The night of thievery.

So my girlfriend had her handlebars stolen Wednesday night. It was locked up with two U-locks on Lake and Morgan, outside the green line stop. Right down the street from where she works. The same night a co-worker had her bike stolen outside of Whole Foods in Lincoln Park. She said she had locked her bike up with a U-lock, the thieves left the U-lock locked to the bike rack. I don't know what kind of U-lock it was.

My girlfriend and her bike. 

If you see someone with green bars and a green stem, and their bike isn't the same color green.... Throw a U-lock at them. Also, is there any way to lock your bars or special screws like the ones they have for seat post and wheels? 

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Permalink Reply by Vitaliy on August 9, 2013 at 8:03pm

"Throw a U-lock at them"

You dont know what the power in this statement represents

Permalink Reply by Josh L. on August 10, 2013 at 4:54am

Definitely sounds like somebody wanted those handlebars. Sorry for her loss.

As to Whole Foods, that was bally. I lock up there all the time and there must be 15-20 bikes there most of the time.  Sounds like she didn't lock the frame given the ulock is intact?  I've never heard of the newer U locks being picked..just cut very ocsassionally.

Permalink Reply by Yolondra Yarborough on August 10, 2013 at 5:55am

My co-worker said that she couldn't get her key in her U-lock, so they must have busted the lock. She also just started riding a few weeks ago and her lock was pretty cheap. I'm going to have to school her on bike things.

Thanks for all your help guys, I really appreciate it.

Permalink Reply by Josh L. on August 10, 2013 at 12:23pm

I would stay away from the cheap Bell locks. They freeze in cold weather (sub 15 degrees) and certainly feel like they could be picked.  

Yolondra Yarborough said:

My co-worker said that she couldn't get her key in her U-lock, so they must have busted the lock. She also just started riding a few weeks ago and her lock was pretty cheap. I'm going to have to school her on bike things.

Thanks for all your help guys, I really appreciate it.

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