Parts Theft: Frame Only: Schwinn Le Tours (late 70s/early 80s)

Location

Location

Damen/21st
2010 W 21st St.
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - 2:00am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Serial No.: 
Unknown
Size: 
Large Frame, probably 59cm+
Color: 
Baby blue/White Trim decals
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
This was actually just a frame that was stolen (along with another completely restored Schwinn that i didn't know the model of. That one was Dark Grey with Pink Decals.) The frame was dinged up in certain parts from a couple of crashes, most importantly, the rear drops were slightly bent, the front forks had some of the baby blue paint brushed off when I was initially restoring it. More importantly and a more signature characteristic was that I had a very nice redline saddle on it that I adapted from an old BMX.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Gabe Welmers
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
(248) 884-6107
Police Report No.: 
NO report Filed

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Not locked.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike not locked.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Porch or yard.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
overnight
Incident Description: 
Someone came upstairs to my second floor porch on 21st St that is facing the EL tracks by the alley and snatched the bikes I left outside overnight while I was cleaning my floors/walls. I had the Baby blue and white bike frame and the rebuilt Schwinn that is dark grey with pink decals and took them both while my family slept. I did not notice this until my wife notified me the next day while I was gone that someone had come upstairs and taken the bikes. They did not take anything else of value, including another bike... They simply came and stole the bike frame and the rebuild project I had. I thought the gate/visibility to the busy train tracks/4 people being in the house was deterrent enough, but someone was brazen enough to come upstairs at my house while we were all home and take these two items.

Recovery Information

This bike was recovered: 
No