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Stolen klein Attitude

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Disc Brakes on at least the rear wheel. The front wheel was in the car when the bike was stolen from…

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New riverfront trail dedicated on Swan Island

trail dedication ceremony- Swan Island

Yesterday a new trail was dedicated on the Swan Island riverfront. The “Going to the River” trail is a 3/8 mile section of the existing Greenway Trail that now offers one full mile of peaceful, riverfront accessibility that isn’t surrounded by freeways, trains and hoardes of people.

On hand at the dedication was Commissioner Sam Adams, Portland Parks’ Gregg Everheart, head of Swan Island’s Transportation Management Association Lenny Anderson, Freightliner employees, staff from the city’s Bureau of Environmental Services, and others.

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Stolen KHS Brentwood

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Silver, hybrid, 21 speed with up-right handlebars. Has “Mt. Bike” rack at rear and a side mirror atta…

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Update: Bike industry meets at City Hall to set future priorities

[Update: Download the meeting notes (PDF, 130K)]

Last night in City Hall, a rep from the Portland Development Commission (PDC), Commissioner Sam Adams (and staff) and other interested stakeholders joined a group of Portland’s bicycle industry leaders in the first meeting in a burgeoning effort to make Portland the most desirable place in the country to do bike business.

[Portland’s bike industry meets with
Commissioner Sam Adams at City Hall]

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Stolen Trek 700

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Trek 700: Black bike, no front brake and incapable of having a new one, Blackburn rack, yellow “PFLAG…

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Stolen worksman cycle LGB large basket

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Stolen Specialized M 2

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Silver alum. alloy Mtn. bike. Small frame ~16in w/sloped down-tube. Titanium-Dean seatpost. Cane cree…

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Stolen Bianchi Milano

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2005 black bianchi milano, broken front fender, ripped seat, broken front reflector, ripped seat and …

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Portland pro gets rear-ended Down Under

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[Ouch!]
Photo: Herald Sun

Portland-based professional bike racer Doug Ollerenshaw—who I rode with back in February—is currently in Melbourne, Australia battling with world’s top road racers in the week-long Herald Sun Tour stage race.

On Monday, at the finish of the second stage, Doug was in a crash. From the picture you can tell it was bad, but the worst part is that this photo ended up being plastered on the inside back cover of the Herald Sun newspaper, the largest circulation newspaper in Australia.

Here’s more on the story from Doug’s blog:

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