4 Bikes Stolen from Basement, incl. Jamis Aurora & Gary Fisher Wingra Hybrid

We had someone break in and steal 4 bikes from our basement.  We filed a report, but I'm just putting the word out there...in case anyone sees these bikes.  There were two mountain bikes (Blue Trek & Red Diamondback), but I can live without them.  Would rather focus on getting back these two road bikes.  Contact me at lindsaybanks@gmail.com with any info.  Thanks!

Here's the info and photos:

2008 Jamis Aurora          

  • SN: U6YU19777         
  • 47 cm, with extended stem and seat post
  • Maroon / beige         
  • Thumb print sized dent in top tube         
  • Pretty scuffed up from a couple of crashes         
  • Shimano Combo clipless / platform pedals         
  • Kleen Kanteen plastic waterbottle holder on down tube         
  • Stickers: “More Fun, Less Stuff” on top tube,   "Feel Your Boobies" on rear rack, "We Are Traffic" and "Bike Winter" on rear fender

2008 Women's Gary Fisher Wingra Hybrid 

  • Flat Black
  • SN: WTU264C0915C
  • 15.5" Frame
  • Clipless pedals
  • Village Cycle Center sticker on seat tube
  • Black back rack held by silver brackets
  • Silver bottle cage on down tube
  • Rear view mirror attached to end of left handlebar grip
  • Black Knog Frog light on handlebar and back rack 

Also stolen:

 

Rusty, functioning red Diamondback mtn. bike

Bought it at a garage sale

4-Star Courier sticker on the frame

Rear mud-flap type fender

 

Blue Trek

Hasn't been ridden in years

 

We don’t really care about the mountain bikes.  Would be nice to track down these road bikes, though!  Any info, contact Lindsay Banks lindsaybanks@gmail.com, 202-420-8197           


THANKS!

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Permalink Reply by Lindsay on January 31, 2010 at 11:43am
Anne - excellent suggestion! You won't believe this...

We found the Gary Fisher at the Swap-o-rama. BUT, unfortunately, we did not get it back. I was the one at the flea market and the GF was not my bike, so I couldn't make a definite ID of the bike without being totally obvious that we were looking for a stolen bike. And my roommate told me that it was a 16" frame. The bike we found was a 15.5" frame, so we thought that it was not hers. But I still called and left 3 messages and told her that a very similar bike with a 15.5" frame was there. She couldn't get out there until Sunday, and they had already sold it. Or else we were too obviously inspecting it and they took it off the lot on Sunday. Who knows. SO I will update this posting with the correct frame size...

Anne Alt said:
Swap-o-rama flea market might be worth a look, too. 41st & Ashland

Lindsay said:
West Town, near the intersection of Chicago & Ashland.

By the way, I do NOT think that this was done by someone with a lot of knowledge of bicycles. If that were the case, they would not have taken the barely ride-able mtn bike in the back...not worth it. But if you're an addict needing a fix...anything goes. So if anyone has insight as to where drug addict stolen bikes end up, I'm all ears. Someone mentioned Maxwell Market?

Michelle Green said:
Gah, I'm so sorry! What part of town are you in? I'll keep my eyes peeled :(
Permalink Reply by Lindsay on January 31, 2010 at 2:29pm
We jointly filed a police report, and I had a copy of that with me. I was told by the police that if I saw the bikes, I should call 911 and wait for them to come and retrieve it. I think that what I should have done is pulled out my paper with the serial number and been obvious about checking it and ignored the fact that they might react to that. I was trying to be subtle because I was looking for 4 bikes, not just that one! And I thought that we had all of the accurate information (about frame size). If I had been told that her bike was a 15.5" frame, I would have called the cops in a second.

But if I had pulled out my flier and confirmed the serial number, I could have said to the seller (with a big, strong boyfriend at my side) that I had a copy of the police report and he could either wait for me to call the cops or just hand over the bike.

As with the majority of vendors at the Swap-o-rama, they were Mexican. There were different guys at the plain white van each day. When you walk in the main entrance, they were in the second row to the north, about 1 row to the east (toward Ashland). I don't have details on the other bikes that I saw (they weren't mine, so I didn't look closely!) but they also had a red bianchi, a kid's mtn bike, and a jamis integra (?). I didn't see the jamis later in the afternoon.

New insight makes it sound like my other neighbor took out her trash and failed to close / lock the back door. I suspect that the local town drunks / drug addicts that are always walking down our alley took notice, and grabbed the bikes. Then they probably sold them to the first person who would give them $20, which is how they (one, at least) eventually ended up at the swap-o-rama.
Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on February 2, 2010 at 8:43am
I live very close to Swap-O-Rama and I'm not making much progress on my search for a tall frame 80's (or so) touring bike.

Should I rule out Swap-O-Rama as a possible source for bikes? I don't want to buy stolen goods. How likely is it that any given bike for sale there is stolen?
Permalink Reply by Lindsay on February 3, 2010 at 12:59am
I would venture to say that if it's at the swap-o-rama and it's worth buying, it is probably stolen.

Tony Adams said:
I live very close to Swap-O-Rama and I'm not making much progress on my search for a tall frame 80's (or so) touring bike.

Should I rule out Swap-O-Rama as a possible source for bikes? I don't want to buy stolen goods. How likely is it that any given bike for sale there is stolen?
Permalink Reply by Barry Niel Stuart on February 3, 2010 at 9:28am
Another place you might check is 7-Mile Fair near Racine to see if somebody might try fencing bikes there. I've that 7-Mile Fair is a fencing hotbed.

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