Archive for March, 2007
Saturday, March 31st, 2007
Small women's Novara Bonita mountain bike with road tires. Lime green and white paint with black fixtures. Disk breaks, toe clips and a black water bottle holder. There are small green flowers on the stem under the seat. 24 speed (i think)
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Saturday, March 31st, 2007
White Cyclocross bike with two bumperstickers on top tube. Time pedals.
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Saturday, March 31st, 2007
She is a vintage brown road bike, with a hard seat, black handle bar tape, no racks or fenders, 21 speed. I have no serial number, but a defining characteristic is a plate on the stem tube of a dog with it's tongue out.
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
The intersection of N Willamette Blvd and N Rosa Parks Way (formerly known as N Portland Blvd.) is slated for construction of what PDOT refers to as "a bicycle and pedestrian refuge/auto channeling island."
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
Southeast Madison Ave -- which is the westbound approach to the Hawthorne Bridge and one of the Portland's most crowded bikeways -- is slated for an expansion.
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
Mt. Bike frame with 29" wheels. Front suspension. Off-road tires.
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
If I told you about a collective of cyclists and artists that started a movement called PINK to spread love by delivering notes around the city while wearing pink jumpsuits and pedaling pink bicycles, you might think it's a natural fit for Portland.
After all, this city has serious penchant for pink, bikes, and [...]
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
Yesterday I received an anonymous email about a mysterious, "penniless, suffering, pirate ride" coming to Portland next week (4/7).
The flyer (below) proclaims it will be:
"a test of 18 (or so) nasty climbs of West Portland in honor of De Ronde Van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders)."
Sounds like a suffer-fest. Here's the route, and [...]
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Sen. Floyd Prozanski wants a velodrome in Eugene.
Today was another great day for cycling in Salem. On Tuesday we made solid progress in fixing an outdated law, and today the velodrome bill (S.B. 926) -- which seeks $3.5 million of State Lottery funds to build velodromes -- gained not just valuable political support, [...]
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Great news from Salem. I just got out of a hearing for Senate Bill 926.
The big news is that not only did the bill moved forward with a unanimous recommendation from this committee, but Senator Floyd Prozanski proposed an amendment to build a third velodrome in the Eugene area.
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
MOAB 3- Blue and white mountain bike converted to commuter. Has black front fork (shocks removed ) and re-geared for street use. Rack on back. Heavily used bike.
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Local couple Patrick Barber and Holly Maguire want to infuse a heightened fashion sense into cyclists everywhere.
They recently started an online community -- via the popular photo-sharing website Flickr -- to unite fellow velo-fashionistas. Check out some of the fantastic cycling styles on their Velocouture photo group.
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
npGreenway, a group of trail advocates working to create a riverfront trail that would connect the Eastbank Esplanade to the St. Johns Bridge, has sent out an urgent call to action.
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Carbon fiber road bike with touring handlebar wrapped in faded grip tape, simple black water bottle holder.
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
A few weeks ago, I reported on a presentation that Trek Bicycles President John Burke gave at the National Bike Summit.
John Burke (R) with Bike Gallery owner and tireless bicycle advocate Jay Graves.File photo from National Bike Summit, 3/15/07
It was a preview of a presentation he gave just a few days ago at the Taipei [...]
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
I know this isn't exactly breaking news, but thought I'd share a recording I made at the recent National Bike Summit.
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Michael Downes hopes to bringa "bicycle barometer" to Portland.
Michael Downes is relatively new to Portland but he has wasted no time in getting involved with the bike community.
After reading an article about a bicycle barometer in Italy, Downes thought it would be a perfect fit for Portland and now he has set off [...]
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
New logo of the OBCA
A group of Portland framebuilders are in the early stages of forming the Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association (OBCA).
The effort is being led by veteran framebuilder Andy Newlands of Strawberry Cyclesport and Natalie and Austin Ramsland of Sweetpea Bicycles.
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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
Bike to Earth Day MapView large version
The Community Exchange Cycle Touring Club and Bike School is organizing the special BikeEarthDay portion of this year's Earth Day celebration and they need your help to make it happen.
They're organizing guided bike rides from 16 different starting points that will converge on Woodlawn Park in northeast Portland on [...]
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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
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