Year: 2007
Weekend recap: Strawberries, bakfiets fun, and a Zoobomb run
There’s nothing like a three-day weekend to get the summer bike fun flowing.
On Sunday, the girls and I joined about 15 other folks for a ride out to Sauvie Island for the second annual Strawberry Ride organized by Dat Nguyen.
We rode from north Portland, along Willamette Blvd., and then took a lane on the St. Johns Bridge on our way out to the Island.
Once we got to Kruger Farms we were ready to pick. I tracked down Don Kruger (photo) to tell him how much I liked his farm and how much I appreciate him opening it up to cyclocross racing in the fall. Don is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet and he loves having cyclists out on the farm. I even noticed he has added more bike racks.
Stolen trek 7200 0r 7300
women’s hybrid.
Almost new. Ridden fewer than a dozen times.
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Stolen Cannondale R700
Red 2002 Cannondale R700 road bike with yellow lettering and white team Saeco logo & stripes. Stolen from 24 Hour Fitness in the Pearl. Apparently this has been a frequent problem there – about 1 theft/week for the last month. Be careful!
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Stolen Kona Explosiv
LP Composites bar and seatpost, full Shimano XTR components, Bontrager rims with Shimano XT hubs, red sparkle SDG saddle, Manitou fork and stem, Avocet slicks. Model is a mid-90’s with a Tange Ultimate steel frame with fluted down tube. The wheels are one day old and was stolen from the Safeway on NE Broadway on Thursday, May 24th. I am the original owner and built the bike up myself. I miss it dearly and am heart-broken by it’s loss. It is very fast and is in excellent running condition.
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Stolen Giant Upland
The bike is an old model(1997) but is in good condition. Giant Upland hybrid women’s bike with small frame. There was a tool bag attached with velcro to the seat, a water bottle holder, a headlight and blinking back light.
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Stolen orange hitman
halo sas black rims, marzocchi all mountain 3 05, hope m4’s, a lot of gold parts
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Here’s to a long weekend of riding…
With a long weekend coming up, I can’t bear to leave that CafePress story front and center.
I hope you don’t mind, but I can’t resist sharing these photos of my four year-old daughter Eleni. On our way home from the Three Bridges celebration last weekend, Eleni hopped aboard a friend’s tandem. She was so excited to be up there, speeding along the Esplanade with her feet strapped in.
She smiled like I’ve never seen her smile before. The pictures tell the rest of the story:
Anti-cyclist products on CafePress spark complaints
of the offending products.
The League of American Bicyclists is leading a charge to voice complaints about anti-cyclist products being sold at popular web product retailer CafePress.
Here’s the message being sent around by the League’s Advocacy Coordinator Lou Elin Dwyer:
“Please go to the address below and see the violence being promoted against bicyclists by CaféPress through stickers, t-shirts and coffee mugs.
The message: “I don’t share the road,” accompanies a car striking a bicyclist. There are others here.
MIT project brings Boston TV crews to Portland
(File photo)
A cameraman, an MIT scientist, and an award-winning TV news director/producer from Boston have been soaking up Portland for the past few days. They’ve interviewed everyone from TriMet GM Fred Hansen to PSU professor Ethan Seltzer.
They’re here for a project spearheaded by MIT research scientist Tom Piper (photo below). Piper works in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning and he has embarked on an ambitious project that he says is, “about building better cities, faster than would happen otherwise.”
Trucks, bike lane violations add to anxiety in construction area
The MLK Viaduct Project construction zone is proving to be quite a pain for some cyclists.
Timbuk2 event will benefit local bike group
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As part of their “Artist Originals” campaign, messenger bag manufacturer Timbuk2 is hosting an art charity event at the newly opened Ace Hotel in downtown Portland.
The event will coincide with the First Thursday art walk on June 7th.
Three artists will use Timbuk2’s Artist Canvas bag as their canvas to create original, one-of-a-kind works of art. The proceeds from sales of the bags will go to local non-profit groups.