Leader 721tr Track Bike
RecoveredWhat happened
Pretty distraught.
Bike details
- Type
- Fixed Gear / Track Bike
- Color
- White
- Size
- 61
- Condition
- Normal wear and tear of a 3 year old bike(Scuffs and such). Pink Seguino Crank set. Bare Carbon fiber fork. Chrome Cane Creak Headset. Pink Velocity Deep V wheel set.
Theft circumstances
- Date
- Aug 26, 2010
- Lock type
- Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key
- Locked to
- Locked to street sign.
- How locked
- Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
- How defeated
- Lock was cut, and left at the scene.
- Duration
- 9 Hours
- Area
- Front of building in residential area.
Recovery notes
Friend of victim recognized the bike in a craigslist "for sale" ad. Additional help of volunteer bike theft task force solicited, 9th district tactical police assistance procured. Bike was identified and recovered 12/2/10 at seller's home near Pershing/California without incident and without arrest. Sellers claimed that the bike was a birthday gift from a friend who had purchased it at Swap-O-Rama, 41st and Ashland.