2 December 2009 Archives

Blue Rocky Mountain Hammer Race 2000

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Year: 2000
Brand: Rocky Mountain
Model: Hammer Race
Color:Blue
Size:19.5″
Photo: http://www.bikepedia.com/Images/image.aspx?w=400&h=400&filename=2000+Rocky+Mountain+Hammer+Race.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2009-11-30
Stolen From: In front of an appartment building at SE 39th and Belmont.
Neighborhood: Belmont
Owner: Nate Roter
OwnerEmail: freshnar@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: It had a rear rack, and a rigid black fork. XTR rear derailleur and a flat, silver Bontrager Handlebar. Truvativ Stylo Team cranks. Black Zéfal fenders.
Police record with: 09-150377
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black/gray Raleigh (road bike)

Brand: Raleigh
Model: (road bike)
Color:Black/gray
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2009-12-2
Stolen From: “Fremont Place”
on the corner of NE 15th and Fremont.
Neighborhood: Sabin
Owner: Emily Schmitt
OwnerEmail: ea_schmitt@hotmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: Black and grey women’s Raleigh road bike. It has a yellow “BTA” sticker on the front stem. Features a black back rack. BRAND NEW handle bar tape job. Less than a week ago had a full overhaul. Please help!
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Job: Copywriter (Velotech, Inc.) – FILLED

Job Title
Copywriter

Company/Organization
Velotech, Inc
This position has been filled.

Job Description
Do you like to cycle? Do you like to write? Would you like to get paid for writing about cycling products? Then we need you to help us out.

A small but rapidly growing Portland based bicycle shop needs someone to write product descriptions for our web sites.

Candidates must be enthusiastic about cycling: commuter, MTB, cyclocross, competitive rider – at least one (or all of the above) is required. Attention to detail, solid writing skills, a touch of creativity, and a good work ethic are also required.

This is a contract position for now but could evolve into a full-time position. Part-time telecommuting from home is an option but some time each week in the office will be required (we can be flexible on the office hours).

The pay is decent, the hours are flexible, plus you’ll get a discount on the products we sell – sounds pretty sweet, eh? To get the job you will need to supply a sample of your writing abilities, and if we invite you in for an interview, you will need write a sample product description while you’re here.

How to Apply
Please submit resume, writing sample and a brief description of your cycling related activities to velotechsales (at) gmail (dot) com.

Portlander offers ride-alongs for Craigslist purchases

Tom Daly wants to help with
your used bike purchase.
(Photo © J. Maus)

25-year old Portland resident Tom Daly has worked at several local bike shops and has seen many used bikes in his day. Now that he’s opened his own repair shop, he’s decided to put that experience to use with a unique new service. For a $15 fee, Daly will ride-along with you on used bike purchases to make sure you’re getting the right bike at the right price.

Here’s how it works:

If you’re considering a used bike on Craigslist, but want an expert opinion to make sure it’s legit (as in, not stolen) and worth the money, Mr. Daly will accompany you to check it out. With a frame gauge in hand he’ll make sure the frame is straight and solid, check the forks and all the components, and make sure the bike fits you.

Part of the farm-bike-boat delivery team at
last year’s Village Building Convergence on
the dock at OMSI.
(Photos courtesy of CultureChange.org)

Jan Lundberg moved to Portland a year ago because it seemed like the best place to pursue his intersecting passions for food security, peak oil, bicycles, and sailing.

These passions will be coming to fruition later this month when the oil analyst’s brainchild, the Sail Transport Network, will launch into its first major, ongoing local venture. Lundberg is finalizing plans to deliver malted grain from Vancouver, Washington to a brewery further down the Columbia River by a combination of cargo bike and sailboat.

The open road, now available your iPod.

We’re big fans of the Rubber to the Road books, which exquisitely detail some of the best road rides in the Portland region. Back in March, we shared how they leapt from the bookshelf onto the web. Now, publisher River City Bicycles has teamed up with Portland-based TimeStream Software to take that idea one step further.

44 routes from Rubber to the Road are now available as interactive route guides that can be beamed to your iPod. And the best part — according to the founder of TimeStream Software, the Portland-based company that developed the technology — is that anyone can share photos and route information of their favorite ride, and then upload it for others to use.

Here are BikePortland’s traffic stats from the month of November, 2009.

The most popular posts of the month included two articles which followed the three day search for and happy return home of Aaron Tarfman. Top five posts are listed below.

Here are the overall stats for the month:
Visits – 175,784 (+24% over Nov. 2008)
Average visit length – 03:01
Pages viewed – 391,334
Front page stories posted – 90
Stolen Bike Listings – 57

[You can meet Brian Engelen from Light On! (and Fun Reflector) this Saturday at BikeCraft V. He’ll be one of nearly 50 local vendors selling their bike-oriented arts, crafts, and other products. Don’t miss it!

I have owned the Light On! DynoLight dynamo powered headlight since the summer and now that the days are shorter, I can finally spend some time testing it out and making comparisons and judgments.

Enjoying a carfree Peacock Lane.
(Photo by Greg Raisman)

A longstanding holiday institution in Portland is taking a stroll — or, more prevalently, a slow, idling drive — down the one-block Peacock Lane to gaze at the elaborate holiday light displays that residents drape over their houses, trees, and yards.

Last year for the first time, neighbors on the Southeast Portland street decided to open a night early and make the event carfree. This year they’ll be doing the same — on December 14th, from 6pm to 11pm, the street one block east of SE 39th Ave between Stark and Belmont will be closed to all but foot traffic.

Blue Rocky Mountain Hammer Race 2000

Black/gray Raleigh (road bike)

Job: Copywriter (Velotech, Inc.) – FILLED

Portlander offers ride-alongs for Craigslist purchases

Local food activist makes the farm-bike-sailboat connection

Local rides, now beamed to your iPod

November 2009 stats and top stories

Product Review: The Light On! DynoLight headlight

Leavitt presents newspaper with CRC toll plan

Enjoy the lights on a carfree Peacock Lane on December 14th

Latest Headlines

Dispatch from hiatus and update on the future

Reminder: No riding through River View Cemetery during Memorial Day Weekend

Guest Article: Demand a pause on PBOT’s SW Alder decision

Guest Opinion: The bike beat lives on in all of us

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