Next Monday (7/17), the City of Portland Office of Transportation will begin a major construction project on SE Hawthorne Blvd. The 35-block Hawthorne Boulevard Project will add safety improvements from 20th to 55th Streets.
Black (color) Haro (brand) V24 (model) stolen from Pioneer Plaza during the World Cup finals 7/09. This is my daugther’s bike. Her bike was locked to a fence with mine using a cable lock but the thief(ves) took only her bike after snipping the cable. She saved/earned money to buy this bike – she really wants it back. The frame is tiny – 12 to 14 inches, the smallest frame for this model. Has a Planet Bike brand water bottle cage and a noticeable scratch on the top side of the top tube. Please send info to black_haro_bike@yahoo.com.
[Submitted by courtain]
Jamis Coda Sport Stolen 7/7/06 from NE Schuyler between 16th & 17th avenue, around 9:15am. It was stolen from the gate of my daughters preschool. Unfortunately, it was unsecured (my bad), as we got to school, only to discover lock had been forgotten. I left it behind bushes for a short while as I lugged two children, two backpacks, two lunchboxes and a bike trailer into the courtyard of the school (yes, I’m trying to justify leaving it unsecured)…
It’s a black 17.5 inch frame, with silver/gray logo designs on it. It has a bottle cage and a clip/bracket for connecting a bike trailer, but little else on it. It was purchased in 2003, but is in great condition, as it is primarily used for street travel around our neighborhood. The serial number is IG2B02105. It has a ‘Comfort’ frame and 700c wheel size.
Our family bikes a lot, and can’t affort to buy a new bike right now, so any info is helpful. Thanks. keri@courtain.com
*[Turns out this was just an art project. Read the comments to find out more.]
Just got a tip from a reader that someone is doing a Yellow Car Program in downtown Portland.
According the flyer in the window, it’s modeled on Portland’s Yellow Bike Program that was launched by the CCC back in the mid-1990s.
Our program was one of the first in the country but ultimately failed due to theft and vandalism.
My tipster said it’s no joke:
“I saw this car downtown and it had parking tickets all over. I watched someone get in and it started right up.”
The flyer is pretty funny. Here’s an excerpt:
Hundreds of cyclists packed City Hall last night to bask in Portland’s rich artisan bicycle culture at the first-ever Made in Portland Bicycle Show and Art Exhibition. The crowds were thick and the energy and good times flowed like the free Widmer beer.
The bike show was the epicenter of the event. The marble floors, columns and high ceilings of the atrium were the perfect setting for the builders to share their craft. There was a wide variety of locally made bikes on display, from the utilitarian three-wheeled vehicles of Bill Stites to the woman-centric Sweetpea cross bike and Sacha White’s show-stopping Vanilla Tricycle.
Yesterday I stopped by City Hall to check in on preparations for tonight’s Made in Portland Bike Show and Art Exhibition.
I hope you can join us (it’s from 5-8PM) because we’ve put together an unprecedented gathering of bicycle-inspired art. Here are a few teasers.
It’s not every day I get to tell you about a brand new bike club, especially one as interesting as Dropout.
The Dropout Bike Club wants to spread the love and fun of mutant and freak bikes (like tall bikes and choppers) to everyone. They’re sort of a kinder, gentler, more inclusive (and less reclusive) version of our other freak bike club, CHUNK 666.
David Darby (aka chops) is the brains behind the club. Chops is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet and a long time Portland bike activist who is well-known in the community for his creativity. You might remember him from the BikeCraft Faire where he read his poem, Next Time (see the video, read the text). He is also a talented artist whose work will be displayed in tonight’s art show at City Hall.
Here’s more from chops about his new club:
The Portland City Council unanimously passed a resolution today making the bicycle industry a recognized and targeted part of our economy.
Mia Birk, principal at Alta Planning and Design (and former Bike Program manager for PDOT) presented her firm’s recent research to Mayor Potter and Commissioners Adams, Leonard, Sten and Saltzman.
[Submitted by Bickendan]
I had a yellow 21-speed mountain bike stolen from a bike rack at SW 5th and Morrison downtown July 4th (my birthday) between 11:45 am and 1:30 pm.
[Submitted by stevenwilker]
My new Trek 7.5 fx disc brake – 22.5″ bike was stolen out of my garage in NE Pdx on the morning of July 4 by someone who left a crappy old silver gary fisher wahoo mountain bike in its place. The stolen bike is black, has a trek ride along hitch mounted on the seat post, a cable chain attached to the saddle, and a wireless trip computer.
email s.wilker@comcast.net. thanks.
[Submitted by Joew]
My bike was stolen from in front of my apartment on ne 16th and sandy. I was in a hurry and didn’t put the u-lock on the rack, just through the wheel. I looped my cable around the rack, but it was cut. The u-lock should still be on the back wheel. It’s a kryponite, as was the cable.
The bike has been customized with disc brakes front and back, has nine back gears, says it has three on the front (really has two) and has a serfa seat. Has mounts for lights on the front and back. Also has fenders front and back, the back fender has a ratty reflector on it. I have the Serial# and owners info. I just put brand new silver pedals on it which stick out because the rest of the bike is matte black. Also has vittoria tires. (316) 200-1776 or (316) 250 5751 joenwilson@yahoo.com
I just got home from vacation (been gone since Saturday) and on my way into town I noticed fresh paint on an old building at the corner of Killingsworth and Vancouver.
Upon further inspection I noticed this sign in the window, “Coming Soon: Cycling Center”
Turns out the owner is Ben Bartlett, a 50 year-old retiree who lives down the street. He decided to open the Cycling Center because he noticed many older riders’ needs weren’t being addressed at existing shops.
