Electra Rat Rod
Year: 2006
Shift celebrates four years of bike fun
Shift to Bikes—a grassroots group that sets the standard for promoting bike fun—celebrates their fourth anniversary this weekend with four special events you won’t want to miss.
The fun starts with a special Birthday Breakfast on the Bridges tomorrow morning and it ends with a Shift picnic in Laurelhurst Park on Sunday. Check out their home page for all the details.
Since their start in 2002, Shift has remained an all-volunteer force that has had a huge impact on the local bike scene. They’re the folks behind such Portland institutions as Breakfast on the Bridges, the Multnomah County Bike Fair, bike moves, Pedalpalooza, the Get Lit program and much more.
Stolen Trek 6500
Headset is a bolt-on headset, red chrome. Old Judy forks. 26″ mountain bike tires. Blue trek 6500 frame covered in electrical tape (from being a courier bike)
CCC mural completed, celebration planned
[Detail of new mural]
The Community Cycling Center (CCC) has just announced that the beautiful new mural painted on the side of their retail store on NE Alberta Street is finished! In honor of everyone that made it happen, the CCC plans to hold a party and celebration on Sunday, September 10th from 3-6PM.
The whimsical and vibrant mural was created by local artist Robin Corbo and made possible by a $15,000 grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC). Corbo has worked since July with her crew of volunteers to complete the 1,100 square foot painting. Here’s more from the CCC press release:
An update on the Stolen Bike Listings
You might have noticed that I just posted 72 stolen bike listings. Sorry for the onslaught (especially those of you that read via my RSS feed) but I can explain everything.
But before I do, check out this video clip from FOX News (KPTV) that aired a few days ago. It features an interview with yours truly as well as someone who recovered their bike here on BikePortland.org.
OK, back to the explaining…
Stolen Specialized Unknown
Small hybrid/road (?) bike-built for me by The Recyclery (has sticker on frame). Black Specialized frame, black tires with yellow stripe, black wrap on handlebars (could have been changed), nice shifters.
Stolen Raleigh Mojave 2
great condition only 1 year old. Stolen from Century Theaters, Beaverton, 2-4 pm daylight. Cable cut. Red skate helmet taken too.
Stolen Iron Horse QuestX
Stolen from Cortland Village Apartments in Hillsboro between 9:30 PM and 8:00 AM. Ugly gray/tan banded Iron Horse QuestX mountain bike. Pearlescent purple sheen to the paint in the light. Cactus sticker on front. Iron Horse QuestX logo label on right top tube. Rear rack with two blue bungee cords and a white piece of ribbon. Triangular red Mars 2.0 Blackburn rear light, Planet Bike cylindrical front light. 7-speed Shimano trigger shifters. “Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab” black and orange rectangular sticker on the left side of the top tube. Metallic square silver sticker on underside of bottom diagonal tube. Black WTB saddle. Black plastic Apex front and rear fenders – front one partially attached with white twist-tie. Small rectangular magnet stuck on top of handlebars. Paint is scuffed and scraped, and has quite a bit of road grime. No serial number on bike.
Stolen Giant OCR3
Would have front end damage (recent crash), very worn rims, second set of brake levers on top handlebars.
Stolen mercier single speed road bike
chipped up paint job, mostly shimano components, flat handle bar