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US Gran Prix of Cyclocross coming to Portland

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2005 Cyclocross National Championships, Portland OR

A scene from the 2004 National
Championships held at PIR
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(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

In December, the nation’s best cyclocross racers, along with a huge contingent from the bike industry, will descend on Portland International Raceway (PIR) for the final stop in the six-race US Gran Prix of Cyclocross.

The “Portland Cup”, which is (surprisingly) being partially sponsored by the Portland Office of Transportation, is likely to crown the 2007 USGP ‘cross champion.

Race Director Brad Ross says they’ll use the same course from the 2004 National Championships that were also held at PIR. He adds that,

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Press Release: Ride will benefit the North Portland Tool Library

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Press Release:

    North Portland Tool Library presents a “Night in St. Johns”

    PORTLAND, Oregon – Spend the evening of Thursday, November 1 in St. Johns to benefit the North Portland Tool Library. Start with a bicycle ride to St Johns cemeteries to honor Dia de los Muertos. Next, sit down to dinner at Ladybug Café, Proper Eats or other restaurants in downtown St Johns. End the evening with a movie at the St. Johns Cinema. North Portland Tool Library’s spooky fund raiser encourages people to “wear a costume if you dare.”

    Created this year as the First Annual “Night in St. Johns”, members of the Tool Library advisory board are excited about the many fun possibilities for an annual event. Proper Eats, Lady Bug Café and other restaurants in St. Johns are donating 10% of their proceeds of the evening to the North Portland Tool Library. Movies at the St. Johns Cinema will charge $10 on November 1 for evening shows and donate $4 to the North Portland based non-profit.

    The spooky bicycle ride to area cemeteries is being organized by Laura Dalton, carpenter and Tool Library board member who lives in St. Johns. The family-friendly ride starts at 4:00 pm at Weir’s Cyclery in St. Johns, the bike ride will follow a knot route to cemeteries and “scary places” in the St. Johns area. Stops on the ride include visiting the final resting place of James John (St Johns’ founder) at the Columbian Cemetery and the lone gravesite of pioneer farmer, Fred Ramsey. “We will pay the old boy a visit, light a candle, leave some flowers, maybe a bit of whiskey,” says Dalton of the Ramsey site.

    The North Portland Tool Library (NPTL) is a community resource dedicated to building community and fostering sustainability by providing residents with tools and the power to use them.

    NPTL is looking for volunteers to help with the evening’s events. Graphic design, putting up flyers and volunteers for tabling are all needed. Please contact Bob New, Volunteer Coordinator, at 503-823-0209 or nopotool_library@yahoo.com if you can help as a volunteer or have questions about the event.

Adams makes decision on E. Burnside-Couch bike access

[*Updated: 7:25pm; 10/18, 8:28am]

Blue line shows where
new bike lanes will be.

Transportation Commissioner Sam Adams recently made a decision on how to deal with bicycle traffic when E. Burnside and Couch Streets are re-constructed for PDOT’s East Burnside/Couch Couplet Project.

According to PDOT, the project, “will serve as a catalyst for…redevelopment and business growth,” and the two streets, “will be realigned into a one-way couplet system, with eastbound traffic in three lanes on Burnside Street and westbound traffic in two lanes on Couch Street.”

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Stolen Trek 1000

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Smaller blue trek 1000. Has a sticker from a illinois outdoor ship on it. Front wheel is very bent and back one is newer. Has a rack with a reflector on the back. Beat up peddles.

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Memorial service planned for Tracey Sparling

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(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Salem newspaper, the Statesman Journal has details about the memorial service planned for Tracey Sparling.

“Her family will hold the event Thursday afternoon at the First Church of the Nazarene. Invited guests will speak about Tracey and a short reception will be held afterward, family members said.”

The paper also has details about a memorial fund:

Memorial contributions can be made in Tracey Sparling’s name to fund West Salem High School yearbook activities or scholarships. Contributions can be made out to West Salem High School Business Office Bookkeeper, 2650 Orchard Heights Road NW, Salem.

Sparling was a graduate of South West Salem High’s class of 2006.

Read the full article here.

Stolen Soma Smoothie ES

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Soma Smoothie ES
silver
black Mavic CXP 22 rims
black carbon Mosaic fork
black wtb silverado pro saddle
black Salsa stem
full Shimano 105 components(sti shifters, derailleur, cranks)
front wheel has Scott hub
rear wheel has Tiagra hub
cat eye mity 8 computer(on handlebars)
fsa handlebars black with black tape
armadillo tires
2 water bottle cages

(this is the updated posting of the two previous from today)

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Stolen Soma ES

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New Road bike
Top Tube cover black/silver/orange
2 waterbottle cages
Timbuktu saddlebag
Black saddle
black rims/silver hubs
ultegra components

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Order Processing (Team Estrogen, Inc.)

