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Oregon Manifest: Insights and teasers from local constructors

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Jonathan Reed of Quixote Cycles is confident in his entry and can't wait to see what others have created.(Photo © J. Maus)

If you're not excited about the Oregon Manifest Constructor's Design Challenge yet, I have no other choice than to seriously question your love of bicycles.
Some of the most accomplished bicycle minds in the country [...]

Day five in the search for Mark Bosworth

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

A group of volunteers at the debriefing session after a full day of searching rural Douglas County for Mark Bosworth.(Photos: Steve Durrant)

dark blue GT Karakorum 1992

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Year: 1992Brand: GTModel: KarakorumColor:dark blueSize:mediumStolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2011-09-21Stolen From: Bike racks outside Bar Avignon on 22nd Avenue at Division.Neighborhood: Division-Clinton South eastOwner: Kimberlee ChambersOwnerEmail: kchamber@willamette.eduDescription: Dark blue bike with faint light blue line pattern. Bar end extensions. Fenders. Bike rack for saddle bags. Seat has an anti-theft cable. Baskets on peddles.Police record with: Portland [...]

Gray Marlin Street Bike 2005

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Year: 2005Brand: MarlinModel: Street BikeColor:GrayStolen in Portland, OR 97215Stolen:2011-09-20Stolen From: SE Stark and 81st.Neighborhood: montavillaOwner: Kayla PerkinsOwnerEmail: perkins_kayla@hotmail.comDescription: Gray Marlin City Bike, with wire basket in front. There is also a black bell on the bike.Police record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: 11-155141This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

City's first pump track taking shape: Lend your hands Friday

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Berm taking shape at Ventura Park Pump Track.(Photos: Tom Archer)

GRAY JAMIS COMMUTER l 2010

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Year: 2010Brand: JAMISModel: COMMUTER lColor:GRAYStolen in Portland, OR 97216Stolen:2011-09-20Stolen From: 24 HOUR FITNESS MALL 205Neighborhood: Mall 205 SOUTH EASTOwner: emily phamOwnerEmail: notapril@gmail.comReward: $100Description: IT'S A GRAY JAMIS BIKE, it's a really nice cruiser. I haven't had the bike long enough to even customize itPolice record with: PORTLANDPolice reference#: T11006695This registrant has documented proof of ownership [...]

graphite Marin San Anselmo 2004

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Year: 2004Brand: MarinModel: San AnselmoColor:graphiteSize:15.5Stolen in Portland, OR 97209Stolen:2011-09-19Stolen From: The corner of Flanders and 5th Ave. NW. It was locked at a rack outside my office.Neighborhood: Old TownOwner: Jennifer TaylorOwnerEmail: jen_taylor@earthlink.netDescription: Bike has brand new SKS black fenders, a rack on the back and had a black trunk on the rack with gloves and [...]

Purple Trek 950? 2000

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Year: 2000Brand: TrekModel: 950?Color:PurpleStolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2011-09-13Stolen From: garage near SE Malden and 16th.Neighborhood: Sellwood-WestmorelandOwner: Eric MillerOwnerEmail: chasingmoose@gmail.comReward: yesDescription: a genie is hand-painted on the vertical tube. spd pedals. black bike rack. rear skewer has hitch for chariot trailer. seat post has hitch for trail-a-bike.Police record with: Portland PolicePolice reference#: 11-079704This registrant has [...]

Event: PDX Skills and Thrills Series (9/25/11)

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Event: PDX Skills and Thrills Series
Date: 25 September 2011
Time: 10 am
Details: Join us for our Fall Skills and Thrills Series, learn some skills or polish up the one’s you’ve got and share an Epic experience with fellow Mountain Bike enthusiasts!
We will hold three sessions, each on Sunday, you can do one, two or all three. [...]

Pink Fat Chance Monster Fat 1982

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Year: 1982Brand: Fat ChanceModel: Monster FatColor:PinkSerial:0121M1SStolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2011-09-13Stolen From: garage in central Sellwood-WestmorelandNeighborhood: Sellwood-WestmorelandOwner: Eric MillerOwnerEmail: chasingmoose@gmail.comReward: yesDescription: circa 1982 Fat Chance "Monster Fat" mountain bike. frame is pink color. decals are faded. seat is a female seat (hole in the center of the seat). rear skewer has a hitch for a Chariot [...]

