Specialized Sirrus

What happened

My boyfriend and I just fixed my bike because the rear wheel was stolen about a month ago. So, to celebrate having a working bike again we went rode the path to the Lincoln Park Zoo. I'm a grad student and he's temporarily employed so we like to explore our new city doing cheap activities. The free zoo seemed to be a great option...Anyway, we locked it to his cheaper bike in a well-populated area near the entrance. We locked the frame and both wheels to his bike and to the bike rack. When we returned about 2 hours later we saw it definitely was not there, then saw the cut cable. It was not a typical cable that had a padlock attached to it; this was a much thicker cable lock we actually used to secure some of our exposed belongings in the bed of his truck when we moved. Needless to say, it was a horrible sinking feeling and my first words were "I don't care about bikes anymore, I don't want to talk about them or have another one." This broke his heart since he loves riding bikes and was so happy to expose me to something I truly enjoyed...of course I didn't mean what I said, I love biking, I was just so upset...I miss my bike and having that fun activity to do with him.

Bike details

Type

Road Bike

Color

Purple/ (looked black)

Size

48

Condition

This was a 90's Specialized Road Bike. Biopace crank (very unique-easy to spot) Neon purple bottle holder Terry women's style seat White grip tape No noticeable damage. Had a place for the air pump, although since pump wasn't on it (didn't want it to get stolen...ha!), it just has the mounted bracket for it

Theft circumstances

Date

Sep 4, 2010

Lock type

Combination Cable Lock

Locked to

Locked to bike rack.

How locked

Locked through both wheels and frame to object.

How defeated

Lock was cut, and left at the scene.

Duration

Less than 2 hours

Area

Sidewalk in front of an open business.

Police report #

HS499105