Perth Voice Interactive

A $5000 custom mountain bike has been stolen from a secure lock-up in East Perth.

Crims smashed doors to get to Kurt Asplin’s prize bike at his Wellington Street home.

“It took me a year to save up for the bike and put it all together,” says the despondent 24-year-old bike mechanic.

“They jumped over the security gates on the complex and smashed the storage door open with a wrench.

“This was all in broad daylight, at midday, on a Monday afternoon.

“Hopefully someone will recognise it and I can get it back.”

Mr Asplin moved to WA from NZ a year ago and did not have the bike insured.

He has provided CCTV footage to police.

The customised Giant Trance had a rare paint job and 26” alloy frames, straight line bars and a fox rock shock fork.

Mr Asplin is offering a reward and can be contacted at kurtasplin@hotmail.co.nz.