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Sorry. This position has already been filled as of 10/30/07.

Job Title – Order Processing
Company/Organization – Team Estrogen, Inc.

Job Description

Team Estrogen is an online retailer of women’s cycling, triathlon and fitness apparel. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of every woman who wants to ride her bike in comfort and style. We are a small, but growing company seeking employees that share our passion for fitness, and our enthusiasm for providing excellent customer service and an unmatched selection of technical apparel for women.

1) Primary Duties:

    a. Pick & pack orders per pick sheets
    b. Interface with accounting system to mark orders as shipped and apply customer payments to orders
    c. Build gift packaging
    d. Interface with Federal Express and USPS
    e. Fill-out customs forms, if required
    f. End of day balancing procedures, including capturing customer payments in the credit card processing system
    g. Monitor shipping supplies inventory
    h. Maintain order in the warehouse and pull down overstock as needed

2) Other Duties as assigned:

    a. Assist the receiving department with inbound inventory on high volume days
    b. Lend a hand where needed, when needed, for special projects or to balance general work flow


The ideal candidate:

    • Is enthusiastic about athletics and has some familiarity with, or is interested in learning about, technical, sports-specific apparel. Cyclists, runners, swimmers and triathletes are especially encouraged to apply.
    • Is comfortable working in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment and can handle multiple tasks efficiently & effectively.
    • Has some flexibility during peak seasons (late-spring/mid-summer, Christmas shopping season). Neither evenings nor weekends are required, but occasional overtime may be necessary to complete tasks in a timely manner. One Saturday per year, typically in October, is required for warehouse inventory count.
    • Has basic proficiency in Word/Excel/Outlook and is comfortable learning new/unfamiliar computer tasks
    • Thrives in a small company environment, where we each wear many hats, often at the same time

Benefits for Full-time Hourly Employees:

    • 2 weeks vacation annually. Vacation begins accruing at 6 months of employment.
    • 5-6 (depends on calendar) paid holidays per year.
    • 5 paid sick days per year. Eligible after 3 months. Does not accrue.
    • Health Insurance (Kaiser) paid at 50% for employee. Family coverage is also available at employee’s sole expense. Eligible after 3 full calendar months.
    • SIMPLE IRA retirement plan. (Like a small-company 401k). Employee may contribute up to $10,000 per year as a payroll deduction. Team Estrogen matches employee’s contribution up to 3% of employee’s payroll. Employee is fully vested immediately. Contributions can begin in 3rd calendar year (ie. An employee who begins employment in mid 2007 can contribute beginning Jan 2009).
    • Team Estrogen encourages bike commuting. We have secure indoor bike parking and two showers. We also provide each employee a waterproof Goretex rain jacket to keep, as well as a powerful 10W headlight to use as long as (s)he is employed at Team Estrogen.
    • Employees can buy apparel for their personal use at wholesale. Some manufacturers provide additional purchase discounts. Employees may also purchase limited items for spouses.
    • TE Bucks – this is a winter bike commuting incentive that earns the employee free apparel based on % of trips to work made by bicycle.

Job Start: immediately

Pay Range: $10/hour to start, with a performance and pay rate review at 3 months. Hours: Full-Time, Monday – Friday, 8:00 – 4:30

How to Apply
Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to Susan Otcenas at susan@teamestrogen.com

PDOT to launch pedestrian safety campaign

New campaign hopes to
improve crossing safety.
(File photo © Jonathan Maus)

Next Monday, the Oregon Department of Transportation and the City of Portland Office of Transportation, with help from TriMet, are set to launch a media campaign to improve pedestrian safety.

The campaign — which has an emphasis on 82nd Ave — is called “I Brake for People” and it will include ads on TriMet buses, benches and shelters along with drive-time radio blurbs and of course what campaign would be complete without a bumper sticker…

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Safer Streets: A sign of respect for non-motorized vehicle lanes

With all the discussion going on about how to make bike travel safer on crowded downtown streets, I thought we should take a closer look at some of the options on the table.

The first one has to do with signage and how legislation, enforcement, and engineering deal with non-motorized vehicle travel lanes (previously known as bike lanes).

According to the law, a bicycle is a vehicle. So, it seems to follow that a bicycle lane should be considered (in the eyes of engineers and law enforcement professionals) as a vehicle travel lane, on par with motor vehicle travel lanes.

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