[Submitted by Ian]
My bike was lifted last night, here’s the details-
Cannondale Headshok Mountain Bike (W/ Nobby Tires)
C series (700, I think!)
Metallic Blue, small frame.
Black specialized bar ends, but they could have been ripped right off.
Small “Bike Line of West Chester” decal on bottom of downtube.
If found please leave a comment.
Thanks.
–Ian
Last night I pedaled out to St. Johns to visit Portland’s oldest bike shop and catch a glimpse of the 2006 ArtBike. I really like this program (organized by Portland Open Studios) because it combines art and bikes while encouraging people to ride.
While at the party I ran into Dean Cannard of Acme Paint. Dean is well-known for his expertise as a bicycle painter. He currently paints for many local builders including Vanilla Bicycles and his work is considered top-notch by many.
Wed. night July 12 I had 4 bikes stolen out of my garage along with my gear bag that held tools and all of my armour and pads. Here are the bikes that were stolen:
2003 specialized epic serial # PN314786 most if the logos are covered by other stickers down tube decal made to say special ed instead of specialized large gash of a dent in the right side of top tube and burley trailer mount skewer color: white
2004 specialized big hit serial # PD 373986 again all logos are covered down tube says special ed marzochhi 888’s up front and a 105 rear derraileur serial # on the 888’s is 2558766 color: silver forks: black
2005 Kona coiler dee lux serial # H3H 05402 flat black missing the eta valve adjust knob on left side of fork bad scratches on the right side of the swingarm very new spd pedals with a pair of moto raptors
2005 Kona shred grey serial # F603Y02858 this bike has no pedals and is very beat up no real distinguishing factors
as you can imagine I am very upset to say the least any info or comments get me at squiggys9@aol.com
Cyclist Lanette Noble was driving across town yesterday morning when she tuned her radio dial to 95.5 Jammin’ FM and heard the hosts of the Emmy-nominated morning show “The Playhouse” talking about cyclists.
She was appalled at what she heard next:
Roger Geller, Portland’s bike program manager needs volunteers to help count cyclists at key intersections throughout the city.
Roger is working on an update to our 10 year-old Bicycle Master Plan and an accurate count of cyclists is an important piece of the puzzle. The number of cyclists using our roadways may be the single most important tool advocates and planners have when it comes to lobbying and fighting off anti-bike rhetoric.
Stolen between 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.–
Location: Downtown Portland at World Trade Center
Bike Description:
Specialized Allez Elite model year 2005
CANDY RED with white stripe
White handlebar grip tape
Look brand ROAD pedals
Small River City Bicycles sticker
Very good condition
Thief may try to resell for a price around $1000
This bike is hard to miss with its color. PLEASE, do not buy this bike if listed or solicited. I have another bike I would happily sell you. PLEASE if you see this bike rolling around town, call me at:
503.449.6390
Will happily provide serial number and proof of ownership upon request.
Thank you.
My recent post about a new initiative by bike lawyer Ray Thomas raised questions from readers due a lack of details.
I apologize for that and to remedy the situation I got back in touch with Thomas and he explained more about the project:
It’s been a while since we got a stolen bike back so it felt great to read this comment from a reader yesterday:
Over the past few months, the Forums have finally started to gain some momentum. I have been thrilled to see people connect with riding partners, share route recommendations, have lively discussions on important issues and much more.
Unfortunately, spam has forced me to temporarily close them down. For many weeks I was manually deleting the spam as it came in, but the volume steadily increased and I could no longer keep up.
I just love it that when someone opposes a recreational path in Portland it’s considered front page news.
This morning the Oregonian splashed the SK Northwest story on their front page.
This coverage will add fuel what is becoming a growing fire. Let’s just hope we can figure this mess out. Regardless of what happens with this case, we need a vastly improved detour around the property than what currently exists.
There is a lot of buzz in Portland right now about the local bicycle industry. In recent weeks, spurred on by Transportation Commissioner Sam Adams, we have created our first-ever economic survey of Portland’s bicycle industry, held a bike business forum at our city-wide Bike Summit, passed an official City resolution to target the bicycle industry and held a successful show of local bicycle builders at City Hall.
All that being said, I was surprised to find out that the Portland Development Commission (PDC) has had the bicycle industry on their radar for over a decade already.
Last Friday over 100 bigwigs assembled at PDX Airport for the second annual “policymakers ride”. Organized by Cycle Oregon, the idea behind this invite-only affair was to bring together a high-powered group of bureaucrats, planners, advocates, and politicians to experience the highs and lows of our regional bikeway network first-hand.
Why is Cycle Oregon behind a ride like this?
Besides putting on their famous week-long tour each year, Cycle Oregon is working to create a statewide system of scenic bikeways. What better way to create awareness for gaps in the network (and do some lobbying) than to get all the decision makers on a beautiful ride, feed them, and give them free stuff (we got jerseys, gloves and socks from Pearl Izumi, which is owned by Vancouver-based Nautilus Inc.)?