19 November 2009 Archives

Blue Specialized Allez 2004

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Year: 2004
Brand: Specialized
Model: Allez
Color:Blue
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2009-11-19
Stolen From: Denver and Lombard
Neighborhood: North Portland
Owner: Billy Wilson
OwnerEmail: billyisabarista@gmail.com
Reward: good karma and $500
Description: More details (ss#) to come. Blue Specialized Allez with white detail. After-market Bontrager Race Lite Pro Wheel Set. Shorter Stem than stock. Should have a mph computer bracket still attached. Two water bottle cages attached when stolen. Slight road rash on the right side of handle bars/shifters and clipless pedals.
Police record with: 09104014
Police reference#: 09104014
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Redline D440 2009

Year: 2009
Brand: Redline
Model: D440
Color:Black
Size:19 inch
Serial: H50928633
Photo: http://www.neonbrowndesign.com/wow/my-bike.jpg
Stolen in Eugene, OR 97402
Stolen:2009-11-6
Stolen From: 6th & Willamete, downtown Eugene. Across from A&W
Neighborhood: Downtown
Owner: Ward Gross
OwnerEmail: ward@neonbrowndesign.com
Reward: none
Description: Pedals were swapped out with an older set of Mosh platforms. From tube valve is longer than the back and is silver while the back is copper colored. Had a custom fabricated fender extension attached just above the bottom bracket.
Police record with: Eugene Police Department
Police reference#: T09000024
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

River View Cemetery board rules on bike access

An issue that has been simmering since April 2006 has finally reached some resolution. The River View Cemetery Association Board of Trustees has met several times in the last few weeks to address the issue of bicycle traffic going through their property. The issue reached a boiling point in September when the cemetery installed a series of speed bumps that many felt were draconian and unduly severe (they caused several injuries).

After forming a committee to look into the issue further and inviting a representative from the BTA from PBOT out to look at the roads, the non-profit’s Executive Director David Noble has announced, “for the time being, no restriction on bicycling has been enacted.”

Vancouver gives plenty of space and
separation for people walking and biking
along their waterfront. We should do the same.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Tonight, Portland is set to get schooled once again by the highly engaging and sharp Gordon Price from Vancouver B.C. Price is the director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University and he’s a noted thought leader on urban planning and transportation.

Vancouver’s transportation network and urban form is something to admire. They’ve done a lot that we should pay attention to.

Brand: Mizutani
Model: Seraph Super
Color:Light Yellow
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2009-11-19
Stolen From: SE 47th & Knight
Neighborhood: SE Portland
Owner: Katherine Wu
OwnerEmail: wuk@reed.edu
Reward: $50
Description: Light yellow Ladies’ Mizutani bike with black handlebars and a kryptonite lock attached to it near the pedals
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Greenway Trail gets boost from The Oregonian; but it needs more

Riding along the river on what
should be a fully connected and
developed trail.
(Photo © J. Maus)

The North Portland Greenway Trail is on the cover of the “InPortland” section of The Oregonian today. The exposure for the project is an important boost to the project — whose backers need more political support to make it a reality.

The story lays out how the trail has made some small steps of progress, but that its actual construction is still far off (the advocacy effort behind the trail is already four years old):

“Even its lead advocate, however, sets 10 years as an optimistic timetable for the Greenway to receive funding and be fully constructed.”

It’s time to gear up and hunker down — this weekend, take a ride to a nice, warm, indoor location. Build up your repair and riding skills, learn to make informed investments in winter gear, or have a warm drink while enthusiastically debating the big picture.

Or take the opportunities below to just head out there and ride for miles and miles in cheerful company.

Back in July a local web marketing company Webtrends wrapped a MAX train with the question, “Should cyclists pay a road tax?” I wasn’t too thrilled with it and made my concerns clear in an editorial about the campaign.

The campaign stirred quite a bit of debate and news coverage about the issue. Now Webtrends has released a follow-up report and analysis about their findings from the campaign. The company’s original plan was to create a follow-up MAX ad sharing the results of their findings (the ad in the photo above is still running).

Blue Specialized Allez 2004

Black Redline D440 2009

River View Cemetery board rules on bike access

Hey, guy from Vancouver BC, we’re listening

Light Yellow Mizutani Seraph Super

Greenway Trail gets boost from The Oregonian; but it needs more

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