[Pedalpalooza runs from 6/8 – 6/24. View the full schedule here.]
It’s opening day for Pedalpalooza and things get off to a fast start. Here’s a list of today’s events.
Month: June 2006
Stolen: Fuji Team road
[Posted by “DevilGirl”]
A 2004 Fuji Team was stolen from SW 11th and Washington at
approximately 1:00pm June 7th.
It is Silver & Black with Carbon rear stays. It had aerobars on it at the
time it was stolen. It also had a 2005 Ironman Canada Racer’s Sticker
(Bib# 1988) on the top tube near the stem.
Please contact Angela @ a_galinis@yahoo.com or 503-267-4585 if you have any info.
Thanks!
Stolen: Black Miyata
Posted by “Ohnny”
Ok this bike is my favorite bike and it got stolen right from my porch this morning around 11:30
Its a flat black Miyata that has many many microcosism stickers all over it. It has only a front brake and the brake handle isnt bolted on to the frame. The handle bars are bull horn handle bars that I cut myself. The d-railor is removed so its a single speed without the actual single speed converstion. Any infomation or you have spoted this bike please call me at 503-281-3239 and ask forJonny. This bike is my job so I REALLY NEED IT!
Bike lovers, start your engines…
Tomorrow is the start of Shift’s annual Pedalpalooza, an unprecedented frenzy of bike fun.
[Last year’s parade.]
I think we’re pushing nearly 150 bike events over the next 17 days. If you haven’t seen the calendar and mapped out your plan of attack, do it now.
Things get off to a rollicking start with tomorrow’s Kickoff Parade leaving from Jamison Square (NW 10th and Johnson). Get there at 5:45 to decorate your rig (compliments of SCRAP) and get ready for a fantastic, fully escorted, no stopping, take-over-the-streets spin through downtown.
Willy Week covers bike theft story
Check out this article in today’s Willamette Week.
Reporter Angela Valdez covers the recent bike theft recovery story and says some nice things about BikePortland.org.
I love this quote she got from Corey (the guy that confronted the thief):
BikeWorks to host fundraiser event
[BikeWorks’ Kim Fey]
North Portland BikeWorks is a non-profit, collectively run bike shop and learning center on Mississippi Street. Far from just selling and working on bikes, they provide information, resources and programs to the community and they are particularly known for their Women and Trans Bike Repair Nights, a free workshop that happens every Wednesday night from 6-8pm.
This popular program is now in its fourth year and has given hundreds of people the skills to works on their bikes in a safe and supportive atmosphere. This entirely donation-based event is the only one of its kind in the nation.
Stolen: White/Black Redline
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.
Description:
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.
Serious injury befalls long time Axles of Evil and PUMA member
[BillDozer at Alberta Park.
Photo by dolomite1000]
Photo by dolomite1000]
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.
Springwater set for repaving, expect closures
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
[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.
Survey says drivers unaware of laws, other road users
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).