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6/20: Hello readers and friends. I am having my second (of two) total knee replacement surgeries today so I'll be out of commission for a bit while I recover. Please be patient while I get back to full health. I hope to be back to posting as soon as I can. I look forward to getting back out there. 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor

Month: September 2006

Cycle Oregon Day 7 – Union to Umatilla

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Cycle Oregon Day 7 (last day!)

Today’s route: 49 miles, 1,300 ft. elevation gain

Today we packed up for the last time and faced a stiff headwind for a short but sweet ride back into Umatilla.

The route rolled through wheat farm country dotted with old barns and back through the Walla Walla onion crops I remembered from our first day.

At the rest stop in a tiny town called Helix (population 183), I noticed this wheat farmer talking with one of the riders. This interaction between spandex-clad cycling city-slickers and tough, old-fashioned farmers is a great part of the Cycle Oregon spirit.

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Cycle Oregon Day 6 – Union to Athena

Cycle ORegon Day 6 to Athena, OR

[Leaving Union]

What bike tour would be complete without at least one epic day? Today was that day.

After a smattering of rain last night, we embarked on our penultimate day’s ride under our first morning of questionable weather so far. Ominous clouds lingered overhead and riders suited up for the worst. At last night’s announcements, we were told our original route had been changed due to severe weather and cold in the mountains.

The cold and damp weather, combined with about 25 miles of highway and freeway riding at the start of the day was admittedly a bit miserable. Even though our new route was 1200 feet lower than the original one, it was still frigid and reports said it was only 38 degrees at our lunch stop at Emigrant Springs State Park.

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Stolen Nishiki mixte mountain

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mixte bicycle with 2″ slicks on it. The paint job is custom, there’s no head badge visible anymore.
It has brazeons for canteliver brakes. NOTE: the rear brake cantilevers are now on the mixte tubes. This is a custom modification. they were originally on the seatstay tubes.
Also, bicycle has an Ideal leather saddle, Campy Tippo hubs, bullhorn one-piece handlebars, and Jandd racks front and rear.
And yes, it was unlocked on my front porch. Which is NOT visible from the sidewalk.
This is (almost) the one-year anniversary of the theft of my bike. I am not “holding my breath” in anticipation of the return of my ride. However I recently found out about this site so I’m listing my bike loss.
I have never seen another mixte bike that fits mountain bike size tires.

Cycle Oregon Day 5 – Rest day in Union

cycle oregon Day 5 (Union, OR) - Union Camp

[Camped on the Union
High School football field.]

Today is our rest day here in the great little town of Union, Oregon and if you want to know what Cycle Oregon is all about, this day pretty much sums it up.

The 3,000 or so riders, volunteer and crew that make up Cycle Oregon have descended on this sleepy little farming town (population 2,000) and the community has responded by working hard to keep us fed, entertained and happy.

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Stolen Schwinn Unknown

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21 speed men’s hybrid with 26 inch tires more like hybrid no front suspension. Removeable back rain guard.

Stolen Dahon Speed Pro

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Orange-gold/black folding bike with 20″ wheels. Original black proprietary seat post and seat replaced with a standard aluminum seat post (aluminum colored) and black gel seat.

Stolen DIAMONDBACK WILDWOOD

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FOREST GREEN, 90’S-ISH MOUNTAIN BIKE, CLIP PEDALS, NEWER UNMARKED HUBS- BACK-BLACK, FRONT-BROWN/BLACK (ANODIZED?)GRIP SHIFT MISMATCHED TO SHIMANO DERAILLEUR, I’M 5’7″-FIT LIKE ROAD BIKE, ONE SLICK TIRE AND ONE MED WT.

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