2007 Surly CrossCheck
What happened
Bike was stolen sometime between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. It was locked in the bicycle storage area in the lobby of my apartment building. The door to this lobby did not appear to be forced or damaged in any way. I came down this morning (Tuesday, June 25th, 7:30am)to bike to work and found that my lock had been cut. It appears to have been cut with a saw rather than a bolt cutter, as the wires of the steel cable are frayed. I think, though I can't be sure, that my bike was the only one stolen, which is odd because it was probably the one with the fewest components.
Bike details
- Type
- Road Bike
- Color
- Gray with black handle bars
- Size
- Medium. Either a 54 or 56.
- Condition
- Single speed drive train with old, greasy cogs but a new chain. Aero-brake levers with the left plastic insert missing, the right plastic insert cracked. The most distinguishing feature is the remains of a sticker on the top tube that says "Ruta 40, Sosneados 3000 km" which was obtained during a bike tour across Argentina. I have also replaced the standard clipless pedals with TruVativ downhill cycling platforms (very wide pedals, aluminum, with blunt studs for grip.) The AZtec brake pads are also very worn, due to be replaced. There is also one one missing chain ring bolt, and a mis-sized carriage bolt in the rear-left brazed-on rack fixture. The saddle vinyl is ripped in places with the foam showing through. The handlebar caps are missing and the bar-tape is just starting to unwind. There is a black "frog"-style light wrapped around the handlebar. The fork is not original: I replaced the standard Cross-Check fork with a black Long Haul Trucker fork, which has multiple brazed-on fittings for a rack, as well as a threaded hole through the middle of each leg of the fork.
Theft circumstances
- Date
- Jun 24, 2013
- Lock type
- Cable w/ Padlock
- 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
- a day and a half
- Area
- Storage room.
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