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Rash of mountain bike thefts hits Keystone

September 22nd, 2005 by Mike

Via: Summit Daily News

KEYSTONE — More than $33,000 worth of high-end mountain bikes have been stolen from the Keystone area since the beginning of the month, most of which were snatched by a thief who penetrated a locked bike rack system, according to reports from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

All of the victims have been Front Range residents, including Patrick Cheliw, who reported his $5,000 custom-made Santa Cruz Blur stolen last Sunday morning.

“It was pretty simple. I had locked my bike up on top of the truck and came back in the morning and it was gone,” Cheliw said Monday morning.

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I want mountain biking to continue to grow in popularity but this sucks. If you are traveling with your bike make sure it is secure.


3 Responses to “Rash of mountain bike thefts hits Keystone”

  1. 1 Fritz 

    Shoulda titled this something like “Bike thefts keep Keystone Cops busy” :-)

  2. 2 BK Smith 

    Lesson to be learned…all bikes sleep inside…always!

  1. 1 Colorado Cycling

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