Year: 1999?Brand: CannondaleModel: v1000? Full suspensionColor:GraySize:largeStolen in Portland, OR 97211Stolen:2011-07-17Stolen From: Roughly 6th and Davis outside the Portland International Beer Festival.Neighborhood: DowntownOwner: Will MackeOwnerEmail: willsublime@yahoo.comReward: YesDescription: Gray full-suspension Cannondale mountain bike with handle-bar extensions. Slick tires, pretty worn. Bike tools case under the seat.Police record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: T11004964This registrant has documented [...]

Year: 80'sBrand: SchwinnModel: Custom Single SpeedColor:BlackSize:SmallishStolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2011-07-18Stolen From: PSU Campus, Stephen E. Epler Hall. 1136 SW Montgomery StreetNeighborhood: PSU CampusOwner: Dallas NuneyOwnerEmail: dnunley@gmail.comReward: $300Description: 80's black Schwinn frame, red high profile rims, yellow front tire, rear gator skin, with red dice valve stem caps. Vintage Pryma leather saddle, well broken in. Straight [...]

Inside the Beaverton Transit Center Bike & Ride. Officially opened today, it's the largest such facility in TriMet's system.(Photos © J. Maus)

Event Name: Western Bikeworks Wheel Demo Day
Event Start Date: July 23rd 2011
Start Time: 9:00 AM
Event Description:
Demo road wheelsets from American Classic, Mavic, Reynolds, Zipp, Easton, Madfiber and more. Road bikes will be available on-site for you to use, however, we encourage you to bring your own bike to fully realize how these wheels [...]

Event Name: Women's Day Ride and Clinics
Event Start Date: July 24th
Start Time: 9:00 AM
Event Description:
Two morning rides starting and ending at the store followed by a series of afternoon clinics including bike repair and maintenance, fitting, touring 101, nutrition and more. Visit our web site for details

A spray truck similar to this one was involved in the incident.(Photo: City of Wyoming)

The Portland Bureau of Transportation says a City employee who soaked a group of people riding up N. Williams Avenue on July 7th was completely unaware of the incident.
PBOT spokesperson Chery Kuck says the driver of a street flusher truck (the [...]

Greg Cowan, president of bike apparel company Castelli USA, in their Northwest Portland warehouse.(Photo © J. Maus)

After what many felt was an assault on bike funding from the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month, the non-profit Bikes Belong Coalition has released a new weapon in the fight to save the dedicated bike funding pots. [...]

PBOT has installed a bike corral to deter vehicles from SW Ankeny between 2nd and 3rd Aves.(Photos © J. Maus)

The bikes won! (see first item for explanation)

Here's the bike news from around the world that caught our eye this week:
- First, the fun news. LA's much hyped freeway closure this weekend resulted in traffic free streets throughout the city -- and a friendly, ad hoc race between contestants traveling across the city via plane [...]

Year: 2007Brand: SunModel: EZ CruzerColor:Dark redSize:long wheelbase recumbentPhoto: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/828/ezlaidback.jpg/Stolen in Portland, OR 97212Stolen:2011-07-17Stolen From: Bike rack on N side of Oregon Convention Center.Neighborhood: Rose QuarterOwner: Joanne HossackOwnerEmail: joanne.hossack@gmail.comReward: yesDescription: Sun EZ Cruzer long-wheelbase recumbent, dark red, black seat, black wire basket behind seat, below-seat rack with red panniers. Two red lights on back (one [...]

Year: 2009Brand: SpecializedModel: Roubaix ExpertColor:PurpleSize:56Serial: STAE48C0492Photo: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FEe_y85jeho/SoRJZpyzQLI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/A2kyFPvOwZY/s320/rou.JPGStolen in Salem, OR 97301Stolen:2011-07-16Stolen From: Winter Street SE & Mill Street SENeighborhood: Willamette UniversityOwner: Christian SinaiOwnerEmail: scrtwrld@aol.comReward: YESDescription: White Specialized bike seat, black grip tape on the handle bars, Shimano Altegra components, Fusee Roval wheelsPolice record with: Salem PDPolice reference#: 11-26281This registrant has documented proof of ownership of [...]

Year: 2009Brand: SpecializedModel: Allez EliteColor:CharcoalSize:56Serial: WUD80224352DStolen in Portland, OR 97227Stolen:2011-07-16Stolen From: 3930 N Montana Ave Portland OR.
N Montana between Failing and Shaver.Neighborhood: Overlook - North PortlandOwner: Lindsay HillOwnerEmail: lindsay.hill@gmail.comReward: yesDescription: Gu gels taped to the main frame. New white stem added. New female handle bars and seat.Police record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: 11-59885This registrant has [...]

Year: 2000Brand: SpecializedModel: Crossroads A1 SportColor:BlueSize:22Serial: M8LI8098Stolen in Portland, OR 97227Stolen:2011-07-16Stolen From: 3930 N Montana Ave Portland, OR 97227
Montana between Failing and ShaverNeighborhood: Overlook - North PortlandOwner: Lindsay HillOwnerEmail: lindsay.hill@gmail.comReward: yesDescription: Blue hybrid bike with a child's seat attached to the back. Also had lights on the front and the back.Police record with: Portland PDPolice [...]

Trash cans obstructing the cycle track on NE Cully Blvd. Garbage trucks have trouble getting to them up on the curb.(Photos © J. Maus)

Portland resident, professional artist, and bike collector Karl Edwards stands by one of his "ordinary" bikes in this photo from the late 1980s.(All photos courtesy Karl Edwards)

The Sprockettes perform at Peninsula Park during Sunday Parkways 2009.(Photo © J. Maus)

Just one job this week; but it's a good one. The Bike Commuter, a great neighborhood bike shop in Sellwood (right on the bike route too), is looking for a bike mechanic. Check out the listing below to see if you fit the bill, and if you apply, tell them you heard about it through [...]

In case you haven't heard, a 10-mile stretch of I-405 in of Los Angeles — one of the busiest freeways in the country — is set to close Friday through Monday. The project has transcended transportation and has become a spectacle before it has even started. Dubbed "Carmageddon," it is dominating headlines throughout the area [...]

Year: 2005Brand: CannondaleModel: R1000Color:blue/whiteSize:50cmSerial:P075029Photo: http://www.bikepedia.com/Images/image2.aspx?w=500&h=500&filename=2005-Cannondale-R1000-Feminine.jpg&f=PhotosStolen in Portland, OR 97210Stolen:2011-07-14Stolen From: 2186 NW Glisan. Basement of apartment building. 22nd and NW Glisan.Neighborhood: Northwest near Trader Joes.Owner: Alexandra BurtonOwnerEmail: aburtonmassage@gmail.comReward: $150Description: Bright blue and white road bike with 2 significant dents on left side of top tube. Black bar tape and saddle. Carbon FSA handlebars. [...]

The City of Portland has announced the first location for enhanced enforcement of distracted driving. PBOT will work with the Portland Police Bureau to conduct an "enforcement mission" at the intersection of SW Barbur Boulevard, SW Taylors Ferry Road, and SW 41st Avenue this coming Wednesday (7/20).
The effort is part of the "StreetSmart: Go Safe" [...]