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Year: 2007

Carfree mom plans bike blender biz

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[Kyrstin wants to call her new business,
Sprocket Smoothies.]

I first met Kyrstin Westwind at a Share the Road rally in Beaverton back in September. We shared a ride home on the MAX and her spirit and enthusiasm for biking left a lasting impression.

She shared the challenges and triumphs of being a carfree single mom. Kyrstin and her 11 year-old son Leo live out at SE 82nd and Glisan, and she commutes by bike to Portland State. With classes that start at 9am, that means she’s up by 6 and on the bike by 7.

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A mixed weather weekend

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downtown scenes

[The view of SW Broadway
from the 4th floor of the
Performing Arts Center.]

We had both weather extremes over the weekend.

Saturday was depressingly dreary and wet, and yesterday was so warm and nice, it was hard to believe that just a few weeks ago the whole city was covered in snow.

On Saturday, Eleni and I dodged the drizzle and rode downtown to see a puppet show at the Performing Arts Center. The fourth floor provided a great view of cyclists zooming about on SW Broadway on their way to rides in the West Hills.

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Stolen KONA Shred

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Hard tail mountain bike, Jack shit primo peddles. Kona bash gaurd for the chain, with chain tenshinor. Front derailer had been removed. Small front cog has been removed, bike is now 8 speed. Maxxis holy rollers front & rear tires. Rouge lock ring grips. Carbon fiber head set spacers on top of the stem. marzocchi front fork

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Stolen Cannondale Unknown

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Cannondale M300 frame with saddle bags and moutain bag. Spare, flat repair bag under seat. Wired for a trip computer. Set up for Shimano shoes on pedals

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Cyclist killed in SE Portland

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[Location of crash. Map via Google]

Just heard that 24 year-old Nick Bucher was killed around midnight last night at SE 26th and Stark.

KATU has details of how it happened,

“Police say prior to the collision, Bucher had been riding the bicycle westbound on Southeast Stark Street. Investigators concluded that the collision occurred when Bucher tried to turn on Southeast 26th Avenue and rode into the path of Stanger’s car.”

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BTA's Safe Routes leader moves on

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[Robert Ping speaks at Sunnyside
School in SE Portland, 10/4/06.]

Robert Ping, the BTA’s Safe Routes to School Program Director, has accepted a position with the Bikes Belong Coalition.

He made the announcement to co-workers today and will transition to his new role of State Network Manager of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership in the next few weeks.

Ping — who was just named to the Safe Routes to School National Task Force — was hired to lead the BTA’s Safe Routes efforts in Spring of 2004.

While at the BTA, Ping led Portland’s rapidly growing Safe Routes effort that grew from 11 to 19 schools this year while adding several new staff members.

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Stolen Raleigh Olympian

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Black Raleigh Olympian road bike, Armadillo tires, caged pedals, 16 spd. 16 year old bike, some wear and tear to seat and handlebar tape. Downtube shifters, water bottle cage. Purple writing the words “Raleigh”, “Olympian” and “Aluminum” on bike body. Medium sized bike.

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More thoughts as attacks on cyclists continue

“Last weekend I was riding down NE Skidmore in broad sunlight, they walked out into the street as I passed and punched me…”
-Gabriel Amadeus, in a comment on the Portland Mercury blog

In the last few days I’ve heard of two more attacks on cyclists. Both of them happened in Northeast Portland. One near the Fred Meyer at 28th and Broadway and one near 9th and Skidmore.

The first was reported by Amy Jenniges on the Portland Mercury blog. She posted an email from someone who wrote in after reading the “Bike Beat” article in this week’s paper. Here’s an excerpt,

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