Giant Rapid 3

What happened

I locked my bike up with a kryptonite U lock and extension cable through both tires and the frame to a steel bolted guard that is attached to a high rise building, walkway, and stair, every 4 feet with steel bolts and 3 - 4 horizontal steel reinforcement bars at around 5:30pm. The guard is in a well-lit often occupied area in between 200 w. Madison and 1 N. franklin downtown. I Went into work, clocked out just after 9, came outside and my bike and locks were gone. The way i have been locking it to that guard for over a year is at an angle so that i have to hold it together to get it to lock in the first place and i cant get my key out without it locking fully. I don't know if the lock gave out or if someone figured out how to get it open, but she's gone with the lock, and I'm bummed.

Bike details

Type

Road Bike

Color

Black / White / Grey (silver)

Size

Large

Condition

My bike was pretty dirty, but no major damage. The shifters and breaks were scratched up and the handle bar extenders were missing one cap on the right side because of being doored earlier in the year. the handle bars were cut down to be more narrow. The rear tire had a pump adapter cap, the front didn't. There were 2 bottle cages (one silver, one black. I had put red metal clips on the pedals. The seat was a black women's seat with a integrated rear tail light. I had a rear rack with a right side collapsible basket that had a loose and bent bottom panel (that i kept shut with a blue bungee cord) and had additional clear zip ties securing it to the rack. I also had one yellow light attached with zip ties to the bottom of the frame facing forward and another red one on the rear lower frame by the tire. There was also a clip for a front headlight attached to the front handle bars and new handle bar grips, and a new shorter stem. It also had black racing blade fenders on the front and rear tires. It was locked up with a Kryptonite U-Lock with a cable extension for the back tire. This all was missing along with the bike. Picture included of my bike handlebars with the missing cap. Unfortuantely, i didn't take any glamour shots of the bike.

Theft circumstances

Date

Aug 8, 2012

Lock type

Other

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

3.5 hours

Area

Alley or side passageway.

Police report #

HV422725