stolen 1973 Raleigh Sports
Stolen 2016-04-08T01:00:00-0500 from Brooklyn, NY 11217, US
- Serial
- unknown
- Manufacturer
- Raleigh
- Name
- Raleigh Sports
- Model
- Sports
- Year
- 1973
- Primary colors
- Green
- Frame Material
- Steel
- Drivetrain rear
- 3 internal
- Distinguishing features
-
My bike is a dark green womens step-through, vintage Raleigh Sports (I think it's a 1973 model). I customized it with the following: Schwalbe Delta Cruiser white tires, MKS Lambda pedals, Wald basket, cork grips, Crane brass bell attached to the stem, Abus 495 CL Frame Lock (frame through back wheel), and I removed the Brooks label from the saddle (this older model had a plastic label). It had two racks (front and back) and internal gear hubs (3-speed).
Theft Details
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY 11217
- Locking description
- Cable lock
- Locking circumvented
- Lock was cut, and left at the scene.
- Stolen at
- 2016-04-08T01:00:00-0500
- Description of incident
-
This bike was stolen after 7pm on Friday, April 8, and it was totally my fault. I had been using an inadequate Abus cable lock ever since my previous lock fell off somewhere while I was riding. I locked the frame to a small fence on Cumberland Street. I had gotten complacent, thinking nobody wants my old granny bike. My neighbor told me that he approached a man who had been leaning over my bike suspiciously the night before. On Saturday morning, my bike was gone and the cable lock had been cut and left in the street.
Wheels
- Front Tire
- Schwalbe Delta Cruisers in white
- Rear Tire
- Schwalbe Delta Cruisers in white
Drivetrain and brakes
- Pedals
- MKS Lambda pedals
Additional parts
- Bell/Noisemaker
- Crane brass bell
- Grips/Tape
- Portuguese cork grips
- Basket
- Wald (large metal basket), attached to rear rack
- Saddle
- Original dark brown Brooks saddle with the plastic nameplate removed, some cracks