People who live and ride on and around Skyline Blvd in the hills above downtown Portland aired concerns about sharing the roads in a meeting Tuesday night.(Photos © J. Maus)

Two great local shops are hiring! Check out the details in the job listings below...

Mechanics — Joe Bike
Retail Sales Manager — Fat Tire Farm

Brand: Gary FisherColor:blackStolen in Portland, OR 97211Stolen:2011-11-09Stolen From: Mallory and AlbertaNeighborhood: Alberta ArtsOwner: Hannah VanLomOwnerEmail: hevanlom@gmail.comDescription: Everything is black (fenders, frame, saddle, cables.) except for the Gary Fisher branding on the down tube which is white and gray. There is a sticker near the bottom bracket that says Bicycle Sport. My saddle is the Terry [...]

Year: 60s/70sBrand: Garelli (unmarked)Model: Mosquito?Color:BlackSize:26Stolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2011-11-8Stolen From: My bike was taken off of Trimet line 19. I got off the bus downtown and wasn;t able to get to my bike before the bike took off. Bike has not been returned to Trimet lost and found.Neighborhood: I last saw it down town at [...]

Vancouver's first ever art racks.(Photos: Marcus Griffith)

In the latest act of Portland's bike love spreading to Vancouver, a Portland resident is opening Clark County’s first fully dedicated climbing center in downtown Vancouver, complete with Vancouver’s first artistic bicycle rack (a.k.a. "art racks").
The Source is co-owned by Portland resident Hanz Kroesen and former Portland resident [...]

A Sprout Cycles frame ondisplay at the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show last month.(Photos © J. Maus)

Portland resident Edwin Brown has been building his Sprout Cycles brand since 2005. Now he's fighting to keep it after learning that a much larger company has registered attempted to register a trademark for 'Sprout' bicycle products and plans to [...]

View of Occupy Portland from SW Main Street.(Photo © J. Maus)

Local activist and founder of Crank My Chain! Cycle TV Dan Kaufman is organizing a bike ride from Southeast Portland to show support for Occupy Portland.
Kaufman is encouraging interested folks to "occupy your bicycle" and ride to this Friday's meeting of the General Assembly that [...]

Mark Allyn (the "Master of Light") and Jim Parsons (last year's "Best-Lit Bike" award winner) show off their well-lit creations.

Last week, TriMet held their annual Be Seen, Be Safe event in Pioneer Square. The idea is to raise awareness about staying visible while walking and biking, introduce folks to hi-vis products, and inspire us to [...]

Year: 2010Brand: TrekModel: DistrictColor:Dark GreenSize:54Serial: WTU352C1879EStolen in Portland, OR 97214Stolen:2011-11-10Stolen From: My home at 30th and SE Taylor st.Neighborhood: SunnysideOwner: Shawn HigginsOwnerEmail: Shawnpatrickhiggins@gmail.comReward: yesDescription: Dark Green Body, Light Tan Trim Tires, Black Belt Drive, Brown Ergon Bio Cork Grips, Brass Crane Karen Bell, Black Back Rack.Police record with: Portland PDPolice reference#: T11008215This registrant has documented [...]

Still from KATU News video (watch their story here).

A reader brought to our attention a great story about the power of bicycles and how one person can make a difference.
The head custodian at Poynter Middle School in Hillsboro, John Sarrazin, has turned a chance encounter with a student who needed help fixing his bike [...]

Year: 2008Brand: ZippModel: 404Color:BlackSize:700cStolen in Portland, OR 97202Stolen:2011-11-7Stolen From: Reed college west parking lot.Neighborhood: East MorelandOwner: cole SpragueOwnerEmail: Sciencecole@me.comDescription: A pair of zipp 404 wheels front one has no decals and they have challenge Limus tires mounted.Police record with: PPDThis registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Year: lateBrand: UnmarkedModel: unmarkedColor:ChromePhoto: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/831/chomebike.jpg/Stolen in Portland, OR 97209Stolen:2011-11-05Stolen From: Outside of Powell's Bookstore on W Burnside & NW 10thNeighborhood: Pearl DistrictOwner: Sam RusekOwnerEmail: sjrusek(at)gmail.comReward: $200Description: My 70's lugged steel frame bike was stolen outside of Powell's Bookstore (NW 10th & W Burnside). The most distinguishing feature of this bike is that it is an [...]

