Year: 2003Brand: LoGoModel: recumbent trike (tadpole)Color:silver/blueSize:all 16" tiresStolen in Portland, OR 97239Stolen:2010-06-26Stolen From: Corbanc condos SW Corbett and Bancroft; nr Barbur and HamiltonNeighborhood: CTLH / SWOwner: Paul WilsonOwnerEmail: paulsdesk@comcast.netReward: Substantial, dep on condition.Description: Reflective tape all frame members; v. low serial number. Mesh seat, bar-tip shifters, hydraulic brakes, front and rear mudguards, rear rack. [...]

Freight or bikes? A Metro committee is being pulled both ways.(Photo © J. Maus)

Next week, Metro's 17-member Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) will vote on a policy direction that will guide them in handing out $20-24 million in federal transportation funds. With scarce transportation dollars at stake these days, freight and [...]

We're just a few days away from the start of the 2010 Tour de France and signs of the race have already popped up in downtown Portland.
The window of Bike Gallery's store on SW 10th and Salmon features some cool drawings of Tour de France legends. The art was created by Bike Gallery's on-staff [...]

While standing on SE Hawthorne Blvd last night I looked up and saw an ad on the side of a TriMet bus that caught my eye...

(Photo © J. Maus)

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Year: 2005Brand: ScottModel: SpeedsterColor:GraySize:56Stolen in Portland, OR 97201Stolen:2010-06-29Stolen From: Stolen from the sidewalk outside the 24 hr fitness on 4th Avenue in downtown PDX. Lock was cut.Neighborhood: DowntownOwner: Michael MelleinOwnerEmail: michael.mellein@gmail.comDescription: Gray 2005 Scott Speedster, clip in pedals were not installed. It has old style pedals. The wrap on the right side of the handle [...]

Year: 2007Brand: NovaraModel: BonitaColor:white/green/brownSize:14"Serial: v6xyo1767Photo: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs015.ash2/34128_532527658658_51701790_31468732_3438167_n.jpgStolen in Beaverton, OR 97008Stolen:2010-06-17Stolen From: Beaverton Transit Center near Canyon Rd and LombardNeighborhood: Downtown Beaverton areaOwner: Jessica StevensOwnerEmail: jesstevens@gmail.comReward: $100Description: Stock except the addition of a red Novara water bottle holder and a clip on the seat post that held the bike lock they cut. :-(Police record with: Beaverton [...]

There was a serious injury crash just north of Ladds Circle yesterday during the evening commute. At about 5:15, I started getting reports from witnesses about someone on a bike that was being tended to by emergency medical personnel. Here are photos taken at the scene by reader Robby Russell:
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Matthew Vilhauer at the Tweed Ride.(Photos © J. Maus)

According to The Columbian newspaper, Matthew Vilhauer's naked biking case has finally come to a close. Vilhauer was arrested for indecent exposure after biking naked during a Pedalpalooza ride in Vancouver in June 2009. Last month, a deadlocked jury left the case unresolved.
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Richard German1946-2010(Photo courtesy Annie Blooms Books)

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Keep your eyes peeled for this unique bike that was stolen from North Portland last night.(Photos: Johnnie Olivan/Rejuiced Bikes)

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Event Name: Powell's book signing with David Herlihy
Event Start Date: July 19, 2010
Start Time: 7:30:00 PM
Location: Powell's City of Books. 1005 W Burnside Portland, OR 97209
Web Site: http://www.powells.com
Event Description: Meet David Herlihy, the author of The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance and Bicycle: The History.
David Herlihy's gripping [...]

Event Name: Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge
Event Dates: July 16, 17, 18, 2010
Location: Alpenrose Velodrome, 6149 SW. Shattuck
Event Web Site: www.alpenrosechallenge.com
Portland, OR – The 11th Annual Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge will feature elite riders, national and international champions and future world-class Olympians delivering some of the best cycling action in the United States while competing for track records [...]

TriMet has made a policy change in light of complaints about a bus operator who made videos of himself and his passengers -- sometimes while driving -- and then posted them on this blog.
The issue surfaced after I published a video statement by bus operator Al Marguiles. In the comments of that story, Marguiles [...]

KGW TV ran a story Monday night titled, "Another rogue bike path in Forest Park." Here's the opening of the story:
"A new illegal bike path in Forest Park has trail users upset, with near misses between docile people on foot and speeding mountain bikers emerging out of nowhere.
And here's the video:
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Year: 2010Brand: Custom Built Bike w/ Wheelchair accessModel: Bike-Car W/ Hand Cycle & WheelchairColor:orangeSize:whitePhoto: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46287434@N05/4611436300/Stolen in Portland, OR 97217Stolen:2010-06-29Stolen From: front of house on williams and jarrettNeighborhood: williams and killingsworthOwner: johnnie olivanOwnerEmail: rejuicedbikes@gmail.comDescription: very large three person vehicle, has wheelchair and made from recycled bike materials.This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
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"Since the Vancouver Ave bridge has been out I have been unable to find a safe route to work." -- Brian Tang in a posting to SeeClickFix

A construction project that has completely closed the Vancouver Avenue bridge over the Columbia Slough in North Portland is causing headaches and is highlighting the poor north/south biking options [...]

Year: c1979Brand: MotobecaneColor:Gold, blue trimSize:26 inStolen in Portland, OR 97319Stolen:2010-06-29Stolen From: Outside Marshall House Apartments, NW 26th Ave and Marshall StNeighborhood: Northwest PortlandOwner: Jeff GauthierOwnerEmail: gauthier@up.eduDescription: At time of theft had black drop handlebars, black Blackburn bicycle rack in rear, rear-view mirror, black bell; Motobecane "made in France" markings in bluePolice record with: Portland PBPolice [...]

Year: ?Brand: BianchiModel: Road BikeColor:BlackSize:Men'sSerial: N/AStolen in Portland, OR 97323Stolen:2010-06-26Stolen From: 2200 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232
(Chez Jose East) garage storage areaNeighborhood: Sullivan's GulchOwner: Sean PoirierOwnerEmail: chezjoseeast@yahoo.comDescription: Used Bianchi. New Velo-Plush Seat, New handlebars wrapped in black tape (a little bit of blue too) One red light below bike seat.Police record with: Portland PoliceThis registrant [...]

Year: 2009Brand: ScottModel: CR1Color:white/redSize:58inchStolen in Portland, OR 97217Stolen:2010-06-28Stolen From: Stolen from the Fred Meyer in North Portland on Interstate between 4:15 and 4:45pmNeighborhood: North PortlandOwner: Tyler ClarkOwnerEmail: tdc523@yahoo.comDescription: White and red mens road bike. Blue clip in pedals and a blue water bottle cage. Also a bike pump attached to the bar running front to [...]

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First it was The Flaming Lips, now it's LCD Soundsystem who has looked to Portland's colorful, bike-riding characters for a music video.
I heard about this being filmed just a few weeks ago and word on the street was that every local freak bike builder was there. It's a gorgeous look [...]