Firenze GL 5000

What happened

The bike was locked to itself and left in my backyard against the house. I suspect that in the 90 minutes it was unattended, the thief/thieves jumped my backyard fence and carried the bike out. U-lock was stolen with the bike, so it was likely lifted/carried.

Bike details

Type

Road Bike

Color

Red

Size

53 cm

Condition

Old frame with a brand new rear wheel, single speed conversion with cruiser/mustache handlebars. White brake cable covers, yellow pedal clips. It is also covered in punk stickers--Jawbreaker, Das Kapital, the Dopamines, the Fucking Buckaroos, Johann's Face Records--though these may have been removed by the thief. It also had a u-lock holder that had broken still screwed to the frame beneath the seat--though that also may have been removed. Yellow Onguard U-lock may still be attached to the frame.

Theft circumstances

Date

Jul 24, 2013

Lock type

Other

Locked to

Bike was locked only to itself.

How locked

Bike was locked only to itself, through one or both wheels.

How defeated

Lock is missing, along with the bike.

Duration

90 minutes

Area

Porch or yard.

Recovery notes

On September 14 2013 the victim wrote to report that her bike appeared on craigslist and she tried to elicit police help to recover it but they refused to offer any help on the grounds that she didn't have record of her serial number. She reports paying $30 to get her bike back. :-(