Bridgestone 500

Location

Location

Place of Business
3311 W Fullerton Ave
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 12:30pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Size: 
53cm
Color: 
Dark Grey / Silver / Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Bridgestone 500, late 80s model. Good condition w/ black Cinelli wrapped drops and black tires. Lugged frame, fairly unique model. Has bike shop sticker where originally purchased long ago but I purchased from Working Bikes. Picture attached shows before upgrades: Now has all black tires, black drops and took off road brakes and put smaller breaks up by the stem.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Lauren Williams
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
248-933-7827

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Heavy Duty Bicycle Security Chain
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.
How was the bike locked?: 
Only the frame was locked a solid 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?: 
45mins
Incident Description: 
Bikes were locked up while having lunch, we were inside for maybe 45mins max. Came out and bikes were gone. It was on a busy street in the middle of the day. No idea how they broke the lock, it was locked to an actual bike rack. We think it's a repeat offender from the area and we have some video potentially.

Recovery Information

Recovery Notes: 
This bike was recovered: 
No