🚨 Please note that BikePortland slows down during this time of year as I have family in town and just need a break! Please don't expect typical volume of news stories and content. I'll be back in regular form after the new year. Thanks. - Jonathan 🙏
Brand: Kestrel
Color:White
Stolen in , OR
Stolen:2009-07-27
Stolen From: Basement of 2190 W. Burnside St Portland OR 97210
Neighborhood: W. Burnside
Owner: Joseph Fitzgerald
OwnerEmail: jpsfitz@gmail.com
Description: White Kestrel carbon road bike with painted flames off the headset. Look carbon fork.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Brand: Trek
Model: OCLV 5200 Carbon
Color:Black
Size:50cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97210
Stolen:2009-07-27
Stolen From: Basement of 2190 W. Burnside Ave, Portland OR 97210.
Neighborhood: W. Burnside
Owner: Katherine Armstrong
OwnerEmail: katarmstrong@gmail.com
Description: Older black Trek carbon road bike. Green handlebar tape.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
If you’re out and about on two wheels today, remember to respect the heat. It’s hot out there (as if you didn’t know already) and it can make riding not only uncomfortable, but downright dangerous if you’re not ready for it.
We hear a lot about how the dark, cold, wet winters keep folks from riding, but the other day a friend of mine said showing up at his destination dripping in sweat after a bike ride was almost just as much of a deterrent. (I can relate. Last week I realized after riding home that the back of my shorts had two huge sweat spots on them. I’m O.K. with my bike identity, but I realize how butt sweat might challenge someone’s social self esteem. I thought of sharing a photo but thought better of it (you’re welcome).)
Lots of local news; Cash for Clunkers excites some, nauseates others; BikeSnob to reveal identity; roadblocks to getting to school by bike; taking the Sierra Club to task; rickshaws deprioritized in Dhaka; and much, much more.
Here’s a selection of the stories that caught our eye in the last week:
– It’s not looking good for a timely reauthorization of the federal transportation bill, or for the Obama administration’s support for innovations in transportation funding.
– Through the Cash for Clunkers program, the federal government is now helping Americans trade in their old cars for new ones, to the tune of up to $4,500. And the effects are becoming apparent as local car dealerships get a boost.
– Maureen Dowd makes a comparison between driving while distracted by our phones and a dangerous drug habit.
Year: 02
Brand: trek
Model: 5200 usps
Color:blue red white
Size:56 cm
Serial: WL1213978
Stolen in laconner, WA
Stolen:2009-07-13
Stolen From: s.e. bethesda pl. gresham
Owner: wood weiss
OwnerEmail: chirowood@wavecable.com
Reward: 350
Description: postal, speedplay pedals,small clip attached under seat.red and black Terry saddle
Police record with: gresham police
Police reference#: 099102
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 1978?
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Super Le Toure
Color:Black with red lettering, detail, handlebar tape
Size:~52 cm
Photo: http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/4286_81486653475_534528475_1768242_3817039_n.jpg; http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs182.snc1/6060_104293638475_534528475_2108291_6852473_n.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2009-07-21
Stolen From: right out of my back yard at about 11 p.m. NE 13th and Wygant, just south of Alberta.
Owner: Kathe Steck
OwnerEmail: kathe.yvonne@gmail.com
Reward: YES!
Description: Black body with red lettering, cable casings, and handlebar tape. Paint a little dinged up here and there, with rust, especially around the top tube where “super le toure” is written (from my bike lock). Wheels are fairly new with good tread, new brake pads and cable housings. One rear Planet Bike fender. At the time it was stolen, front brake cable and front derailleur loose, and derailleurs a little out of alignment.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2003?
Brand: Specialized
Color:Gold and Black
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2009-07-24
Stolen From: SE 45th Ave and Hawthorne Blvd.
Neighborhood: SE Hawthorne
Owner: Alyssa Hursh
OwnerEmail: alyssa.hursh@gmail.com
Description: Gold and black Specialized hybrid-ish bike. 24-speed, with unhappy gears (#2 and 3) on the rear gear set. Specialized foam seat with several rips and tears. Seat is worn down to the yellow foam on the very front, left side. Black bike bell on left side handlebar. Standard planet bike front and rear lights. Black fenders, front and rear. Black rack over rear wheel. Gray rubber handles are slightly sticky from use. Front brake screeches pretty badly. Front bike fork has shock absorbers. The ends of the brake handles have been scratched at the tip, so the little ball ends are now mostly silver (instead of black). The water bottle holder is positioned on the underside of the frame so that it points toward the front wheel.
Police record with: 09-065837
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 1996
Brand: cannondale
Model: r800
Color:blue
Size:56
Photo: http://www.aracnet.com/~dclark/cannondale.html
Stolen in portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2009-07-25
Stolen From: NE 14th/NE Klickitat
Neighborhood: irvington/sabin
Owner: Melanie Clark
OwnerEmail: mclark@aracnet.com
Reward: 100
Description: blue canondale (mens) with shamano pedals, racing rims, full handle bars, panier, bike and front bike lights
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2004
Brand: Cannondale
Model: CAAD4
Color:Metallic Blue
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2009-07-25
Stolen From: 49th & Brazee, in front of the house
Neighborhood: NE, near Hollywood
Owner: Rebecca Roberts
OwnerEmail: rroberts@k12.com
Description: Women’s road bike, has some blue/silver spirally design on the frame, Speedplay pedals, Conti tire in front (I think), new Bontrager tire on back
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 98ish
Brand: Lightspeed
Color:Yellow
Size:55cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2009-07-25
Stolen From: In front of my house
Neighborhood: NE near Hollywood
Owner: Frank Charron
OwnerEmail: frank_oh@hotmail.com
Description: Ti road bike painted screaming yellow, the lightspeed badge on front has fallen off, blue sidewalls on tires, Look pedals
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Use this post to discuss your hot-weather riding this weekend.
Not sure yet what you’ll be doing? Check out the featured events on our Weekend Guide, or for more bike fun see the always well-populated Shift calendar.
I’ve already begun my weekend, taking a chunk of time off in the middle of the day to haul some found boards by bike — hopefully within the next week they’ll become a bookshelf.
We had another great Get Together in inner Southeast last night. A very solid turnout of readers, local bike business owners, event promoters, advocates and planners showed up to learn, network, and drink some very good beer.
Each one of our Get Togethers (this is the fifth) has taken on a different feel. Last night we didn’t talk much about road conditions and bikeway highs and lows. Instead, with the amazing amount of active bike people in Southeast, the night turned into a great opportunity for business-to-business networking and for people to put faces to the names and projects they read about everyday here on BikePortland.