Raleigh Amelia 3

What happened

My bike was locked up to a bike rack outside of Namaskar Yoga at 3946 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613 starting at 11:00am. I taught a yoga class and after class, around 12:30pm, I went to get my bike and it was gone. At one point during class, I saw a larger group of people hanging out outside the studio, which isn't typical for that area. There is walking traffic on the sidewalk, but big groups don't typically hang out there. I'm wondering if that's when the bike was stolen and I'm sharing this in case it's been reported in other incidents. Although the bike lock was missing too, there was a tiny part of the lock left behind. It looks like it was a very clean cut through the u-lock, assuming some type of professional tool was used.

Bike details

Type

Road Bike

Color

dark gray, black and light sea green lettering and decal

Size

50CM

Condition

Excellent condition with a recent tune-up. Aluminum gravel bike frame. Mechanical disc brakes. The groupset parts are SRAM Apex 1 and Praxis. Wide Clement gravel tires. HED rims. On the top side of the down tube is a partial silver sticker (I waited too late to remove the sticker fully, so part of the sticker stayed). The bike also had a Topeak bike rack on the back and mountain bike clipless pedals and a bike light on the handlebar. The bike tape on both sides of the handlebars was worn away.

Serial #

U17YK15869

Theft circumstances

Date

Jun 26, 2022

Lock type

Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key

Locked to

Locked to bike rack.

How locked

Locked through front wheel and frame to object.

How defeated

Lock is missing, along with the bike.

Duration

1 hour

Area

Sidewalk in front of an open business.