Location
inner basement of my apartment building (call it the panic room)
1112 w. 18th st.
Chicago
, IL
United States
See map: Google Maps
Date of Theft
Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 12:00pm
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Fixed Gear / Track Bike
Serial No.:
m5101377
Size:
59cm bike
Color:
gunmetal grey
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
As it was last seen:
A surly modified for my height
(Part of the reason I dearly want this back: it was very difficult to find a frame that
fit my frame. I'm a tall girl with long legs and a short torso. My pant inseam is 36-37 inches if that
helps gauge the standover on a potential found bike...)
-A steep 59cm frame size with unusually short stem and smaller than normal handlebars for a typical
men's bike
(model has no braze-ons/ welded joints )
-A CroMo (steel) frame: Gunmetal grey color
-single speed flip-flop fixed gear i(I dont remember the gearing ratio I had on there, but would say it is a bit higher than normal choice)
-large caliper u-type brakes. Brake levers are hood mounted.
-mavic wheels
-tan leather brooks saddle
-tan leather handlebar tape (with a long deep scratch on the left side from the license-less driver who
hit me last October)
-light pink platform type eggbeater pedals- crank brothers candy's (my old team pedals)... sad.
*Differs from the attached (old) pictures in that most the decals were removed last year and the remaining decal on the top tube was covered with black electrical tape. The metal emblem on the front should still be there. I didn't have enough upper body strength to remove it.
Crank arm should still have it's decal
Owner Information
Owner Name:
ev
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number:
520 403 4670 cell
Police Report No.:
hp419721
Lock Information
How was the lock defeated?:
Other situation, please describe below.
Lock Type:
Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key
What was the bike locked to?:
Other situation, please describe below.
How was the bike locked?:
Other situation, please describe below.
Incident Description
Which type of area was your bike stolen from?:
Storage room.
How long was the bike locked in this location?:
Bike was in the locked inner basement of my apartment were (we all) store our bikes (and other things) everyday.
Incident Description:
My dear bicycle (and only means of transport) was stolen from the inner basement of my apartment on w 18th st. this Thursday afternoon (26 june) between 12:15pm and 10 pm.
Tenants in the retail space below were being evicted for various serious reasons and (they/their moving help/ransom asshole friends who turned up to make trouble during the process) grabbed it from the adjoining tenant basement before landlord figured something was up and had everything re-keyed before anything else was taken. Unless it was malicious, my bicycle just had the misfortune of being the closest object to the door adjoining their space. Inner basement usually involves first having a key to the building, a key to the basement and entering the inner basement/storage space.