Stolen single speed bike - black and yellow

My commuter bike got stolen off my deck in Edgewater this weekend.

It's a black Specialized Allez with a yellow chain, and yellow/black bar tape. At the time of theft, it also had egg beater pedals and a giant u-lock on it. Here's a picture:

If you see it, please email kcarolan@gmail.com. The bike was on the 3rd floor landing locked to a railing post, but they drilled the railing out from the banister and lifted the bike off. Doh!

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Permalink Reply by ReNae on July 21, 2010 at 9:34am

Ahh this is interesting. I live around Damen/Wilson and my bike was on my back deck which opens to an alley. I came out this morning to bike to work and the bike was gone... I'll file a police report and the fill out the registery later when I get home.

It was a womens Giant, silver and red, should anyone happen across it.

Cheers,

H3N3 said:

Yes, in the Ravenswood/North Center/Lincoln Square area specifically.
Or maybe better expressed, on a line with the main east-west streets from about Lawrence to Bryn Mawr. I believe that recently some (small percentage of) junkers have branched out into bike theft and trafficking (they're not scrapping them) to make ends meet (it's become otherwise not sustainable due to the poor demand for metal.) Would be great if people could give a little extra scrutiny to anyone appearing to be working an alley with a truck.
There also may be a used bike store somewhere around the 5800 block of N. Western that may unwittingly purchase bikes from such individuals-- may be a good place to check because I'm sure they'd be very eager to get a bike back to its rightful owner if they discover it's stolen.