Stolen: White/Black Redline

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Posted by SilamentX

This bike was actually stolen from my driveway where i accidentally left it for a couple of hours. this is my second bike stolen from my driveway and i live in a dead-end with 80% of my neighborhood being elderly so if its anyone from my neighborhood its narrowed down already to 2 possible people. but im not about to flat out accuse anyone.

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Its nothing special but hard to miss. its a White framed bike with black and white Redline stickers on it. all Black handlebars with black X-X-X like grips. The hardest part to miss if it hasnt been changed is the Seat. my dogs chewed it up quite a bit so about half of the seat is chewed off. Black tires… nothin classy.

My honest opinion is this bike is going to be sold for money to buy narcotics because i have a neighbor 2 houses down thats a meth-attic and were pretty sure hes stolen atleast 1 of the two bikes.

KGW’s misleading Zoobomb crash coverage

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Zoobomb 8/28/05

[On the way to Zoobomb.]

There was a bad crash during last Sunday’s weekly Zoobomb ride and KGW-TV (our local NBC affiliate) decided to make it one of their top stories. They splashed this highly misleading headline on their website:

“Portland ‘zoo bombing’ ritual gets more risky”

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Serious injury befalls long time Axles of Evil and PUMA member

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[BillDozer at Alberta Park.
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BillDozer (real name Bill Dillon), a founding member of the Portland United Messenger Association (PUMA) and the Axles of Evil bike polo club sustained a life-threatening injury during last weekend’s West Side Invite Polo Tournament at Alberta Park in Northeast Portland.

I wrote about Dozer last week regarding his new gig as co-publisher and writer for New York City based, Mess Magazine.

Early in his second polo match of the tourney, he flew over the bars and landed on the handlebars of another bike. The impact separated his sternum, broke three ribs, severed an artery, collapsed a lung, and resulted in three liters of blood loss. He was rushed from the park to Legacy Emanuel Hospital and has just now been released. Read more at the Mess Magazine site.

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Springwater set for repaving, expect closures

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The Portland Parks & Recreation Department has received an Oregon Recreational Trails Grant to rehabilitate a section of the Springwater Corridor Trail that has long been in need of repair.

The $47,000 grant was one of 15 projects to from across the state to receive funding and will go towards repaving the trail from SE 82nd to SE 92nd Avenues.

If the weather holds, the work will begin tomorrow (6/7) and run through Friday (6/9) and the trail will be closed until 4:30pm.

Portland Parks has posted a PDF of a suggested detour on their website.

New service will scan the web for your stolen bike

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[Michael Jones]

When thieves steal bikes, they often turn to the Internet to sell them and make a quick buck. Savvy theft victims will spend the few weeks after their bike is stolen scanning sites like Craiglist and Ebay in hopes of finding their beloved steed.

This process, if done at all, can be tedious and time-consuming and most people give up after a few days.

Local cyclist and web programmer Michael Jones has created an exciting new tool (no name yet) that will automate this entire process.

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Survey says drivers unaware of laws, other road users

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GMAC Insurance just released results of their 2006 National Drivers Test. They polled 5,288 people and gave them a 20 question test about basic rules of the road. They also asked them about their driving behavior.

The results of the test were pretty sad. 1 in 11 Americans – about 18 million people – failed. It’s a pretty simple test. You can take it yourself. I don’t drive much but I still managed to get 90% (you need 70% to pass).

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