Year: 2006Brand: FujiModel: CrossCompColor:Red/WhiteSize:54Photo: http://www.bikepedia.com/Images/image.aspx?w=400&h=400&filename=2006-Fuji-Cross-Comp.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97209Stolen:2009-11-30Stolen From: 10th and Flanders St, in front of the SkinniDip frozen yogurt storeNeighborhood: Pearl DistrictOwner: Eric GreggOwnerEmail: egregg@inavero.comReward: $150Description: Has an underseat bike bag, a rack on back for panniers, and a a small bike computer on the handlebars.This registrant has documented proof of ownership of [...]

Sara Stout is busy creatingwonderful things for BikeCraft.(Photos © Elly Blue)

I recently paid a visit to Sara Stout in the treehouse where she lives, paints, and tends to her bike fleet and aging dog Betty (a longtime fixture at bike moves). This week, the treehouse has been transformed into a BikeCraft factory, where Stout [...]

Year: ?Brand: DiamonbackColor:PinkSize:WhiteStolen in Portland, OR 97210Stolen:2009-11-28Stolen From: Lloyd CenterOwner: Kyle LattimerOwnerEmail: kylelattimer@gmail.comDescription: The bike was just purchased from the police warehouse in Salem so the bike should have some serial numbers written on the bike with red marker. The bike is half pink and half white. That is all the information I have. Please [...]

The first BikePortland social in 2008(Photo © J. Maus)

What is the state of bicycle advocacy in the nation's most bicycle-friendly city?
Join us this Thursday for an informal discussion of just that. Come talk and learn about recent staffing shake-ups at the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, the Community Cycling Center's efforts to reach out to minority populations, [...]

Hit and run on a bike; bike laws (pro- and anti-); how to save the bus system; high speed rail; seat belts on the motorcoach; Rosa Parks revisited; the art of bike safety

Here's the news that caught our eye this week:
- Prominent medical journal The Lancet has published a study that includes a strong recommendation [...]

Year: 2005Brand: BianchiModel: PistaColor:ChromeSize:57cmStolen in Portland, OR 97210Stolen:2009-11-10Stolen From: NW Savier St between 24th and 25th Aves.Neighborhood: Nob HillOwner: Kevin MurphyOwnerEmail: kcmurphy@gmail.comReward: YESDescription: All Chrome (debadged the painted on decals on top tube and downtube--headbadge remains on headtube) Bianchi Pista. Converted to 7 speed internal gear hub with rolling rear brake. Custom built front and [...]

Year: 2004Brand: Novara-REIModel: RoadColor:Red/CreamSize:Medium Women's sizeStolen in Portland, OR 97204Stolen:2009-11-27Stolen From: Portland Public Library CentralNeighborhood: DowntownOwner: Emily BrennanOwnerEmail: bren@pdx.eduReward: $100Description: I wrapped the handles myself (obviously an amateur job). Stickers are: Big blue sticker in Russian, A "boycott eat public land beef", a "I only drink tap water". There is a big black back fender. [...]

Year: 2004Brand: Novara-REIModel: RoadColor:CreamSize:WhiteStolen in Portland, OR 97204Stolen:2009-11-27Stolen From: Portland Public Library CentralNeighborhood: DowntownOwner: Emily BrennanOwnerEmail: bren@pdx.eduReward: $100Description: I wrapped the handles myself (obviously an amateur job). Stickers are: Big blue sticker in Russian, A "boycott eat public land beef", a "I only drink tap water". There is a big black back fender. Also a [...]

"This new position proved to be my most challenging professional venture." -- Scott Bricker

On November 18th, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) announced that Scott Bricker would no longer be their leader. The firing was effective immediately, and it caught some in the community off guard. After all, Bricker had the longest tenure of [...]

