Gazelle 3-speed women's, 1998(?)

Location

Location

house
234 Greenwood St
Evanston , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Monday, September 12, 2016 - 11:30pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Cruiser / Comfort Bike
Serial No.: 
rare brand, bought in the Netherlands
Size: 
close to 55 cm
Color: 
blue with lavender accents, yellow next to word "Gazelle"
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Huge navy canvas saddlebags were attached. Some rust on back wheel fender, whole bike chain cover was newly replaced in black, Needs special adaptor to pump air, about 56 cm frame, bought in 2002 in the Netherlands -- still has white sticker of Dutch 2nd hand store on back, cargo steel, slimmer tubes than now fashionable, black handlebars, thumb gear changer, Has a built-in back wheel lock under the seat with key. Dearly missed!

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Susan Avril
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
312-375-4259
Police Report No.: 
will find and fill in

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Not locked.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Front of building in residential area.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
one night
Incident Description: 
It was leaning against our garage door in the driveway on a quiet/low-crime residential street. Sometimes teenagers or adults walk by on their way to the lake late at night on warm nights. Also our house is near Northwestern which just came back into session and has lots of students looking for bikes, I had a great lock and helmet in the saddlebag but forgot to lock or bring the bike into the garage. This time I didn't park the car in the driveway making the bike very obvious to passers by. My fault all-round. The photo is of a Gazelle very similar to mine. Same shape (except for chain cover), same base color except my handlebars were black. Missing my saddlebags and teh silvery-lavender and yellow-green design near the Gazelle insignia.

Recovery Information

Recovery Notes: 
This bike was recovered: 
No