stolen 2013 Trek Lexa SLX (Compact)

Stolen 2015-01-04T00:00:00-0600 from Chicago, IL 60657, US

Bike photo
Serial
WTU115G5538H
Manufacturer
Trek
Name
Lexa SLX
Model
Lexa SLX (Compact)
Year
2013
Primary colors
White
Frame size
50CM
Frame Material
Carbon or composite
Wheel diameter
700 C
Tire width
Narrow tire
Distinguishing features
200 Series Alpha Aluminum, IsoSpeed, press-fit BB

Theft Details

Location
Chicago, IL 60657
Locking description
U-lock
Locking circumvented
Other situation, please describe below.
Stolen at
2015-01-04T00:00:00-0600
Police report #
HY104025
Department & city
19th, Chicago
Description of incident
The bike was temporarily being stored on the garage ceiling, with the lock only on the bike itself, as we've recently moved in to a 3 unit flat. The garage door may have been accidentally left open (we're not sure, we hadn't left the condo). The last entry to the garage was around 2:30. Between 3:30-4:30, judging on the state of the treads and how fresh they looked, someone walked in and rode off on the bike. Around 4:45/5 o'clock, I went to go check on something in the garage, and noticed the main door was open, and the bike was gone. There were bike treads in the snow starting from the front inside of the garage (you could see the slip when the bike hit the snow). These led down the alley (parallel to Racine) heading north. I tracked the tire treads continuously in the snow out down the alley heading for a block or two then heading west, though they were more intermittent then, down Oakdale heading west, after hitting Lakewood, they seemed to turn left but I lost them after that. I did see an open garage, with active loading/unloading happening and a bike that I swore was ours, but it turns out it was new movers and the police questioned them and said it was their bike. It snowed a lot today and it is a small women's road bike with no winter tires - no one would be riding this bike as a commuter at this point in the year! Someone much taller than the bike's size must have reached it from the ceiling. Its kryptonite u-lock is still around the front frame/spokes of the bike. I filed a police report - but handed it to the officer who helped me out when he arrived (I wrote the description of the event, and was flustered, all on the same page...); I'll update this with the serial number and report number when I find them - hopefully ASAP, all of our receipts and everything are packed up so we are trying to find the serial numbers though for reference.

Frame and fork

Headset
1-1/8" semi-cartridge bearings
Fork
Trek IsoSpeed carbon, SpeedTrap compatible

Wheels

Rear Tire
Bontrager R1, 700x25c
Front Tire
Bontrager R1, 700x25c
Rear Wheel
Alloy hubs w/Bontrager Approved alloy rims
Front Wheel
Alloy hubs w/Bontrager Approved alloy rims

Drivetrain and brakes

Rear Derailleur
Shimano 105
Front Derailleur
Shimano 105, 31.8mm clamp
Rear Brake
Alloy dual-pivot brakes w/Shimano 105 STI levers
Front Brake
Alloy dual-pivot brakes w/Shimano 105 STI levers
Cog/Cassette/Freewheel
Shimano Tiagra 12-30, 10 speed
Crankset
Shimano Tiagra, 50/34 (compact)
Rear Shifter
Shimano 105 STI, 10 speed
Front Shifter
Shimano 105 STI, 10 speed

Additional parts

Stem
Bontrager Race Lite, 31.8mm, 7 degree
Handlebar
Bontrager Race VR-S, 31.8mm
Seatpost
Bontrager Race Lite, infinite tilt adjustment, 20mm offset
Saddle
Bontrager Affinity 1 WSD, steel rails
Other
Vanishing fender mounts

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