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[Posted by “JoanS”]
Trek 5200, 52 cm size, charcoal black with maroon and silver decals. Shimano Flite Deck Computer, Terry Butterfly seat, Shimano 959 pedals, lizardskin chainstay protector, Continental Grand Prix 4 Seasons Tires, Specialized Stem, Trek seat pack.
Cyclist Mike Reuter was the first person to utilize a little-known legal procedure known as the Citizen Initiation of Violation Proceedings. This legal process allows crash victims to take the law into their own hands. It was first brought to light by Portland lawyer Ray Thomas and I posted about it back in January.
Back on April 6th of this year Reuter successfully used this procedure to issue a citation to a driver that hit him back in September 2005 yet was never charged with wrongdoing at the time of the crash.
In order to help other people that might find themselves in a similar situation, Reuter has provided a detailed account of his experience. I have published it below.
MESS is a new magazine from New York City that covers the messenger scene. The zine is written by veteran bike couriers with over 30 years experience riding in the streets of New York, DC, Houston, Minneapolis, and of course Portland.
In clicking around their website I noticed a familiar name on the byline of several articles, BillDozer. I don’t know this guy personally, but I know he used to be very active in the Portland messenger scene. He also happens to be a talented writer. I especially like this opinion piece he wrote titled, In Praise of Riding Like a Jerk.
[Posted by “beswick”]
Klein Quantum II and Klein Attitude Comp:
Klein Quantum II (1997) is green to blue fade paint. Has Look HSC3 carbon fork, Shimano 600 parts, Vector Pro wheels, Cinelli Nerve bars, Ritchey stem. Has a deep scratch on the right seat stay near the rear brake.
Klein Attitude Comp (1996) is a bright metallic orange color with yellow Klein lettering, Marzocchi Bomber Z2 fork (metallic lime green), White industry crankset, Thomson post, silver King headset, 8 speed XT parts, Gripshift Xray shifters. Oury grips. Was stolen without it’s wheelset.
These bikes were stolen from the back of my car in NE Portland June 2005. Yeah, I know it was a while ago but I’m still looking for my girls.
Please email beswick1@gmail.com with any info. Thanks for looking!