A bad day for one mountain biker…

A Salmon Arm man is probably rueing the day he came to Revelstoke after someone used a bolt cutter to snap the lock off his $3,000 mountain bike which had been on his vehicle roof rack.

According to the local RCMP detachment the theft occurred last Friday between 8 and 9:30 pm near the Woolsey Creek Restaurant.

“The bike is described as a men’s specialized Enduro mountain bike, black and red in colour with a value of $3,000,” said statement released Tuesday by the detahcment. “The victim of this theft had come to Revelstoke specifically to mountain bike the following day.”

If anyone has any information as to the person or persons responsible for this crime they are asked to contact the local detachment at 250-837-5255 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.