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Stolen Schwinn Mesa GS

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Slick tires. 2000 Schwinn Mtn bike with blue and white paint. Not sure on size I’m 5’8″. Original components, with headlight holders, footclips on pedals.

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Keen Footwear plans Portland to Utah "cycling initiative"

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Northwest Portland-based Keen Footwear wants to spread the word about the need to protect wild places for recreation, and they’re doing it with a bike ride.

Dubbed Hybrid Pedal, Keen calls the ride, “a 1000 mile outdoor industry cycling initiative”. The 14-day ride will leave Portland on July 25th and is scheduled to arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah (at the start of the Outdoor Retailer trade show) on August 7th.

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Portland’s new force for two-wheeled advocacy

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There’s a new group of two-wheeled advocates in town, and they share many of the same issues as we do. Their numbers are growing and so is their influence in City Hall.

On May 10th, Portland City Council voted to form the first-ever Motorcycle and Scooter Citizens Advisory Committee (MSCAC). Similar to the Bicycle Advisory Committee, this group will be headed up by a PDOT employee and will be guided by citizen input.

The move reflects a resurgence of interest in scooters and motorcycles. PDOT’s Dan Bower — the man who will chair the new committee — says registrations are up 41% in the last three years and Portland is home to the #1 Vespa dealer in the country.

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