Location
Street Corner next to front of building of residential area
W Barry Ave & N Pine Grove Ave
Chicago
, IL
United States
See map: Google Maps
Date of Theft
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 4:00am
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Road Bike
Serial No.:
WTU 177 P00 14F
Size:
54
Color:
Blue
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
Relatively new (purchased originally 10/11/2011):
- with a newly installed Shimano SS-MX30 freewheel;
- a full black fender set (i.e. both wheels);
- the chain-guard was removed (but not entirely, with a black metal base piece still attached to the bike);
- a Bontrager Flare 1 backlight mount;
- a EvoMini LS black plastic mount (with a black strap)
- the bike was removed from a stop sign pole, including the EvoMini LS & the Kryptoflex 4' cable (assuming these have been cut off by now)
Owner Information
Owner Name:
Davide Grody
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number:
312-841-2150
Police Report No.:
HW162 294
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?:
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?:
Overnight
Incident Description:
The bike was stolen overnight.
I biked to my girlfriend's house, arriving at 12:45am, (the night of February 18th/morning of February 19th 2013); locked my bike to the stop sign off the corner of W Barry & N Pine Grove Ave, where I have been parking it almost daily without any problems for over two months now. When I left the house to head to work at 8:10am, the stop sign was lying on the ground, with a foot-deep hole in the ground surrounding the pole's base - the bike, the U-Lock, and the Kryptoflex cable were all gone. I can only assume the stop sign pole was removed from the ground, allowing for the still-locked bike to be loaded into a vehicle and transported somewhere that the lock & cable could be cut off slowly.
Recovery Information
Recovery Notes:
This bike was recovered:
No