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Rivendell / Hillborne stolen near North & Wells on Sunday 11/20/2011

My Rivendell Same Hillborne was stolen this past Sunday near the intersection of North & Wells in the Old Town neighborhood. Please let me know if you spot it anywhere. 

 

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Permalink Reply by Brendan Kevenides on November 22, 2011 at 5:17pm

Ouch!  Sorry to hear that.  It would be much appreciated if you could describe how the thieves got it; what sort of lock they defeated, etc.  Thanks.

Permalink Reply by T. Thomas Hardie on November 22, 2011 at 6:27pm

Sure: It was between the hours of 11AM and 5:30PM on Sunday. The bike was locked to a standard Chicago city "u" shaped rack. The lock was a Kryptonite Evolution (Older than the current Series 4, but has a flat key. From 2008-09?) with the shackle running through the rear triangle, rim and tire. The front wheel has a "locking" skewer. No evidence was left. 

Permalink Reply by Melanie K on November 22, 2011 at 7:25pm

Please make sure to post it on the stolen bike registry as well:

 

http://chicago.stolenbike.org/

Permalink Reply by Joe TV on November 22, 2011 at 7:31pm
Sorry to hear about this. My first thought was about a sucker pole I discovered in front of second city last month. Beware!
Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on November 22, 2011 at 7:34pm

Melanie, thanks for being so diligent about telling people about the registry.

It's been a little baffling to me that more people aren't willing to do so.

FYI to simplify things, http://stolenbike.org works just as well.

 

Permalink Reply by Justin Villar on November 22, 2011 at 11:42pm

Good God that's a gorgeous bike (except not really digging the pedals). I do food delivery in that area, I'll keep an eye out. 

Permalink Reply by Brendan Kevenides on November 23, 2011 at 9:21am

Now that really scares the bejesus out of me.  I was hoping you did something stupid, but you did everything right.

 

Sorry, again for your loss.  She's a beauty.

T. Thomas Hardie said:

Sure: It was between the hours of 11AM and 5:30PM on Sunday. The bike was locked to a standard Chicago city "u" shaped rack. The lock was a Kryptonite Evolution (Older than the current Series 4, but has a flat key. From 2008-09?) with the shackle running through the rear triangle, rim and tire. The front wheel has a "locking" skewer. No evidence was left. 

Permalink Reply by prof.gfr on November 23, 2011 at 10:24am

I will be sure to keep my eyes peeled. Beautiful bike and it looks nicely customized by the rider. I hope you get it back soon! 

I don't have the link handy, but there was a great Chainlink discussion a few weeks (months?) ago about an REI employee who had his bike stolen and recovered from a flea market. A Surly Long Haul Trucker, if I am not mistaken, so his bike was of a similar caliber to your Rivendell (although I'm sure the Riv cost even more...). But my point is neither is a simple, stock Trek and both the Riv and the LHT are unusual bikes that might have been stolen by the same group or persons who might recognize affinities between those types of bikes.  Try searching in the discussion forums or perhaps someone who is handier with the discussion forums can post a link. 

 

Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on November 23, 2011 at 11:07am

I'm not blaming the victim here, and I hope Thomas gets his bike back soon, BUT...

We all need to make choices about reasonable precautions to take in protecting our property in light of ease and cost of replacement, convenience and weight associated with carrying multiple and/or multiple types of locks, as well as perceived risks and amount of time that the bike will be locked.

This is a good looking, eye-catching bike at a price point closer to carbon than to steel frames. Locking it through the frame and rear wheel to a city bike rack with a newer u-lock with flat key is good. Locking it with two u-locks or a u-lock and a separate heavy duty security chain is better. 


Brendan Kevenides said:

Now that really scares the bejesus out of me.  I was hoping you did something stupid, but you did everything right.

 

Sorry, again for your loss.  She's a beauty.

[snip]

Permalink Reply by Chucko on November 23, 2011 at 11:18am

I agree, and have been waffling on posting something similar. I am conflicted about posting this, because I really don't want to be one of those people who wags a finger and tells someone who's just had their heart ripped out that they could have prevented it. But... I would say that if the lock on the rack was the one being used in this case, then the lock wasn't adequate to lock up a bike with a $1000 frame. That is a gorgeous bike, and if anyone actually recognized its value, it would have been a prime target for theft. Nothing less than something like the Kryptonite NY series of u-lock or chain would have been my choice for something so valuable. Not that I would ride anything like that in the city. I won't even lock up my, by comparison inexpensive, Surly LHT outside. If I'm riding in the city and can't bring my bike in to work, I ride an old trek mountain bike set up for commuting/hauling/errands. And even then, if someone were to steal my beater bike, I'd still feel like someone had stolen a piece of my soul.

 

So sorry to hear of the loss of such a beautiful bike. Hopefully it's rarity will help in its location and recovery.


Kevin C said:

I'm not blaming the victim here, and I hope Thomas gets his bike back soon, BUT...

We all need to make choices about reasonable precautions to take in protecting our property in light of ease and cost of replacement, convenience and weight associated with carrying multiple and/or multiple types of locks, as well as perceived risks and amount of time that the bike will be locked.

This is a good looking, eye-catching bike at a price point closer to carbon than to steel frames. Locking it through the frame and rear wheel to a city bike rack with a newer u-lock with flat key is good. Locking it with two u-locks or a u-lock and a separate heavy duty security chain is better. 


Brendan Kevenides said:

Now that really scares the bejesus out of me.  I was hoping you did something stupid, but you did everything right.

 

Sorry, again for your loss.  She's a beauty.

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Permalink Reply by Melanie K on November 23, 2011 at 11:31am

Sadly, no matter how tough the lock is, how well it is locked up or how much you pay for the lock, if someone is casing the bike and wants it, they will probably find a way to get it since nothing is foolproof. I am so sorry some prick/bitch took your bike and I do hope you can find it since it is so distinctive and unique. I would think it will be pretty hard to sell in the City due to its uniqueness, but there are asses out there that will try. My heartfelt hopes to you that it will be recovered. 

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on November 23, 2011 at 11:50am

You guys are saying that this guy didn't do enough to protect his nice bike, but is there any evidence that thieves target high-end bikes? I just took a quick survey through the first few pages of the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry and I noticed that thieves will basically take any bike. There's more low-mid level stolen bike than any other price range.

 

Edit: Maybe Howard or another CSBR guru could tell me: does the registry track the estimated value of the thefts?

 

 

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