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Archive for December, 2007

Stolen Specialized Trick bike

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Small pumkin orange Specialized trick bike. Brake only on front wheel. Very good condition. Alloy wheels.
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Stolen Specialized HR FS

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Well used kid’s mountain bike. Blue, shifters in handlebar grips.
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Stolen Eddie Fisher Tassajara

Monday, December 31st, 2007

yellow eddie fisher mountain bike. excellent condition. Front shocks, no rear shock, conventional brakes. Mount for a removable basket on handlebars.
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Stolen Peugeot PR10 1974

Monday, December 31st, 2007

1978 white Peugeot PR10. Reynolds 531 frame. Mafac Racer brakes with black hoods, gold brake levers, Stronglight crank, simplex derailleurs, newer seat. Decent condition.
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Open thread: Share your Holiday bike fun

Monday, December 31st, 2007

The view from Huntington Beach, California.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

I’m still down here in sunny Orange County, California (Cypress to be exact).
The photo at right is from a ride I took with my stepdad and some of his friends to Huntington Beach over the weekend (more photos here). It was about 65-70 degress […]

Media notices Blumenauer’s rising clout and bike-friendly ideas

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Blumenauer (shown here with Sam Adams’ chief of staff Tom Miller) visited Portland for a bike issue roundtable in July.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Former Portland City Commissioner and now U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer has garnered major media exposure in recent weeks.
In early December the Oregonian profiled his rising clout on Capitol Hill. The paper called […]

KBOO Bike Show - Bikey New Year

Monday, December 31st, 2007

[ January 2, 2008; 9:00 am to 10:00 am. ] We celebrate the new year with the Trash Mountain Boys live in the studio. We’ll also be asking for your new year bikey resolutions and hopes for a great bike town.

9-10AM, Wednesday, January 2nd
KBOO FM 90.7
Streamed live at KBOO.fm
Podcast here later that day

Stolen Univega Via Charisma

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Mid-90s style hybrid. Hub generator on front wheel powering front and rear lights. Blue plastic tray attached to rear black metal rack. Old innertubes wrapped around crosstube. Black left-rear kickstand. Black plastic toe baskets. Stickers, including a yellow and green Hungarian bike club sticker on seat post tube. Black plastic fenders. Brass bell and […]

Stolen Pro Miyata Unknown

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Stolen Xmas eve: Blue and black early 80’s Pro Miyata. Drop handlebars with interrupter brakes. Black Brooks saddle, caradice bag with strap. Downtube shifters broken off - now has bar end shifters. DuraAce components. Front tube was painted black, as were the Miyata M’s on the lugs (or W’s, however […]

Stolen Huffy Sunny Day Ride Tandem

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Some jerk stole my beautiful tandem out of my yard yesterday afternoon!! I am very sad. It is an incredibly conspicuous bike, so I have hope that if everyone keeps an eye out, it WILL be found.
It’s a yellow Huffy tandem with ape hanger handlebars. It says “Sunny Day Ride” on the chain guard and […]

Stolen Bianchi Veloce

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

It was really stupid of me to have a cable lock on burnside but it’s a learning experience. The handlebars are black with no tape, there it has a black seat that has electical tape on it, and front brakes.
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Vanilla tricycle chosen for ‘West Coast Design’ museum exhibit

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

The Vanilla tricycle on display atthe 2006 Made in Portland Bike Show.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

An upcoming exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design will feature a custom tricycle designed by Portland-based bike builder Sacha White.
According to an article in today’s San Francisco Chronicle, the exhibit, “New West Coast Design: Contemporary Objects,” will […]

Stolen Specialized 2006 Sirrus

Friday, December 28th, 2007

New condition Silver 2006 Sirrus Specialized bike with used grey panniers, new pump, black rack on the back, odometer/speedometer, and lights on the front and back. I’m very sad with out it….
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In Long Beach, an oasis for bikes

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

The Bikestation in downtown Long Beach.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

In downtown Long Beach, those who ‘go by bike’ don’t exactly get the red-carpet treatment.
The streets are wide, the cars go fast, and there are few bike-friendly routes. The safest place to ride is on the sidewalk, but that’s illegal.
And then, in […]

Stolen Cannondale Road Bike

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

basket pedals
black tape
lights on it, front and back
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Guest article: How to get your bike smarts on the Opinion Page

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Jessica Roberts(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

This article was written by Jessica Roberts. Jessica is the former metro area advocate for the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and she is now a planner for Alta Planning and Design.
Jessica previously wrote about the City of Portland’s bike parking fund.
In the article below, she offers insights on how […]

New Year’s Day Ride

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

[ January 1, 2008; 1:00 pm; ] This New Years Day, roll out of bed late and join us at noon for the 50-year-old New Years Day Ride! We’ll start at the Battleship Oregon Memorial in Waterfront Park and will cruise on an easy, family friendly route around the river and through SE Portland, before returning to McCall’s Restaurant (currently closed to […]