Light blue road hybrid with fenders on the front and the back. front and back lights and handle bar extensions.
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Month: July 2007
BikePortland summer sticker sale
It’s been a long time since I mentioned my stickers and I’ve still got a few stacks of them sitting here in my office, so I figured a little sale was in order.
You might have seen them around town and now’s your chance to join the cool kids and adorn your bike (or car, or a stop sign) with a BikePortland.org sticker for the amazing price of 3 for $1!
They’re printed locally, sized to fit bike fenders (4.75″ x 1.5″) and I’ve got three designs to choose from:
Stolen Raleigh R500
Yellow-black-white Raleigh R500 road bike with Shimano Tiagra equipment. Bike will also have a cradle for a Vetta RT55 cycling computer.
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Stolen Klein Adept Race
Green Klein Mountain bike with full suspension Manitou shocks in the front and fox racing shock in the back. Bike has damage to the frame near the crankcase from a previous wreck with the bike.
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New signage, outreach discussed at Mt. Tabor meeting
The panel included Police, Parks and PDOT.
(Photo: Police Bureau/SE Precinct)
(Photo: Police Bureau/SE Precinct)
On Wednesday nights the paved roads through Mt. Tabor Park in southeast Portland are closed to motor vehicle traffic and due to its urban location and natural beauty, it becomes flooded with many different types of users.
Dog walkers, skateboarders, and pedestrians all compete for space. Throw speeding cyclists into the mix (one was recently clocked going 37mph) and you’ve got a recipe for disaster.
Signs and free bells encourage courtesy among commuters
A stream of bike commuters roll by an awareness action on the approach to the Hawthorne Bridge.
(File photo)
(File photo)
Stolen Unknown Unknown
Mountain bike. Pink and green. Metallic iradescent mother of pearl color and light forest green on rear section. Tires do not match. New one on back (has white stripes on sides). Handle bars raised with after market collar. Stolen from OMSI on 7-18 between 2 and 5 PM.
Delta BIKE RACK REAR BEAMPOST PORTER w/SUPPORT aluminum unpainted.
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Stolen Raleigh Cadent 2 0
yellow bar tape, many stickers on frame including “Jackson Hole” on the fork and “I like to Ride” on the down tube.
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Helmet debate rages in Portland Bike Forums
Danica (my almost 2 year-old)
wears a helmet because
she does stunts.
wears a helmet because
she does stunts.
Leave it to the age-old helmet debate to smash the record for most replies in the Portland Bike Forums.
Irked by the, “soooooo many people every day riding without a care in the world when their brains could be splattered across the pavement at any time!,” a member named “ephany” decided to start a thread titled, “Why don’t you wear a helmet?”
So far there are 83 replies and more keep trickling in every day.
Here’s a sampling,
Check out the Mercury’s Bike Issue tomorrow
UPDATE: Check it out online.
Cover by Tim Gough
Watch your favorite newsstand or web browser tomorrow for the release of the Portland Mercury’s Bike Issue.
Mercury news writer Scott Moore, who recently wrote that he bikes because, “it’s fun and I love it,” gave me a little preview of what to expect:
- An essay on the intersection of politics and biking
- A few locals share their favorite rides
- A look at everyday bike fashion
Bikes recovered, meth addict suspected in St. Johns shop burglary
Here’s an update to the story about a burglary at Weir’s Cyclery in St. Johns courtesy of Ira Ryan (who works in the basement of the shop),
“The cops recovered 10 bikes and most of the other stuff last night. The thief was a resident tweaker in St. Johns who the cops are on a first-name basis with.
He was trying to sell them in the plaza in downtown St. Johns and the cops followed him to his house (just 4-5 blocks from the precinct) where they found nearly everything that was stolen.”
Ryan says the bikes are a bit mangled and that the cops suspect that the remaining bikes were immediately parted out and sold.