Cycling legend Greg LeMond to appear in Portland Thursday

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

LeMond is still riding strong.(Photo: LeMond Fitness)

Greg LeMond, the Nevada-born bike racer who endeared himself to millions as the first American to win the prestigious Tour de France, is set to make an appearance in Portland this Thursday (9/22).
LeMond, who won the Tour in 1986, 1989 and 1990 and is now CEO of LeMond Fitness, [...]

50 Portlanders now in Riddle to lend a hand in search for Mark Bosworth

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

A bus full of Portlanders organized by Cycle Oregon is aiding Douglas County authorities in the search for Mark Bosworth. (That's Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten in the lower left.)(Photo: Steve Durrant)

Tacks move to Williams, claim several more victims

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Small tacks continue to cause flat tires on a popular North Portland bike route.(Photos: Rob Story)

When I reported about tacks in the bike lane on N. Vancouver Avenue last week, I hoped it was just an isolated incident. They could have even been — as one commenter suggested — debris from a construction site near [...]

Oregon woman dies from injuries following crash, hit-and-run in Pasadena

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Facebook profile photo of Jocelyn Young

Jocelyn Young, a 24-year-old woman who graduated from University of Oregon and had lived in Portland has died following a hit-and-run collision in Pasadena, California early Sunday morning.
According to the Pasadena Star News, Young fell off her bicycle while riding on Los Robles Avenue and was then run over [...]

Collision in Aloha leads to arrest, raises questions about legal rights - UPDATED

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Damage to a Sheriff's patrol car after it was involved in a collision with another vehicle.(Photos: Washington County Sheriff's Office)

A collision in Aloha (about 11 miles west of downtown Portland) last night led to minor injuries and the arrest for 44-year-old Christopher Shostak. Shostak was operating his bicycle on a residential street when he became [...]

Oregon Manifest kicks off this Friday

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

As of this Friday night, the rules of utility bike design might be changed forever. At least that's the hope of the entrants and organizers of the Oregon Manifest. The Manifest has challenged a field of the best and brightest builders and designers in the country to create the "ultimate modern utility bike" and the [...]

red/black schwinn mt bike

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Brand: schwinnModel: mt bikeColor:red/blackSize:21Stolen in Portland, OR 97209Stolen:2011-09-15Stolen From: NW Davis and NW 11th Ave, PDXNeighborhood: PearlOwner: aaron nelsonOwnerEmail: nelson.ajc@gmail.comDescription: Red Schwinn frame, black front shocks and bars with torn black hand gripsPolice record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: T11006657This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Chesnut Metallic Kona Caldera 2003

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Year: 2003Brand: KonaModel: CalderaColor:Chesnut MetallicSize:21" FrameSerial: F208K1442Photo: www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?Year=2003&Brand=Kona&Model=Caldera&Type=bikeStolen in Portland, OR 97213Stolen:2011-09-19Stolen From: My garage - on NE Alameda Street near Rose City Golf CourseNeighborhood: Rose City ParkOwner: Dave HagertyOwnerEmail: mopar62300@yahoo.comReward: $100 if returned in original undamaged conditionDescription: Like new mountain bike with front suspension. Shimano Deore M525 hydraulic disc brakes, Shimano Deore M525 [...]

Cycle Oregon seeks volunteers to help find Mark Bosworth

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Cycle Oregon just announced that they will charter a bus tomorrow morning full of volunteers from Portland to step up search efforts for Mark Bosworth. Bosworth was volunteering with Cycle Oregon on their week-long ride when he disappeared late Friday night from the town of Riddle.
A large search effort headquartered in Roseburg is being coordinated [...]

blue/silver trek bt60 2008?

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Year: 2008?Brand: trekModel: bt60Color:blue/silverSize:20"Photo: http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9568/dscn1918if.jpgStolen in Portland, OR 97217Stolen:2011-09-17Stolen From: our back yard 1625 n killingsworth st, just w of interstateNeighborhood: north portland. killingsworth at interstateOwner: christine maxwellOwnerEmail: agoatistodance@gmail.comReward: yesDescription: boy's bike. silver and royal blue, black handle bars. green people's co-op sticker on it that says "make your own". newish [...]

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