Year: 2007
Stolen Bridgestone 300
Has “ridestoned” on one side of top tube, dura-ace rear hub, ultegra front hub, blackburn rear rake, sks fenders, salsa handbars, red sidewall tires, wtb saddle
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Stolen Cannondale M300
Cannondale M300 metallic blue, street slicks, fenders, gel seat, purple bar ends
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What Portland bike boulevards dream about
Length: 8 min. 12 sec.
Clarence Eckerson’s latest StreetFilms piece focuses on Berkeley California’s bicycle boulevard network. It’s a great film and it shows that Berkeley is way ahead of Portland in creating slow, traffic-calmed streets that are safe and appealing for people (not just cars).
Got the gravel-in-the-bike-lane blues?
Several readers have written in complaining about gravel still left in many bike lanes throughout the city. It was initially spread to help with the ice and slick roads from our recent storm.
One reader says,
Act locally; thoughts on North Portland
Since I proposed a neighborhood meeting last week (in response to community reaction to an attack on cyclists in North Portland), I’ve been thinking about the issues, reading comments, seeking advice, and trying to determine the best way forward.
Some issues on the table — race, gentrification, youth violence — are vast and complex and I have no delusions of solving them or even tackling them directly. We can’t ignore these issues, but I think there are others in the community better suited to tackling them head-on.
So what do bikes have to do with this?
Local company backs pro team, plans bike symposium
Northeast Portland-based Express Copy, has stepped up to sponsor a professional women’s bike racing team.
Team ExpressCopy.com is a UCI licensed team that plans to take part in more than a hundred events in twelve different countries this season.
Google Map shows stolen bike hot spots
The Stolen Bike Listings just took a nice step up. Michael Jones, the man behind Finetoothcog, just completed one of the main features we planned since we joined forces back in June.
He has combined stolen bike location data with Google Maps to provide a nifty view of where bikes get nabbed.
Bakery offers bike-thru window
Black Sheep Bakery, maker of surprisingly yummy vegan treats at 833 SE Main Street, has installed Portland’s first bike-thru window. And the best thing about it? No cars allowed.
Owner Amanda Felt has outfitted her new retail space (she’s been selling wholesale for years) to offer special service to her biking customers. Bikes can pull along the side in a protected area near the parking lot. She’s even got a custom “Bike Thru Window” sign, a rubber strip that rings a bell for service, and a daily special that includes a coffee, muffin, and a patch kit!
National committee endorses sharrows
Photo: Todd Boulanger
At the recently completed annual meeting of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD), they voted 35-0 to endorse shared lane markings (aka sharrows) and forward the recommendation to the Federal Highway Administration.
From there, it is a small step into officialdom… inclusion in the next edition of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).