Guerciotti custom road bike

Location

House
2416 W CORTEZ ST
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Friday, November 30, 2012 - 3:00pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Size: 
Adult bike. Im 6'0'' and rode the bike comfortably.
Color: 
Orange
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
As mentioned above, the bike is bright orange. It is chipped up pretty well but is otherwise in really great shape. The initials B.A. Sayeed are written on the frame of the bike. The grip tape is white, and part of it is torn off. The grip tape is secured with black electric tape. All the components on the bike (brakes, gears, etc) are Camponella.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Khaleel S.
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
3162580060
Police Report No.: 
T12001752

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Other
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike was locked only to itself.
How was the bike locked?: 
Bike was locked only to itself, through one or both wheels.

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?: 
I store my bike in my garage. I U-locked the back wheel to the frame, and ran a wire through the front wheel which i secured to the U-lock. Bike was not secured to anything permanent unfortunately.
Incident Description: 
As mentioned above I lock my bike to itself in my garage. At approximately 1300 today, my neighbor pulled her car out of the garage. At that time, the bike was definitely there. When she left, she thought she closed the garage, but when my other neighbor returned home at 1730, the garage door was open and the bike was gone. No one was around between those times, and as of now no one witnessed the bike being stolen.

Recovery Information

This bike was recovered: 
No