Month: August 2007

Stolen Trek Obviously stolen

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

There is an obviously stolen bling bling Trek bike just listed on craigslist for $50: http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/bik/387370429.html

The text reads:

trek road bike – $50
Reply to: see below
Date: 2007-08-01, 9:09PM PDT

Nice trek bike for sale, works good and everything is mostly new;. give me a call (503)4201337
Location: inner se

The photo shows a carbon fibery STI type racing bike, very recent model. Its obviously stolen nature means it will probably be flagged down. I’ve archived the image here for your investigatory pleasure.

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Stolen Trek 1000 WSD

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Blue road bike. The paint is scratched in several places and it has a small, circular dent along the left side of the down tube.

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First day of business for new bike delivery service

[Updated: August 2nd, 8:30am]

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Free bike delivery at
People’s Food Co-op!
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Starting today, shoppers at People’s Food Co-op (3029 SE 21st Ave.) who arrive by bike, foot, or transit don’t have to worry about how they’ll get all their groceries home.

That’s because the Portland Pedal Power Bicycle Delivery Service will make free home deliveries (tips are welcome of course).

The idea was first hatched by Neil Robinson who wanted to assist customers that weren’t able to leave their homes. Once he heard that co-op members Kwah Waadabi and Ken Wetherell also wanted to do a bike delivery service, they decided to pool their resources and launch Portland Pedal Power.

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Former Lake Oswego city councilor is latest BTA hire

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Karl Rohde
(Photo)

The changes keep coming at the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA).

According to the BTA’s Interim Executive Director Scott Bricker they’re set to hire former Lake Oswego City Councilor Karl Rohde to the newly created position of Interim Governmental/Public Affairs Director.

Rohde will become the BTA’s main lobbyist in Salem, taking over the role left vacant when former policy director Scott Bricker was appointed their Interim Executive Director last week.

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