I rode by a Schwinn Prelude locked in the same place all summer in 2008. I watched as the tire somehow ended off to the side of the rim, etc. I thought about just freeing it, but I had done that once before, and though it was completely justifiable (totally stripped), i felt bad about it. Finally, I saw it was gone. A week or two later I saw a Schwinn Prelude on cl for around $50. I called, and the guy said there was another buyer in transit who had offered more. I offered $90 if he'd hold it. The buyer had paid $100 and left before I got there. the seller said he got it from a barber shop nearby. I think the prelude had been locked near a barber shop. Never did figure that one out.