[Update from the BTA: They just got $1.8 of this money in part because of your phone calls!]
Just got an urgent action alert from the BTA:
Month: September 2006
Stolen Giant Boulder
This is a green/grey/black mountain bike with a black seat and light mount (no light currently instal…
More Info:http://finetoothcog.com/site/bike_matches/198
Scapegoating messengers and fixed-gear fallacies
Nearly every time someone complains about how bicyclists are unsafe, uncourteous, dangerous, and suicidal riders, they nearly always mention messengers. Or “those downtown messengers” as the cop put it who wrote me a ticket for rolling through a four-way stop intersection on a sleepy bike boulevard.
Stolen TREK 560
Vintage 1984
Black w/ red text
Black wrap
Bontrager carbon fiber seat post with Bontrager
Race Lu…
More Info:http://finetoothcog.com/site/bike_matches/197
Honing skills at a cyclocross clinic
Yesterday I finally made it out to one of the Alpenrose Cross Clinics put on by Team S&M and Sellwood Cycle Repair. I’ve heard the clinics have been very popular since they started earlier this month and this one (the final one) was no exception. There were at least 100 participants all looking to hone their skills and learn from the masters.
The season begins this Sunday so everyone was eager to polish their technique and ask nagging, last-minute questions. On hand to demonstrate those skills and answer those questions were old pros like Rhonda Mazza, Erik Tonkin, Brad Ross, and a host of others.
A quick stop at the BTA Open House
[The reception area]
The BTA has some new digs (1979 SW 5th Avenue) and they had a little office-warming party last night to make it official. I was able to make a quick visit to the open house to check things out.
It was great to see their new place all cleaned up. Last time I was there things weren’t looking so hot. Now they’ve got nice new carpets and desks and the place is very professional and business-like.
The party was well-attended by a bevy of advocates and transportation bigwigs. I didn’t stay long because I was on my way to a cyclocross clinic (and besides, I was fully spandexed up).
Stolen Gary Fischer Nirvana
21 inch commuter bike,w/ silver and black fenders, black fork shocks, seat shock, oversized pedals, t…
More Info:http://finetoothcog.com/site/bike_matches/196
Stolen Trek 7300FX
Silver Trek woman’s bike, 17″ frame. The seat is scratched in the back on one side and the grip on th…
More Info:http://finetoothcog.com/site/bike_matches/195
Stolen Giant Lady Giant Express DX 17
Kickstand, Full fenders (black and white flowered.)Towni Hawaii
Rack alloy universal black, bracket …
More Info:http://finetoothcog.com/site/bike_matches/194
Sneak peek at stolen bikes on Google Maps
As promised when I introduced my partnership with Finetoothcog, web programming guru Michael Jones of Code in Motion has been hard at work trying to integrate your stolen bike listings into a Google Map interface.
It’s not quite fully functional just yet, but this morning he sent me over a sneak preview of an actual Google Map that he has populated with 113 stolen bike listings from September (believe it or not, we’ve had 174 bikes listed this month, but only 113 of them had adequate address information).
Stolen Klein Q Pro Carbon
52 cm Klein racing bike, 8 speed Dura Ace, Speedplay pedals, Terry Butterfly saddle, included saddleb…
More Info:http://finetoothcog.com/site/bike_matches/192