Custom Ground Up Designs trials bike

What happened

In the haste of moving I locked my trials bike and fixie to a bike rack outside the logan square blue line stop, where I assumed the high traffic and video cameras would deter bike thieves. Distracted by moving and school, I left my bikes locked there for almost a week, which was a huge mistake. When I returned, both bikes and the lock were gone.

Bike details

Type

Other (describe in detail below)

Color

Blue (silver spray paint "Ground Up" stencil on downtube)

Size

Small

Condition

This is a one of a kind bike, a trials bike built by Ground Up Designs (steel frame builder out of Colorado Springs). It has no seat post, nor seat. Only one, very small chain ring (18 tooth) with a bashring, a chris king headset, chris king rear hub, the rims have holes drilled in between the spokes, it's a single speed with horizontal drop outs. It's basically a strange looking mountain bike with no seat and a rigid fork (silver). My blue Giordana fixie was also stolen, although I'm much more worried about getting this trials bike back since it's so unique.

Serial #

none

Theft circumstances

Date

Sep 1, 2008

Lock type

Combination Cable Lock

Locked to

Locked to bike rack.

How locked

Locked through front wheel and frame to object.

How defeated

Lock is missing, along with the bike.

Duration

Five Days

Area

Other situation, please describe below.

Police report #

In the works