Stolen Bike Registry - do this when your bike gets stolen

"With all the stolen bike posts lately (and no one thinking "I wonder if there's something under Useful Links for this."), I think it's well past time to make a sticky about the Stolen Bike Registry"

 - Tank-Ridin' Ryan

 

Well said Ryan.

 

 

http://chicago.stolenbike.org/

 

Done and done.

 

And sticky too.

 

 

Cheers - Lee Diamond

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1s20gdv3auw5hPermalink Reply by 1s20gdv3auw5h on September 28, 2013 at 4:39am

Unexpected beautiful week and a few more to come!  Get out and ride!!

Permalink Reply by Jeff Blumenthal on October 24, 2013 at 5:32am

Try http://www.chicagopolice.org then choose "On-line Services" then "Bicycle Registration" and you will have registered your bicycle.  When stolen they can access the information.

Problem:  The site is old, the data is stale, and they probably don't have the manpower to do much about it.  

Opportunity:  Database for charging $25 registration fee.

Permalink Reply by Yaniv on March 3, 2014 at 8:28am

My friends bike was stolen out of my garage on 2/28 during the day. It is a red Giant Boulder. The picture attached is of a similar bike, just bigger. It has a rear mounted rack and goes by the name "Big Red". Already posted on the stolen bike registry and am scouring craigslist. Please PM me if you see anything. Stolen from garage at Damen and Chicago.

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on March 3, 2014 at 8:37am

Damn damn damn!  Will look out for it.



Yaniv said:

My friends bike was stolen out of my garage on 2/28 during the day. It is a red Giant Boulder. The picture attached is of a similar bike, just bigger. It has a rear mounted rack and goes by the name "Big Red". Already posted on the stolen bike registry and am scouring craigslist. Please PM me if you see anything. Stolen from garage at Damen and Chicago.

Permalink Reply by Sam Rosen on March 9, 2014 at 12:08pm

Hey Ya'll. I am new to the forum. But, I know that I've played around with https://bikeindex.org which is a pretty neat easy to use service for registering your bikes. I even think they have them at a few different bike shops downtown.

Permalink Reply by Justin Buschnyj on April 20, 2014 at 12:34pm

Hello everybody, my beloved Mercier Aquila Euro was stolen from me on April 9th. It's the exact same bicycle in the picture only it has a maroon-to-orange fade paint job. It has toe clips and a "Working Bikes" sticker on the seat tube. Was stolen around Kedzie and Foster

Stolen Bike Registry Report: http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/195079

Permalink Reply by JMG on April 23, 2014 at 2:18pm
Hey folks, my girlfriend pulled my bike out of the garage around noon today (434 W Aldine Avenue) to get her car out and unfortunately forgot to put it back in. Of course by the time she realized, it was long gone.
This bike means a lot to me, I built it from the ground up.
Its a single speed with an aluminum frame, it has a round silver and black sticker on the down tube, a silver and black Fuji seat, black deep v's with a Thickslick on the front, a chopped flat bar with silver and black Crank Brothers grips, no front brake just one on the back, a black 46T Sugino sprocket and a silver KMC Kool Knight chain
Please let me know if you spot it
Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on April 23, 2014 at 2:47pm

Please file a report with the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry.

JMG said:

Hey folks, my girlfriend pulled my bike out of the garage around noon today (434 W Aldine Avenue) to get her car out and unfortunately forgot to put it back in. Of course by the time she realized, it was long gone.
This bike means a lot to me, I built it from the ground up.
Its a single speed with an aluminum frame, it has a round silver and black sticker on the down tube, a silver and black Fuji seat, black deep v's with a Thickslick on the front, a chopped flat bar with silver and black Crank Brothers grips, no front brake just one on the back, a black 46T Sugino sprocket and a silver KMC Kool Knight chain
Please let me know if you spot it
Permalink Reply by JMG on April 23, 2014 at 11:42pm
Hey folks, my girlfriend pulled my bike out of the garage around noon today( 23rd April, 434 W Aldine Avenue) to get her car out and unfortunately forgot to put it back in. Of course by the time she realized, it was long gone.

This bike means a lot to me, I built it from the ground up.

Single speed with a silver aluminum frame.
Round silver and black sticker on the down tube
Carbon fork
Silver and black Fuji seat with minor wear
Black machined deep-ish v rims with a Thickslick tire on the front
Chopped flat bar with black electrical tape
Black Orbea stem
Black Redline platform pedals
Silver and black Crank Brothers grips
Black Tektro short pull brake lever
Grey brake cable housing
Black 46T Sugino sprocket
Black FSA cranks
Silver KMC Kool Knight chain
Cygolite Hotshot rear light
Black front light

Please let me know if you spot it


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Permalink Reply by Dogfood1 on April 26, 2014 at 11:20am

Greetings from suburban Barrington, where I naively thought my bike was safe from theft.

From my garage, my 2008 52cm Cannondale Six/13 was stolen in the last couple days.

Blue with silver accents, similar to picture attached. Fancy Italian wheelset, blue Speedplay Candy pedals, cool silver Cannondale bottle cage.


Serial Number: SO89350. 2008

Police Report filed with Barrington Police Department: 1404-0449

If you see it, grab it! 

Thanks,

Jerod

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Permalink Reply by Justin Buschnyj on May 22, 2014 at 4:44pm


I'm relieved to report that my bicycle was found. Thank you all for keeping your eyes out for stolen bicycles. 


Justin Buschnyj said:

Hello everybody, my beloved Mercier Aquila Euro was stolen from me on April 9th. It's the exact same bicycle in the picture only it has a maroon-to-orange fade paint job. It has toe clips and a "Working Bikes" sticker on the seat tube. Was stolen around Kedzie and Foster

Stolen Bike Registry Report: http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/195079

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on May 23, 2014 at 3:34am

Congrats!!! It still says not recovered on the registry. You should update it and tell the story!
Justin Buschnyj said:


I'm relieved to report that my bicycle was found. Thank you all for keeping your eyes out for stolen bicycles. 


Justin Buschnyj said:

Hello everybody, my beloved Mercier Aquila Euro was stolen from me on April 9th. It's the exact same bicycle in the picture only it has a maroon-to-orange fade paint job. It has toe clips and a "Working Bikes" sticker on the seat tube. Was stolen around Kedzie and Foster

Stolen Bike Registry Report: http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/195079

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