Year: ?Brand: DynoModel: Crestline TandemColor:Dark BlueSize:TandemSerial: ?Stolen in Portland, OR 97217Stolen:2009-08-8Stolen From: Congress Ave @ Portland Blvd/Rosa ParksNeighborhood: PeidmontOwner: Claire ChasteenOwnerEmail: clairelucille@gmail.comReward: yesDescription: Dark blue Dyno tandem. Crestline. Front basket. Upright bars. Grip shifters. Suspects have stolen 3 bikes from us and have been seen. 3 african-american teen males, ages 12-14, 2 on foot, 1 [...]

Year: ?Brand: RaleighModel: ?Color:BlackSize:Very TallSerial: ?Stolen in Portland, OR 97217Stolen:2009-07-29Stolen From: Congress Ave @ Portland Blvd/Rosa ParksNeighborhood: PeidmontOwner: Ben BelkaOwnerEmail: emilybmeier@gmail.comReward: YesDescription: Untaped drop bars. No front derailleur. Black w/ Raleigh in white lettering. Very tall. Call Ben @ 1-801-528-8125 or North Precinct @ 503-823-5700.Police record with: C. Hansen-TumaThis registrant has documented proof of ownership [...]

Year: 1998Brand: BianchiModel: Mega-X Pro ALColor:celeste with red and yellow highlightsSize:57-58Stolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2009-08-7Stolen From: my house, inside, near 28th and burnside in SENeighborhood: BuckmanOwner: Aaron OlsonOwnerEmail: aaronlolson47@yahoo.comReward: 100Description: small crack on headtube. red bar tape and seat. blue housings. ultegra rear derailer, dura ace front derailer. mavic [...]

Year: 2007Brand: reebokModel: powerColor:redSerial: n/aPhoto: [URL=http://img30.imageshack.us/i/bikemvr.jpg/][IMG]http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6163/bikemvr.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]Stolen in portlethen, OR Stolen:2009-08-9Stolen From: stolen from inside garageNeighborhood: the one that i live inOwner: zack runcieOwnerEmail: zachyruncie@hotmail.comReward: noneDescription: standard apart from valve caps which are black metal ones with white writing on themThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

St. Johns Bridge

The Hawthorne as it should be.
Slideshow below/Gallery(Photos © J. Maus)

Year: ??Brand: FUJIModel: Folding-frame Marlboro promoColor:RedSize:MediumPhoto: http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h239/pavedwalden/3n33k03m6ZZZZZZZZZ97o0ea7616b7f2b1d.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97217Stolen:2009-08-8Stolen From: It was stolen on the Max, off of the hooks that you hang your bike from. My back was turned and someone from the rowdy group of black teenagers I had been trying to ignore grabbed it as they left the train. He [...]

Brand: trekColor:black and purpleStolen in , OR Stolen:2009-08-9Stolen From: SE 39th and Division, across from Rite Aid, next to Tom's bar.Neighborhood: RichmondOwner: jennifer leclercOwnerEmail: jeniferleclerc@gmail.comDescription: Black with purple Trek decals, two water bottle holders, silver cruiser bars, black back rack, green front tire, new black back tire, 21 gears that are not shifting well, one [...]

Brand: UnivegaColor:BlueSize:5 foot 6 woman sizedSerial: getting!Stolen in Portland, OR Stolen:2009-08-8Stolen From: NE 14th just two blocks south of Prescott. Side of the house, an hour and a half ago. One of the hosue mates here saw a man walking away with my bike, and was too sleepy to think that it might not be [...]

Racers zoom around NW 8th and Flanders. (As seen from 10th floor roof of North Park Lofts.)(Photo © J. Maus/iPhone)

The Park Blocks were packed tonight for the Twilight Criterium. From the race course to the VIP area, from the beer garden to the handmade bike expo in the infield -- spectators turned out in droves [...]

The Twilight Criterium is tonight!(Photo © J. Maus)

It's the weekend! And it's a big one. Bridge Pedal, Portland's iconic, 20,000 rider strong annual event is coming -- this year with an Expo the day before. The Twilight Criterium is also happening this weekend, as are several rides inspired by successful Pedalpalooza events...and two separate events [...]

Year: '80sBrand: SchwinnModel: Sprint 10 speedColor:BlueStolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2009-08-3Stolen From: The garage at my house.Neighborhood: Sellwood/WestmorelandOwner: Mark WedinOwnerEmail: markwedin@gmail.comDescription: Front brakes very loose. Right foot pedal bent, not enough to see but you can feel it when you ride. There was also a very small red light attached near the back wheel; and a [...]

Builders, bikes, and socialites mingled in the Pearl last night.(Photos © J. Maus)

Unlike its more funky offshoot in the Alberta Arts District, First Thursday in the Pearl isn't known as a hotbed of Portland's bike culture. But last night, Pearl District residents and visitors got a healthy dose of two-wheel art and entertainment. [...]

The latest student commute choice survey by PSU shows drop in driving.

Cover of Oregon Cycling Magazine.

Oregon Cycling magazine -- a free, newsprint publication that covered bike news, racing and culture throughout the state -- will no longer be published. But according to sources -- and a job listing on Craigslist -- it might be already set for a comeback.
Oregon Cycling had been published since 1987 [...]

Senator Jeff Merkley at his office inD.C. during the National Bike Summit.(Photo © J. Maus)

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is one of five Democrats in the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee that have introduced a new bill that looks to integrate housing, transportation, and environmental policies.
Dubbed the Livable Communities Act, a statement about [...]

Deminski and Doyle

A radio station in Detroit Michigan aired very dangerous and inflammatory remarks against people who ride bikes during a morning talk show yesterday (listen/download mp3 here). The situation reminds me of when a similar incident occurred on a local Portland station back in July 2006.

"How many people have seen a bicyclist and you [...]

Year: 08Brand: trekModel: 7100Color:gold/greenSize:15Serial: wtu136c0026cStolen in portland, OR 97212Stolen:2009-08-5Stolen From: basement of cottagesNeighborhood: irvingtonOwner: jenn bryantOwnerEmail: joseph_caru@yahoo.comReward: $50Description: leather seat and handle grips. bell.Police record with: city of portlandPolice reference#: 09069886This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

From this...

to this.(Photos: David Mahan/Fixed Gear Gallery)

A few weeks ago, a reader emailed a link to one of the most amazing bike conversion projects I have ever come across. David Mahan from Ojai, California converted an old folding bike to a front loading cargo bike with extra-special grocery-getter functionality.

Bike on WES.(Photo: TriMet)

TriMet announced today that they have removed four seats in each of their WES Commuter Rail cars in order to make more room for bicycles. When WES opened back in January, the cars only had two designated hooks for bicycles, leading to immediate concerns from multi-modal commuters.
The issue has been on [...]

Riders on the bridge.(Photo © J. Maus)

As we reported back in April, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is planning to close the historic Oregon City/West Linn Arch Bridge for two years during a major rehabilitation project.
The problem with the project is that there has not yet emerged a solution for how to detour non-motorized [...]