeled on the left bar. Both sides have Planet bike reflective bar plugs.
Black fenders front and rear with homemade mud flaps (it's a sheet of vinyl zip tied to the rear edge of the front fender and the front edge of the rear fender).
Jandd Mountain Engineering rear rack with an orange "Golden Gurnsey" crate on it. the rear reflector is mounted to the bottom of the rack and is about 3 inches wide and 1 inch tall
MKS Aluminum Pedals.
Shimano Biopace 44 Tooth front Chainring (it's slightly oblong instead of round)
SRAM 11-35 tooth 9 speed rear cassette.
Shimano in hub front generator with generator powered headlight.
Fisher price bell
Blue and Black Mongoose brand seat
Owner Information
Owner Name:
Dave S
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Police Report No.:
HV512877
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 both wheels and frame to object.
Incident Description
Which type of area was your bike stolen from?:
Sidewalk in front of an open business.
How long was the bike locked in this location?:
It was locked for 6 hours during the afternoon and early evening
Incident Description:
The lock appears to have been cut with a cable cutter. It was in front of the Harold Washington Library near the corner of State and Van Buren. One strange probably unrelated incident was that a man dressed in a Pizza outfit handing out flyers had approached me as I was walking the bike to the library around noon. He made some comments about the bike being nice, asked what I paid for it, and made an accusatory statement "I bet you could afford one of those $7000 bikes". Just kinda odd.
Recovery Information
Recovery Notes:
This bike was recovered:
No