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My Green & Black Carbon Orbea Orca Bike Was Stolen 2 Hours Ago!

My 2006  51cm Green and Black Carbon Orbea Orca bike with Sram Force and Easton Tempest II wheels was stolen tonight Wednesday May 5th at 153 W. Ohio Street between 7:30pm and 9:30pm.  Please keep your eye out for it on the street, Craig's List and Ebay.  A Chicago police report and Chicago Stolen Bike registry is complete.  This is my only bike and I ride to work and everywhere else.  Please contact me with any information-Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on May 6, 2010 at 8:02pm
I'd recommend you drop a couple hundred or less on a used get-around-town bike.

But I still hope you get back your Orca.

Seri97 said:
I struggle with riding an expensive bike to where I need to go and leaving it unattended versus not riding. It is a tough decision..

heather stratton said:
That's not really a helpful comment.

Mike said:
im very sorry that you lost your bike, but if you're going to play the price tag card, in my opinion you should not have locked that nice of a bike anywhere downtown for any amount of time... none of my bikes are "$6000 bikes", however I am concerned about having my bikes taken, therefore they are either adequately locked up or they come everywhere with me.

Permalink Reply by envane (69 furlongs) on May 6, 2010 at 8:34pm
I struggle to understand how someone with a $6k bike only has one bike.
Permalink Reply by Anne on May 6, 2010 at 9:38pm
oh noooooooooooo!
Permalink Reply by Michael A on May 6, 2010 at 9:49pm
It is very easy, and inexpensive to get a rider put on your renter's insurance to cover expensive bikes. I have several bikes well over that pricepoint, it costs $150 bucks extra a year to insure, with a $250 deduct
Permalink Reply by Michael Perz on May 6, 2010 at 10:44pm
I've become increasingly interested in purchasing some sort of insurance for mine, but I'm not clear on how a renter policy would cover theft of a bike unless it was stolen out of your apartment.

Michael A said:
It is very easy, and inexpensive to get a rider put on your renter's insurance to cover expensive bikes. I have several bikes well over that pricepoint, it costs $150 bucks extra a year to insure, with a $250 deduct
Permalink Reply by buddaa38 on May 6, 2010 at 11:49pm
As far as I know your bike will be covered. You should probably take a picture of your bike and send it in. Best bet is talk to an agent.

Michael Perz said:
I've become increasingly interested in purchasing some sort of insurance for mine, but I'm not clear on how a renter policy would cover theft of a bike unless it was stolen out of your apartment.

Michael A said:
It is very easy, and inexpensive to get a rider put on your renter's insurance to cover expensive bikes. I have several bikes well over that pricepoint, it costs $150 bucks extra a year to insure, with a $250 deduct
Permalink Reply by h' 1.0 on May 7, 2010 at 12:25am
Weird-- I absolutely deleted this comment after the report was made and OP edited.
NING must have had a huge crash and reverted to a backup.
(blessing in disguise that apparently nobody had three seconds to look at the report . . .)

H3N3 said:
Probably best to file a report here:
http://chicago.stolenbike.org/
And just link to it.
Permalink Reply by h' 1.0 on May 7, 2010 at 1:00am
Anson,
All the info is on the Stolen Bike registry report which is currently still the top report I think.

Anson Moy said:
Would love to know what method of lock-up and type of lock(s) you've used to lock the bike, if you don't mind me asking.

Plus, if I've seen the bike on the spot, how do I go about claiming that it belongs to someone I know here? Do I hold the person and call a cop? I would need proof like a serial #, signature scratches, etc.?

Hope you get your bike back! It's really sad to see such nice bike gets stolen.
Permalink Reply by Seri97 on May 7, 2010 at 1:04am
The frame is missing the Orca tabs that are inset on each side of the frame. There are a few scratches on the top tube and I have the receipt for the bike that was purchased at Cycle Smithy. Feel free to call me if you think it looks familar: 847-477-1842. Listed below are some other specs on the bike:

Ritchey WCS Carbon Stem 90
Specialized carbon post (purchased at Cycle Smithy two weeks ago)
Keo Carbon pedals
Sram Force Components 50/34 crank 11-26 cassette
Selle Italia Lady gel flow saddle
Easton Tempest II wheels
Continental 4 season tires
Black gel cork with bar phat underneath
Permalink Reply by S on May 7, 2010 at 8:45am

Seri, I'd try to let some of the bike shops around town know and ask them to keep an eye out for it. Given the bike, there's a decent chance that they may end up seeing it. It really sucks that you had such a nice bike stolen, hope that you find it and get it back.


Seri97 said:
The frame is missing the Orca tabs that are inset on each side of the frame. There are a few scratches on the top tube and I have the receipt for the bike that was purchased at Cycle Smithy. Feel free to call me if you think it looks familar: 847-477-1842. Listed below are some other specs on the bike:

Ritchey WCS Carbon Stem 90
Specialized carbon post (purchased at Cycle Smithy two weeks ago)
Keo Carbon pedals
Sram Force Components 50/34 crank 11-26 cassette
Selle Italia Lady gel flow saddle
Easton Tempest II wheels
Continental 4 season tires
Black gel cork with bar phat underneath
Permalink Reply by Tony Adams 6.6 mi on May 7, 2010 at 9:33am
envane x said:
I struggle to understand how someone with a $6k bike only has one bike.

If I had to guess with only anecdotal data to support my guess, I'd guess that most people only have one bike if they have any bikes at all.

I've been riding for 40+ years and only in the last five or so have I ever had more than one working bike. It seems indispensable now for me to have at least one backup, but back when bikes were pretty much just utilitarian for me (as opposed to the obsession that they have become) it never occurred to me to have more than one.

I struggle with the idea of bike that sells for $6k. I can't even bring myself to fork over $1100 for the Long Haul Trucker that keeps whispering in my ear.

That being said, I'm hugely sorry to hear about your loss Seri.
Permalink Reply by ad on May 7, 2010 at 9:57am
Bit off topic, but I definitely second the recommendations regarding renters insurance to anyone reading this thread that doesn't have it.

Bike theft is covered anywhere outside my apartment under my renter's insurance policy with Allstate. I double checked when I started coverage, and found out they honor it the hard way when my wife's bike was stolen while locked in the loop. I basically told them the make, model, and upgrades we had made to the bike and they cut me a check for its determined value within a week, minus a $250 deductable. Doesn't make the theft any less painful, but at least it ensures you can replace the bike quickly.

If a bike is nice enough to cost more than a copule thousand (like the Orbea), though, you should definitely check into a special rider for the policy to ensure full coverage. Coverage can get weird on big ticket items that haven't been declared. My policy, which easily covers all of our possessions and bikes, costs less than a few hundred a year and has only a $250 deductable.

buddaa38 said:
As far as I know your bike will be covered. You should probably take a picture of your bike and send it in. Best bet is talk to an agent.

Michael Perz said:
I've become increasingly interested in purchasing some sort of insurance for mine, but I'm not clear on how a renter policy would cover theft of a bike unless it was stolen out of your apartment.

Michael A said:
It is very easy, and inexpensive to get a rider put on your renter's insurance to cover expensive bikes. I have several bikes well over that pricepoint, it costs $150 bucks extra a year to insure, with a $250 deduct

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