Pikes Peak Region Trail Finder

By David Young, The Coloradoan

When John Eklund bought a Yeti mountain bike on Craigslist last year, he never thought he would be searching the same website a month later for the same bicycle.

Eklund was only able to ride his bike a few times before it was stolen, along with three other bikes, right out of his garage.

Eklund is not alone.

Bike thefts in Fort Collins are on the rise. In 2010, the latest data available, the city reports 747 bicycles were stolen in Fort Collins - a number that has gone up every year since 2006. Those numbers do not reflect thefts not reported.

Eklund and his wife lost 4 bikes - 2 mountain bikes, a road bike and a vintage Schwinn - worth about $7,500.  Read what Eklund did when he saw his stolen road bike locked up outside a store.

The link also has a handful of  theft prevention and recovery tips.