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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Permalink Reply by Liz on May 15, 2012 at 9:35am

I sent an email to those who have expressed interest in going in on the sticker.  If anyone else is interested let me know. 

Thanks! 

Permalink Reply by Brad V on May 17, 2012 at 8:46am

Saw some questionable activity 5/17 around 2pm, but not an actual theft... so if anyone lost or knows of a stolen, older red mountain bike with bar-ends near Wells and Adams... It looked like it had a thick uncoated steel chain (stainless?) coiled around the top (?) tube but I couldnt tell if it had been cut.  The bike was loaded into the back of a new-ish white van, untinted windows, that had just pulled up.  License plate 70 771 V (I think).  They had a bunch of empty boxes in the van, I didn't see any other bikes.

stocky hispanic looking guy with a black shoulder bag was wheeling the bike, eastern european looking guy driving the van.

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on June 4, 2012 at 4:18am

I am once again going to reiterate how important it is to register you bike on the stolen bike registry!

 


This morning I saw an Independent Fabrications bike that I am 99.9% sure is stolen.  All of the indicators were there; the 'owner' did not have cycling shoes and it had SPD pedals, there was alock around the frame he did not have a key for, he did not have the proper tool to remove the rear wheel and when questioned about where he got the bike it took him a minute to say his uncle gave it to him.

Sadly the bike had no hits by brand, description or S/N on the registry so they left with it.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on June 4, 2012 at 4:39am

damm...

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on June 5, 2012 at 11:45am

Even sadder news the owner of this bike was in the shop today putting the word out regarding his stolen bike...

I wish I had been able to just hand him his bike over.



notoriousDUG said:

I am once again going to reiterate how important it is to register you bike on the stolen bike registry!

 


This morning I saw an Independent Fabrications bike that I am 99.9% sure is stolen.  All of the indicators were there; the 'owner' did not have cycling shoes and it had SPD pedals, there was alock around the frame he did not have a key for, he did not have the proper tool to remove the rear wheel and when questioned about where he got the bike it took him a minute to say his uncle gave it to him.

Sadly the bike had no hits by brand, description or S/N on the registry so they left with it.

Permalink Reply by Melanie K on June 5, 2012 at 11:56am

Sounds like others are helping to recover stolen bikes on Everyblock, although the original poster has yet to respond:

http://chicago.everyblock.com/announcements/may28-stolen-bike-4994970/

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on June 5, 2012 at 12:44pm

Report came in at 6:07 pm on Tuesday June 5th. Mr. Barn Door, meet Mssrs. Horses.

notoriousDUG said:

I am once again going to reiterate how important it is to register you bike on the stolen bike registry!

 


This morning I saw an Independent Fabrications bike that I am 99.9% sure is stolen.  All of the indicators were there; the 'owner' did not have cycling shoes and it had SPD pedals, there was alock around the frame he did not have a key for, he did not have the proper tool to remove the rear wheel and when questioned about where he got the bike it took him a minute to say his uncle gave it to him.

Sadly the bike had no hits by brand, description or S/N on the registry so they left with it.

Permalink Reply by Chuck Sapienza on June 17, 2012 at 3:17am

http://lugschicago.drupalgardens.com/content/chucks-80s-columbus-tu...

My awesome schwinn paramount, with a light brown powdercoat, was stolen yesterday, near the corner of elston and diversey. It's super unique, with barend shifters and hand stitched leather handlebars. Please see pic above. It also has allen axle skewers instead of quick release.

Thanks guys

Chuck

Permalink Reply by Nick Butterfield on June 17, 2012 at 7:25am

dude, i didn't know that was the one you were talking about. that bike was awesome. sorry for the loss.

Chuck Sapienza said:

http://lugschicago.drupalgardens.com/content/chucks-80s-columbus-tu...

My awesome schwinn paramount, with a light brown powdercoat, was stolen yesterday, near the corner of elston and diversey. It's super unique, with barend shifters and hand stitched leather handlebars. Please see pic above. It also has allen axle skewers instead of quick release.

Thanks guys

Chuck

Permalink Reply by Patrick Dowd on June 30, 2012 at 9:47am

Hey all, so I kind of have a real crappy story. I am on a bike tour with a 2011 Cross-Check with Tubus racks and it got clipped from outside the Damen CTA station. The worst.

http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/192742

That's the stolen bike registry. I'm willing to give a 150 dollar reward for the bike if anyone finds it (fully equipped with racks and everything, if it's just a Frankenstein with the same frame I'd give 75, but 150 with racks and brooks saddle). It would also have to be shipped, but I can send money for that too.

So if you are going to the flea market keep this baby in mind it could pay out! Or just if you see it around town maybe keep this post in mind. Email me for the police report and serial number. Would really appreciate it, I'm pretty much rebuilding this tomorrow, but if it ever came back it would be too good to be true.

patdowd88 [at] gmail [dot] com.

I have a scan of the police report and can send pictures too.

Thanks everyone. Other than this shitty occurrence Chicago has ruled and the bike shops and bike community seems real solid.

-Patrick

Permalink Reply by Sean Struble on July 2, 2012 at 5:52pm

I would like to get some sort of commitee together with chainlink to find an end all solution to stolen bikes if there is one.  The amount of stolen bikes rises every day and for most of us in chicago they are our cars, our lifestyle, and our recreation.  Some are more expensive than cars, although the chicago police department won't do anything or can't.  I was informed that the CPD is short 3000 officers right now, giving them no room to deal with thefts.  Perhaps city sweeps, craigslist surveillance, get the bike shops involved, a stronger more detailed registry, or any number of things.  I feel like we're fighting this war alone but we need to fight this epidemic together.

Permalink Reply by E A on July 4, 2012 at 1:32am

Which is / are the best Swap-O-Ramas to scour and when? I know they are all on the weekends, but some are open during the week, too... and they are all over. Is there a better recovery rate for bike stolen in the city at one over another? I'm curious.

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