Location
Inside the men's restroom at North Avenue Beach House
North Avenue Beach House - North Avenue and the lakefront
Chicago
, IL
United States
See map: Google Maps
Date of Theft
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 3:45pm
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Other (describe in detail below)
Serial No.:
H3M84120
Size:
20"
Color:
Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
The Milano is designed to be a city commuter bike and has a number of distinct features: a gently curved top tube, a Shimano internal 8-speed hub, 26" wheels, fenders front and rear, chain guard. I've added more items to make this really a one-of-a-kind: wider than usual flared Nitto Albatross handlebars taped end to end in black, Alias 15 watt front light w/frame mounted battery, mirror on left end of handlebar, bell on right end of handlebar, Specialized split seat w/red blinker on seat post, a Jandd black rear rack. To make things far worse, I also had two Jandd packs clipped to this rack: an empty-and-collapsed-shut black "grocery bag" pannier, and a black "commuter" pannier - brief case style w/3 zippered compartments. This second bag was full of my stuff from the day: a Motorola flip cell phone, Dell Axim PDA, wallet w/the usual, 6 folders chock full of personal papers, clothes. A few other unique features are two stickers on seat tube: one is "Cafe Racer" and another "Purchased at On the Route Bikes".
Owner Information
Owner Name:
Jay Crawford
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number:
312-799-2076
Police Report No.:
HN359083
Lock Information
How was the lock defeated?:
Other situation, please describe below.
Lock Type:
Other
What was the bike locked to?:
Bike not locked.
How was the bike locked?:
Other situation, please describe below.
Incident Description
Which type of area was your bike stolen from?:
Other situation, please describe below.
How long was the bike locked in this location?:
5 minutes
Incident Description:
I had stopped to use the bathroom at the North Ave. Beach House and wheeled my bike inside to lean against the wall - unlocked as I've done safely in the past. Although it was in eyesight, a stall door swung open or I just wasn't paying attention and I turned to leave and - Poof - it was gone. I ran out to the bike path but couldn't see the thief. I quickly asked around and was told "a guy in a white tshirt" was hauling ass southbound towards Oak St. and Navy Pier and who knows.... I caught up with 3 plain-clothed CPD cops about 10 minutes later who said they'd head south down LSD in their car to try to intercept(?), and filed the police report. Obviously I'm bummed, pretty screwed actually, so any help will be greatly appreciated.