VIRGINIA BEACH (WAVY) — The surveillance video capturing the theft of a recumbent three-wheel bike gives a better view than earlier still images of the man who stole it.

The video was recorded by a security camera mounted to the apartment building where Terri Liestman, 69, lives near the Lesner Bridge.

Liestman was paralyzed on her left side by a stroke 10 years ago, and the bike had been instrumental in her rehabilitation, as well as giving her more freedom and agency.

In the video, a man leaves his truck and calmly walks toward the beach, checking to see if the coast is clear. He then breaks through the bike chain that held the recumbent three-wheeler to an outdoor bike rack.

Liestman told WAVY there was no practical place inside her building to store it, so the bike had to be locked onto the rack.

The thief then lifts the bike into the back of his pickup.

Bobby Parker sold Liestman the bike several years ago through his Great Bridge Cyclery in Chesapeake. It was customized because Liestman’s stroke and paralysis left her unable to use her left hand.

“You got two [brake] levers normally. We switched that over so there was just one lever that had two cables going into it,” Parker said in a Tuesday morning interview at his shop.

He said the market for recumbents has grown to a wide range of buyers.

“I’ve sold them to anywhere from a 16-year-old to, I think the oldest person I sold to was 86,” Parker said. “They’re just very comfortable. Ride all day and you get the same workout as you do on a regular bike.”

Liestman’s cost to replace the bike will be about $3,500, which has already been raised thanks to a GoFundMe page requesting help.

Parker described the theft of the specialized bike from Liestman as “really bad news. [Thieves] know they’re not cheap. They know they could get some for them, I’m sure.”

Virginia Beach Police confirmed to WAVY Monday that they are investigating the theft.