has very bad brakes and does not shift very well. has platform pedals but eggbeater click-ins
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Looks pretty new. Abandoned at house near SE 50th and Division. Tell us what type of air valves caps it has and we will gladly return it!
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[Wendy Williams at the Halloween Cross Crusade Race]

Wendy Williams — of the River City Bicycles cyclocross team — has won the women’s Masters 35-39 National Championship title at Cyclocross Nationals held today in Providence, Rhode Island.
This caps an exceptional year for Williams, who has ridden consistently at the top of the pack throughout the cyclocross [...]

[Shared Route logo.]

Ever wanted to get up to Seattle with your bike? Everyone knows about Amtrak, but trains are slow and why not try something new?
Jacob Rosenblum recently told me about his new service called Shared Route — a “biodiesel passenger shuttle between Portland, Olympia, and Seattle” which was covered in the Willamette Week [...]

[*Update: Please read this comment for my mea culpa on this post.]

[Photo of IKEA Netherlands, courtesyEvan Manvel/BTA]

As I first reported over a year ago, retail giant IKEA will soon have a Portland location.
I’m already looking forward to their tasty Swedish meatballs, lingonberry jam, and 75 bike racks they plan to install, but now comes word [...]

[Former Mayor Bud Clark andCongressman Earl Blumenauerat 2006 Alice Awards.]

The BTA is busily working on plans for their big Alice B. Toeclips Awards party and auction. Last year, the formal event — which is the BTA’s big annual fundraiser — packed the Oregon Convention with a who’s-who of Portland’s bike scene.
This year’s event will [...]

[Officers Quick (L) and Pickett (R) on Hawthorne Blvd.]

Back in October I joined Officers Rob Quick and Robert Pickett of the Portland Police Bureau for a bike-along.
Pickett and Quick are on the Southeast Portland Bike Patrol whose enforcement boundaries cover everything from SE Hawthorne Blvd. to I-84, and I-205 down to the Esplanade.
I wanted to [...]

[Overloaded? No such thing!]

What do I love most about Portland’s bike community? That’s impossible to answer, but very high on the list would have to be bike moves.
Last night, amid dark and drizzly skies, a cheery group of people showed up to help Ernie Wisner move from his place near SE Belmont and [...]

Older chromed Miyata bad chrome at BB shell, size 56. Chrome threaded fork with surly torsion bars, old school schwinn grips red and green.. White Velocity Deep V machined rims with black Surly hubs. Super Mighty cranks with Time ATAC pedals. Full fenders and a Silver WTB saddle.
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By Elly Blue

As we debate stop signs, police enforcement, targeting of bicyclists (or not), and the definition of a brake, let’s clearly draw one distinction.
On the one hand, there is the idea, often brought out at times like this, that some (or most) bicyclists think they are above the law.
On the other hand, [...]

I pieced this bike together with 700c wheels, three speed handlebars, a black spring seat, silver plastic fenders, single piece crank, and both a coaster brake and a front hand brake. It is a very unique looking bike because of the color. Any lead would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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Bike was stolen from inside janitor room at work Bike was locked to itself so carried out of building in Pearl area
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Blue Peugeot road bike, with red, orange, yellow stripes. Black handlebars, black seat. The image is not my bike, but looks EXACTLY the same.
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****Please note the attached picture is a SIMILAR FRAME MODEL; it is NOT a picture of the stolen bicycle****
Description of stolen bicycle:
Lightweight Road Bike. Handle bars are black, and curled under. The front of the frame is silver, the back is navy blue. Two sets of silver colored hand brakes are on [...]

A local cyclist, concerned with what she feels is too much “negative police attention on cyclists,” emailed the Mayor’s office after this morning’s enforcement action and has heard a detailed response from one of his staffers:
Here is the response as relayed by the Mayor’s “public advocate,” Jeremy Van Keuren:

[Still from interview with Phil and his lawyer. See it at Crank My Chain TV]

This morning at the Multnomah County Courthouse nearly 20 cyclists showed up to support Reverend Phil Sano in his trial for an incident that happened on the World Naked Bike Ride last June.
The group included BTA Director Evan Manvel, Dan [...]

Lieutenant Mark Kruger, 2nd in command at the Police Bureau’s Traffic Division had this to say about this morning’s enforcement action at Broadway and Flint:
“Today we worked a mission at Broadway and Flint because we have a complaint from the Water Bureau of bicyclists running the stop sign there and creating a hazard. PDOT [...]

older steel frame bianchi. dark grey paint with mint lettering wethered with lots of knicks. fenders and a back rack on bike.
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This just in from BikePortland correspondent Carl Larson:
Portland Police Bureau motorcycle officers are currently conducting an enforcement sting on NE Broadway Blvd. as it approaches the east side of the Broadway bridge.
If you’re headed that way, consider this a friendly reminder to be on your best behavior.
If you were stopped and/or ticketed, please [...]

[Patrick and friends load up an old stove.]

Portland resident Patrick David Barber doesn’t own a car, but that doesn’t stop him from being self-sufficient and hauling all sorts of loads on his bike.
Here are just some of the things he’s carried:

An industrial-strength dehumidifier

A table saw

A carpet-cleaning machine

A vintage sewing machine (during a [...]

[Last year's event poster wasdrawn by Shawn Granton]

Filmed by Bike is Portland’s very own bike film festival. Now in its fifth year, the fest has grown from 80 people in a cafe its first year, to 550 people packing into the Clinton Street Theater last year.
This year, organizer Ayleen Crotty will offer three days [...]

By Elly Blue

About two years ago, I invested $3.50 on a bell for my bicycle. It was one of those “I heart my bike” ones. It has a tinny but audible double ring. And it is by far the best bicycle accessory or bit of gear I have ever had.
I got the bell after [...]

80’s olmo race bike. Pale yellow with bright orange joints and red lugs. Hand painted “OLMO” faceplate with imperfect olympic rings on logo.
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80’s Olmo racing bike. pale yellow with bright orange joint sections, red lugs. “Olmo” face plate is also handpainted, with imperfect olympic rings in logo.
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[Anxiously awaiting her new bike.]

At Legacy Emanuel Hospital yesterday, weeks of hard work paid off when over 400 kids were cured of their longing for a new set of wheels. The Community Cycling Center’s 11th annual Holiday Bike Drive was just what the doctor ordered.
This year, the kids not only got to pick out [...]