2009 Novara Transfer
RecoveredWhat happened
2 bikes were locked together and to a tree. Bike Frames were U-locked to each other on either side of the tree, a cable was also used to secure the 4 wheels to the frames and tree. Bikes were locked at 12pm outside the apartment buildings on Chicago ave. across from the South Evanston Purple Line Stop. When the owers came out to retrieve their bikes at 2:15pm they were gone. No sign of the cable or the u-locks and the tree was unharmed.
Bike details
- Type
- Other (describe in detail below)
- Color
- Red & White
- Size
- Sm / Md
- Condition
- Red & White Novara Transfer, Silver Fenders and rear rack. Butterfly handlebars with black bar tape. Generator lights, 7 speed internal hub.
Theft circumstances
- Date
- Aug 21, 2011
- Lock type
- Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key
- Locked to
- Other situation, please describe below.
- How locked
- Locked through both wheels and frame to object.
- How defeated
- Lock is missing, along with the bike.
- Duration
- 2 hours max
- Area
- Front of building in residential area.
Recovery notes
Recovered on 9/1/2011 by victim at S. Side flea market widely known to be stolen bicycle fencing point. Victim had been alerted on two separate days by a man identifying himself as a flea market vendor and by another victim searching for his girlfriend's bike that her and her husband's bikes were there (they saw the listings on this registry). Awaiting further details.