road bike
fixed gear with hand brakes
light blue with white handle bars
front light duct taped to handle bars
Legnano frame
rear water bottle holder
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Stolen legnano unknown
Day: October 2, 2007
Stolen Specialized FSR XC Comp
full suspension mountain bike, stock, black and white cow pattern, disc brakes
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Stolen Diamondback Edgewood
A black commuter hybrid bike with black plastic fenders (front and rear) and a black metal pannier rack on the back. Small black bag with green “Z” underneath the seat.
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Sellwood Bridge update: Bike/ped only bridge will be studied
Multnomah County Commissioner
Maria Rojo de Steffy at
last night’s meeting.
(All photos © Jonathan Maus)
Maria Rojo de Steffy at
last night’s meeting.
(All photos © Jonathan Maus)
An influential advisory group made up of elected and appointed officials has narrowed the options for the design of the future Sellwood Bridge.
At a meeting last night, the Policy Advisory Group of the Sellwood Bridge Project decided on four alternatives (listed below) to be put forth to the next phase of study.
In addition to those was an interesting idea put forth by City Commissioner Sam Adams and Metro Councilor Robert Liberty. They want to take a closer look at a totally separate bridge for bikes and pedestrians, while rehabbing the existing bridge for cars, busses and streetcar.
Stolen Trek SU 100
13″ Silver Trek with black “trek” letters, black seat, head and tail light attachments, flat handlebars, mountain bike-like frame, wider hybrid tires, black rack, stolen with u-lock still on the rack, rack was custom attached and has a loose screw, Bike Gallery sticker on frame, bonaventure handlebar grips, red water bottle holder
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Zoobomb “Pyle” will become official public art
[Editor’s note: This is the first article by new contributor Carl Larson. I hope to bring you more of his writing in the future.]
The iconic Zoobomb Pyle
will get a new home.
(File photo © Jonathan Maus)
will get a new home.
(File photo © Jonathan Maus)
The “Zoobomb Pyle,” that colorful jumble of janky kids bikes chained to the bike rack across from Rocco’s Pizza at SW 10th and Oak, has
finally been recognized as “art.”
Thanks to pressure from Commissioner Sam Adams‘ office, the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) has given the project a budget of $10,000 (that’s less than 20% of the budget for “Pod,” the enormous metal shuttlecock-on-a-tripod that usually ends up in the background of tourists’ pictures of the beloved Pyle).
The RACC — in concert with PDOT and Zoobomb — plans to build a purpose-built structure at W Burnside and SW Stark to which the bicycles can be locked without the threat of citations or removal by the city.
Stolen Giant Sedona
Purchased new in 1991, grips not original, seat bag very faded, purple flashing tail light with red lights and Cat Eye front light Black tire rims, mud dawg tires
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Getting creative to help recover bikes: An ode to serial numbers
Police Officer Robert Pickett
(File photo © Jonathan Maus)
(File photo © Jonathan Maus)
Police Officer Robert Pickett passes on the news that thew newly formed Southeast Precinct Neighborhood Enhancement Team, with help from the SE Precinct Bicycle Patrol, has uncovered a stash of stolen property.
“The loot” he says, includes nine “well-loved bicycles”.
Unfortunately, when he ran the serial numbers, none of them were registered.
Being a bicycle lover himself (up until recently he was a leader of the SE Bike Patrol unit), the situation has inspired his creativity and he sent me the following ode to serial numbers…
Latest on-street bike corral coming “within the month”
Portland’s latest on-street bike
parking racks await new home.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)
parking racks await new home.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)
While riding home last night up the Mississippi/Albina Hill, I noticed some familiar looking staple racks in PDOT’s equipment storage yard. It was two, three-staple rack assemblies welded together; the same configuration used in the on-street bike parking corrals that are popping up all over town.
Given this story from back in July, I figured they might be awaiting installation at Por Que No tacqueria just up the street, I rolled over there to get an update from owner Bryan Steelman.
As I rode up I noticed a smiling Steelman who confirmed with me that the city has told him his new bike parking will be installed “within the month”. He pointed out “No Parking” signs that have already been installed directly in front of his popular cafe.
This new on-street bike parking facility would be the third installed on or near N. Mississippi Ave.