Month: August 2006

Catch crit action downtown tomorrow night

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Twilight Criterium, Portland OR

[Action from last
year’s event.]

The South Park Blocks will be taken over by super-fast cyclists tomorrow night at the fifth annual Health Net Portland Twilight Criterium. I went last year and had a great time.

The spectating is awesome. These guys come whizzing by, inches away from you…and as darkness falls, things get crazy.

This year they’ll have live music, a beer garden, a food court and free helmets for kids until 7:30 (provided by Health Net). Come down and support a great local race. You can even cheer on Portland’s very own Doug Ollerenshaw (just heard Doug will not be there), a member of Team Health Net (seen here in last year’s race).

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Stolen: Orange Kona MTB

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My bike was stolen today (Aug. 9th) from the front of 1400 SW 5th Ave
building (5th Ave and Columbia) on the 5th Ave side. It is an orange
Kona mountain bike, says “Hot” on the frame. Has red rims on both
the tires, clip in pedals, wireless odometer, two water bottle racks,
back rack for bags. It is about a 53 or 54 in size. I just moved
here from Seattle so it hadn’t been registered yet with the city…I
have to look for pictures…

thanks,
Morgan Kimbrough
206-617-0784

Update from super-retiree Alan Koch

My ride with Alan Koch

[Alan Koch in December]

Back in December I shared the story of my ride with Alan Koch. Alan is a retired photographer who’s on a quest to ride every single mile of paved road in the City of Portland.

Despite some setbacks—including a fall from his bike which took him out for 5 weeks—he has just completed a major milestone and has now ridden every road in east Portland!

From the Willamette River way out east to 185th and from the Columbia River in the north down south to the Clackamas County line.

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Cycle-Pak founder dies while riding home from work

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[Mike Wilberding in May 2006]

I received a sad email yesterday. It was from a reporter, looking for someone to interview about the death of Mike Wilberding last Saturday in Beaverton.

I had to double-take at the name, but quickly realized it was the same Mike behind Cycle-Pak, one of my first advertisers here on BikePortland.org.

At 6:22pm August 1st, Mike was riding home from work going eastbound on SW Fifth Street in Beaverton when an oncoming car turned left in front of him. The driver said the sun was in his eyes and that he never even saw him. The police have cited the vehicle for failure to yield to a bicycle.

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Stolen: 3 Specialized bikes

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Our 3 road bikes were stolen on about 7/27 from our enclosed front portch (I know, I know). They are each specialized brand bikes.. They are a grey specialized Allez and a black Allez (1 year old each) and a silver specialized Sequoia (3 years old, about). The sequoia is decked out with a rack on the back, full fenders, and cateye cycle computer, and pump and carbon water bottle cage. The 2 Allez cycles had cateye computers as well. Each had a small bike bag with tools, tubes, etc. the Sequoia had my house keys!. The locks have already been changed at home.

The sequoia also had a hitch holder for a trailer through the rear quick release and ritchey handle bars. Each bike also has a river city bikes sticker as they were each purchased new there.

Each bike also had spd type pedals. If there is any thing else you can think of let me know. I also have the serial numbers if that helps at all.

Thanks

Teri Bunker

503 887 6204

In the way, or right-of-way?

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Has Last Thursday outgrown the sidewalk?

[NE Alberta St. during
Last Thursday ArtWalk.]

“Cars are in the way!” goes the refrain from one song by local bike-punk band The Pheramones.

The first time I heard the song this seemed pretty far out in left field, but the more I think about it the less crazy it sounds. Cars take up a lot of space, they’re loud, fast, dangerous, ubiquitous, and primarily used for tasks to which they’re patently unsuited—like short runs to the store, trips downtown, pleasure cruises, and as mobile offices.

Let’s face it, cars really are in the way.

So why does The Pheramone’s song sound so radical? Maybe because we are used to giving cars priority of place in our lives and our public space, to the extent that we see ourselves in their way.

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Stolen: Masi Nuevo Strada

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Blue, 51CM Masi with race number still on it from a Triathlon race stolen from Good Samaritan hospital in Northwest. Rear tire was red.

Thanks.
Please contact Kristina with any info,
503-459-9724

Stolen: Fisher Marlin MTB

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My 2004 Gary Fisher Marlin (17.5″) MTB was stolen a bike rack in front of REI in NW Portland around 3:30pm on Monday August 7th. It was silver and gray with a lime green Marzocchi Z4 flylight (Bomber) fork. It was locked with a kryptonite cable. Please contact me if you have any info.

Thanks,

Bryan Ciecko
bciecko@
hotmail.com
503.860.7563

Southeast Uplift launches Bike Buddy Program

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Hottest Day of the Year Ride

The long awaited Bike Buddy program has just been officially launched by Southeast Uplift (SEUL), a non-profit coalition of southeast Portland neighborhoods.

According to SEUL’s Steve Hoyt,

“This program will provide a tremendous service to tentative, less confident bicyclists by allowing them to benefit from the vast resources of Portland’s experienced bicycling population.”

“Modeled after similar programs in Seattle, the Bike Buddy Program will match experienced bicyclists with people who would like to bike more but would like one-on-one guidance. Bike Buddies will learn the best routes around town, the safest ways to cross the river, and other tips to make riding enjoyable, easy, and safe.”

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Stolen: Raleigh MXR

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Stolen Boys Raleigh MXR

Stolen on Monday July 24th from bike rack at Albina Library around 2-3pm

Bike was unlocked next to another unlocked red mountain bike

Reported to Portland Police. No questions asked for return.

My boy is heartbroken as this was his only bike and I cannot afford to replace.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

pdxagent56_
@hotmail
.com

CCC will donate bikes to Ghana

[Photo credit: VBP]

At the end of September, the Community Cycling Center (CCC) will expand its reach far beyond their Northeast Portland headquarters when they send 450 bikes, wheels, tubes and other parts to a village in Ghana, Africa.

The CCC is partnering with the Village Bicycle Project (VBP), a non-profit that works to improve access to bikes in Africa through bike donations, teaching bike maintenance, and providing tools and training.

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