1988 Cannondale Criterium 3.0

What happened

Today, while on my first run delivering for Potbelly Sandwich Works, I locked this bike to a sign, went into the shopping center at 900 N Michigan Ave, picked up the order, came outside, and the bike had vanished without a trace! I talked to a construction worker nearby who didn't notice anything, and then talked to the buildings security office where I wrote a description with my contact info, and they said they would file it for me. I'm quite surprised that a thief would risk stealing from where it was locked, as it was 15 yards from North Michigan Ave! My bike was locked next to a cruddier mountain bike, however that bike was locked with a big heavy duty chain. The exact location was to a sign post, on the South side of Walton, 15ish yards west of North Michigan Ave.

Bike details

Type

Road Bike

Color

black

Size

58 CM, wide handle bars

Condition

Late 80s black Cannondale Criterium with various nicks and scratches, chipped paint, slightly rusty front fork, threaded stem. Profile Design 130mm H20 stem, Neuvation bladed-spoke wheels, wide Salsa bell-loop drop bars wrapped in blue Fizik bar tape, a Green Party sticker on the down tube, single-speed with a white chain, broken rear derailleur hanger (hence the single-speed conversion), Forte pedals and toe-clips, Shimano 105 crankset/brakes/brake handles

Theft circumstances

Date

Oct 27, 2010

Lock type

Cable w/ Padlock

Locked to

Locked to street sign.

How locked

Locked through front wheel and frame to object.

How defeated

Lock is missing, along with the bike.

Duration

5 MINUTES!

Area

Sidewalk in front of an open business.