Year: 2008Brand: SchwinColor:blackStolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2009-11-28Stolen From: 4133 SE 32nd Ave
PortlandNeighborhood: Kenelworth/CrestonOwner: Will MungerOwnerEmail: mungerw@reed.eduDescription: Black aluminum Schwinn frame. moustache handle bars. single speed coaster hub. Front and rear brakes. front and rear racks. brooks saddle. Black fenders.This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
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Year: 2005Brand: GiantModel: IguanaColor:Pale GreenSize:22inchSerial: GB574269Photo: http://www.bikepedia.com/Images/image.aspx?filename=2005-Giant-Iguana.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97217Stolen:2009-11-16Stolen From: Corner of Alberta St. and Vancouver St.Neighborhood: HumboldtOwner: Justin StahaOwnerEmail: jstaha@gmail.comReward: 100.00Description: Giant iguana with new tires. Plenty of stickers on it though I'm sure they've been removed. Had wear marks on the frame where it used to rub up against [...]

Year: 1983?Brand: BianchiModel: PistaColor:Black/CelesteSize:Men's MSerial: unsureStolen in Portland, OR 97205Stolen:2009-11-25Stolen From: 4th and Washington (Greek Cusina)Neighborhood: DowntownOwner: William DravesOwnerEmail: dcccwi@gmail.comReward: $100+Description: Black frame with celeste green logo, handlebar wrap, and brake cable. Front brake only. Single speed w/ freewheel, toe cages on the pedals. The bike USED to have a derailer but the mount had [...]

Year: 2009Brand: trekModel: 7.1fxColor:blackSize:22.5"Serial: WTU283C0691DStolen in Portland, OR 97219Stolen:2009-11-25Stolen From: Stolen from PSU near Shattuck Hall.Neighborhood: PSUOwner: travis ibeyOwnerEmail: tinpdx08@gmail.comDescription: Newer bike only a few months old.
Larger frame (62cm). Black with black fenders and rear rack.
Any help would be great! Starving student now lacking transportation...Police record with: PSU SecurityPolice reference#: 09-0611This registrant has documented [...]

(Photo © J. Maus)

Because I know many of you would love to pedal before you eat, here's a quick notice about two rides happening in Portland tomorrow (Thanksgiving) morning.
9:00am: Thanksgiving Morning Fixed-Gear Food 'n Ride
This ride is being led by local racing legend David Auker. You can find meet-up and location details via this [...]

Brian Campbell is selling this trailer home. (A weather-proof siding is yet to be added).-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus)

The Thanksgiving holiday is all about home for many people. For Brian Campbell, home has been a bicycle for over thirty years.
Brian is the man known far and wide for his amazing RV bike. [...]

A "Rider of Yule" at your service.(Photo: TreesByBike.com)

Portlander Max Kirchoff plans to spread holiday cheer around the city in a novel way this year. He's launched TreesByBike.com, a new service that will deliver locally grown Christmas trees by bike.
Max, a.k.a. the "Yule Dispatcher", says the idea came to him last year as he pedaled [...]

A scene from the Tweed Run in London.(Photo: M.J.S. on Flickr/ Some rights reserved)

Grab your tweed and your steed because the Tweed Ride is coming to Portland. The date has been set for January 30th.
Portlander Jocelyn Gaudi is organizing the ride. She says it will include tea time and a civilized lunch. The [...]

Paul Steely White in a still from video.-Watch it below-

Since many of us in Portland's bike advocacy sphere are wondering who will take the reins of our state's largest bike advocacy organization, I thought I'd share a short video (which I found via Intersection 911) featuring the leader of New York's Transportation Alternatives, Paul Steely [...]

The Knights of the Cross Crusade Have Spoken
The Clydesdale Cyclocross Champion of the Universe Will Be Chosen in Bend, Oregon on December 12, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 24, 2009
Contact:
Brad Ross, Dungeon Master, Cyclocross Crusade, (503) 806-6943
(Portland, Oregon) – The Knights of the Cross Crusade have spoken, therefore let it be known that on the second Saturday [...]

Scaled-back CRC plans have not stopped grassroots opposition.(Photo © J. Maus)

Last week, Columbia River Crossing project staff and state DOT officials from Oregon and Washington pitched a kinder, gentler version of the controversial project to legislators in Salem. Responding to widespread criticisms that the project is too big and too expensive, CRC backers [...]