Columbia Sports III

Location

Location

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5017 N Winchester Ave
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 8:30pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Serial No.: 
unknown
Size: 
Medium sized
Color: 
Blue
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
BIke is in fairly good shape for its age. 3-speed hub. Has colorful cloth pennants along frame. Has a rear bike rack with a wicker basket attached and a pug pennant on the back. Yellow tassels on the bike rack. Rear wheel was locked to frame with heavy duty NYC U-lock. Also had a small combo lock attached to the wicker basket.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Brian Demski
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
323-599-8874

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?: 
Storage room.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
Last seen Monday 8/15/2016.
Incident Description: 
I store my bike in the basement of my apartment building which is locked, and there is a locked gate around our building. I came down tonight and saw my bike was missing. A neighbors bike which is kept right next to mine was also missing. My bike had a heavy-duty U-lock locking the back wheel to the frame so it is not possible that someone rode away on the bike. One of my neighbors was moving out today so I initially thought the movers grabbed the bikes by accident thinking they belonged to her but she is fairly certain they did not take the bikes. The basement where the bikes are stored is loaded with all kinds of tools and higher-priced items so it's hard to believe they were stolen - especially considering my bike was un-ridable and the other bike was covered in dust and the tires were completely flat. I plan on contacting my neighbor's moving company tomorrow morning.

Recovery Information

This bike was recovered: 
No