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Job Title
Mechanics
Company
Joe Bike (3953 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
Job Description
Joe Bike is tripling in size and expanding its staff. We're looking for experienced, personable mechanics with a high level of integrity and an interest in our kinds of bikes, especially utility, commuting, touring, IGH, and belt drive. Besides our utilitarian focus, this [...]

Year: 1990Brand: BianchiModel: MilanoColor:LargeSize:WhiteSerial: H9001849Photo: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/144c1Stolen in Eugene, OR 97401Stolen:2011-11-3Stolen From: 3119 Kinsrow Ave., locker #7, Eugene, Oregon.Neighborhood: Kinsrow/Chevy ChaseOwner: Steve PankowOwnerEmail: spankow@gmail.comReward: $100 upon successful returnDescription: Notable visual features include: silver retro-reflective tape on both wheel rims, black Planet Bike Cascadia fenders, Topeak BeamRack with pannier frame extenders, two 2-fish lockblocks on handlebar with [...]

Brand: bridgestoneModel: city limitColor:blackStolen in Portland, OR 97215Stolen:2011-11-08Stolen From: 926 se 49th ave apt 11 right in front of my doorNeighborhood: Se hawthrone areaOwner: Curtis CookseyOwnerEmail: ccooksey83@gmail.comReward: $50Description: black bridgestone city limit frame. 21 speed with quick shifters. kind of beat up looking. quick release seat and rear tire. curved handle bars [...]

Year: 2011Brand: DiamondbackModel: TraceColor:silver/greySize:20"Serial: U11K27939Photo: http://www.diamondback.com/bikes/dual-sport/2011-dual-sport/trace-11/Stolen in Portland, OR 97206Stolen:2011-11-9Stolen From: Stolen from a backyard of a home on SE Reedway, half block from 82nd Avenue. Near McDonalds. Mt Scott-Arleta neighborwood between Foster and Woodstock.Neighborhood: Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood,Owner: Geoffrey ZiemerOwnerEmail: geoffziemer@gmail.comReward: $200.00Description: The bike has blackburn lights on front and back. The front light [...]

The BTA's Rob Sadowsky is already working contacts in DC to improve the bill.(Photo © J. Maus)

The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released their long-awaited transportation reauthorization bill last week (known as MAP-21), sending alarms throughout national bike advocacy circles because it, according to Streetsblog DC "eviscerates successful and popular programs to make [...]

In Munich, narrow cycle tracks separated from auto traffic have fallen out of favor and there's a growing push for wider bike lanes in the roadway.(Photos © Denver Igarta)

— This guest article was written by Denver Igarta. Denver is a transportation planner with the City of Portland who's on a study trip in Europe funded [...]

Year: 2008Brand: NovaraModel: DivanoColor:white/red/blackSize:55cmSerial: 07XP09261Stolen in Portland, OR 97212Stolen:2011-11-6Stolen From: NE AlamedaNeighborhood: AlamedaOwner: Leigh GuyerOwnerEmail: ljguyer@comcast.netReward: 100Description: '08 White,Red, Black Novara, Divano road bike with aero bars and SPD pedalsPolice record with: PortlandPolice reference#: 11-97114This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Event: Free Bike Maintenance Class at Western Bikeworks
Date: 16 November 2011
Time: 5:30 PM
Details: We will begin a series of Wednesday night maintenance classes that will be on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month.
Participants will receive a 10% discount coupon good for 30 days after the class (some exclusions apply).
The first Wednesday class [...]