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Year: 2006

Stolen:Peugeot- Vintage

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silver Peugeot single-speed with that fancy Peugeot checkerboard decal on the vintage (80’s?) Reynolds 531 steel frame (not lugged); black chainring, alloy wheels, flat metal pedals, black
Blackburn rack that was broken and electrical-taped together again.
The bike’s serial number is on two lines: 2171948 on the first line,
PH1O 50 on the second line. Someone also carved a phone number on the
bottom of the downtube, but it was rather rusted over. Rust spots
scattered throughout the frame

Judge shows no respect for fixie case

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fixed gear sign

The Portland Mercury Blog is reporting that Multnomah County Judge Dale Koch has denied lawyer Mark Ginsberg’s request to have his stack of fixed-gear tickets heard in a real courtroom, instead of in lowly traffic court.

Since the Ayla Holland case, Ginsberg has collected seven more cases of bicyclists being ticketed for not having a braking device on their fixed-gear bicycles.

According to the Mercury, Ginsberg believes the fixed-gear issue deserves a real hearing, not just a hurried run through traffic court. He says Koch’s refusal to hear these fixed-gear cases by an elected, sitting judge (as opposed to a “pro tem” traffic court judge) raises “constitutional issues.”

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Mountain Cycle moving to Seattle

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Mountain Cycle booth sign

The final chapter in the long-running saga of Mountain Cycle has now been written.

Mountain Cycle was once a beloved local brand with a factory in North Portland, a presence on the local cyclocross scene and even a ‘cross bike named the Stumptown.

According to a press release I just received, the new owners have decided to set up their headquarters in Seattle Washington.

The press release says that under new management the brand is poised for a “new lease on life,” and that “the company plans to rebuild Mountain Cycle back into the innovative and rider oriented brand that it started out as back in 1988.”

It’s too bad because I thought they were well on their way to doing that right here in Portland.

Download the press release (PDF).

Zoobombers plan annual birthday bash

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Zoobomb 8/28/05

[Ready, set, Zoobomb]

This weekend Zoobombers celebrate their fourth anniversary with two days of mini-bike madness known as the BIFFday Summer Olympics.

On Saturday they’ll assemble at Colonel Summers Park (SE 20th and Belmont) at 2:00 for events like mini-bike polo, chicken races (where mini-bikers duel with someone riding on their shoulders), and the ominous-sounding Harness of Doom.

Then at noon on Sunday, at an undisclosed location (sorry), a new event dubbed “This Race is a Pipe Bomb,” is planned. Organizers are calling the event an opportunity to ride down a sewage pipe in “pitch black, stanky darkness with the albino fishies.” and, “Race down a 6′ diameter concrete tube, carve on the walls, go as fast as you can, probably get hurt!” Sounds awesome.

This event will be followed by a high-stakes Zoobomb and more craziness on the hill.

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Event planned in response to fatal crash

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[Intersection of SW 5th and Washington]
Photo: Susan Otcenas

Citizen activists mobilzed by the death of cyclist Mike Wilberding on August 1st have channeled their emotions into a traffic safety awareness action. The event will be held on September 1st from 4-6pm at SW 5th and Washington Streets in Beaverton (the intersection where the crash occured).

The circumstances surrounding Wilberding’s death spurred a large amount of community response, including the formation of a web-based traffic safety activism group.

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Stolen: Specialized Allez

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From: “SCOTT S HURD”
To:
Subject: Fw: stolen bike report
Date: Thursday, August 24, 2006 7:39 AM

Stolen 8-23-06 between 300pm-630pm
from Portland Adventist Hospital 10123 SE Market St Portland, OR. Was locked with a cable and Master padlock to sign next to full bike rack at front entrance of hospital. Lock shackle was cut. Lock, cut shackle and cable were left on ground.
2003 ? Specialized Allez silver with black accents
serial number MK9F2006
has black Kinesis carbon forks, black salsa stem, SPD pedals
black front handlebar pack, black gel seat pad
silver cat eye strobe light and black front light with battery pack in water bottle cage. 2nd water bottle cage. Plastic mount on seat post for tail light.
Grey handlebar tape, missing handlebar plugs.
Black wheels, black spokes.
River City bicycles decal.
Silver pump.

Reported to Portland Police at 740 pm.

Scott Hurd
503 267 7341, cell

Stolen: Ritchey Outback – Recovered!

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I locked it and my helmet with a fairly heavy cable to an
8-ft tall signpost in front of Pazzo’s Restaurant, 627 SW
Washington St at 1:30PM yesterday. They were gone an hour
later.

it’s a blue Tom Richie fillet-brazed “Outback” model with cool u-brake in the rear,
a rear Blackburn rack and fenders with white mudflaps. I
since added a wicker front basket (supported by that lamp
bracket) added another lamp bracket on the fork blade and
changed to a clear water bottle. The serial number on the
bottom bracket, 70351, had the first two digits covered by
the bolted-on cable guide. It had Specialized FatBoy slicks
and was otherwise original, circa 1977.

Thanks for your work on stolen bike listings and all the
rest! I’m buying new u-locks and just using cables for the
wheels.

—
Jack
cell: 503.806.3771

ODOT wants input on Bryant Overpass

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Bryant St. Bike/ped bridge

[The Bryant Street bike/ped bridge
over I-5 in North Portland.]

Yesterday I met ODOT transportation planner Joyce Felton. Joyce is in charge of the seven community enhancement projects ODOT is funding as part of their I-5 Delta Park Project.

One of those projects is the Bryant Street Overpass, a bicycle and pedestrian bridge that crosses I-5 in North Portland between Portland Blvd. and Lombard. ODOT has allocated $50,000 to improve it and Joyce is looking to the community for ideas and plans for how to spend that money.

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