August 2009 Archives

Hopworks Brewery will throw carfree ‘Biketoberfest’ party

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Hopworks owner Christian Ettinger
at a Short Track race last month.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) is set to lay claim to the title of Portland’s most bike-friendly brewpub with their newly announced Biketoberfest event.

The free event (September 19, noon to 10:00pm) will feature live performances by five bands, kids bike games, a handmade bike exhibition, a BikeCraft bazaar (hosted by BikePortland), BMX trick riding exhibition, The Sprockettes, roller races by Team Beer, a “Huffy Huck Off” and more.

Hopworks owner Christian Ettinger says he envisions this as a carfree event and says the price of admission is only that you arrive by bike. He also plans to unveil two new beers at the event made especially for bike lovers.

Year: 1993?
Brand: Schwinn
Model: ?
Color:Metallic Grey
Serial: ?
Photo: ?
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2009-08-18
Stolen From: Outside the Ford Building at 11th and Division in Southeast.
Neighborhood: Ladd’s Addition
Owner: William Oakley
OwnerEmail: oakley@embittered.com
Description: This was heavy metallic grey (brownish grey) bike, cruiser-style but with 6 speeds. The gears are on a dial on the right handlebar. The seat is wide and black. When it was stolen the bike had a light on the front, a reflector on the back, and a cup holder screwed to the handlebars.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Where to rent a bike in Portland

Portland is a bike town. Sure, it’s not Copenhagen or Amsterdam (yet), but increasingly, when people come here they want to “Do as the Romans do” — and in Portland that means get on a bike.

But if you don’t have friends in town that can set you up with a bike, and you don’t want to pay the going rate for a used one (which some feel is way too expensive), renting is an excellent option.

Here at BikePortland, we get a steady stream of inquiries about where the best bike rental shops are. So, we finally decided to try and get a good, solid list together. Below is a list of shops in Portland that rent bikes and a bit of information about them.

Ton Daggers (in blue shirt) had
a great time at Sunday Parkways.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Metro will host a presentation today titled, “Active Transportation in The Netherlands and South America”.

The event will feature visiting experts Ruud Ditewag and Ton Daggers. Mr. Ditewig is the current Bicycle Coordinator for the City of Utrecht, Netherlands (which has the sixth highest bike mode share in the world at 33%). Ton Daggers is the Director of Movilization, a European and South American network of cities that are transforming their streets to be more friendly to bicycle transportation. Daggers was also a consultant to Bogota, Colombia Mayor Enrique Penalosa as he implemented one of the most comprehensive bicycle networks in the world.

We need more like him.
(Photo © J. Maus)

This week, Portland is playing host to the Safe Routes to School National Conference. The event is hosted by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) and they report that over 500 attendees have registered.

Attendees include biking and walking advocates, health care providers, city planners, transportation experts and a host of other professionals and practitioners. The goal is to get inspired, share best practices, and focus efforts on getting more kids to school under their own power.

In addition to three days of panel discussions, presentations and mobile workshops, the event is anchored by keynotes from major players in the bicycling and health advocacy world.

Year: 1970s?
Brand: Motobecane
Color:Silver
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2009-08-17
Stolen From: Milo’s Cafe in Northeast on Broadway (in between 13th and 14th)
Neighborhood: Lloyd Center
Owner: John Cooper
OwnerEmail: tamiller80@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: Silver Motobecane single speed. Large frame,
Police record with: 973482
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Forest Green Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo 1994

Year: 1994
Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: Hoo Koo E Koo
Color:Forest Green
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2009-08-17
Stolen From: Milo’s Cafe in Northeast on Broadway (in between 13th and 14th)
Neighborhood: Lloyd Center
Owner: Tim Miller
OwnerEmail: tamiller80@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: Forest green mtn. bike, older frame. Yellow rock shox. Bontrager tires (hybrid road/off road). Grip shifts with bar ends.
Police record with: 973482
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Black Raleigh 9.2.5

Brand: Raleigh
Model: 9.2.5
Color:Black
Serial: HQ0806150
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2009-08-13
Stolen From: Portland Nursery on Stark St.
Owner: Svetlana Pell
OwnerEmail: pell.dave@gmail.com
Description: Black Raleigh 9.2.5
Police reference#: 09073783
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Blue/Teal Univega hybrid early 90s

Year: early 90s
Brand: Univega
Model: hybrid
Color:Blue/Teal
Size:24 in./61 cm
Serial: 6N562073
Photo: http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/5992/univega.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2009-08-17
Stolen From: Bike racks adjacent to the streetcar tracks running between Cramer hall and Lincoln hall on the PSU campus.
Neighborhood: PSU/Downtown
Owner: Dan Fuller
OwnerEmail: danielpfuller@gmail.com
Reward: $50
Description: The photo linked to above shows the bike as it appeared when it went missing. Frame and forks are CrMo. Front fork is unicrown-style with 5 mm lowrider rack bosses. Frame has housing stops on downtube and toptube, with rear brake cable routed past the seat cluster via a small piece of brazed-on tubing. Frame was originally entirely teal, but has had blue spray enamel (flaking to reveal black underneath) applied to the top tube. Rear dropouts are vertical.
Front and rear wheels have Pitlock locking skewers. Rear wheel has 36 spokes laced to a Shimano Deore XT 7-speed hub and an asymmetrical rim. Front hub has 36 spokes laced to a V-section rim and a Shimano Dynohub. Dynohub is wired to a B&M Lumotec IQ Fly LED headlight as well as a Seculite Plus LED taillight (mounted to fender). Both rims are Velocity brand, but without identifying labels. White reflective tape is applied to approx. 1/3 of the inner circumference of each rim.
Bike has an aluminum chainguard and front and rear wire baskets. Handlebar is a swept-back steel one (Nitto Albatross model) with a single Suntour Bar-Con shifter mounted on the left side. Rear derailer is Shimano STX. Brakes are center-pull cantilever style. Saddle is a brown Brooks B17.
Crank is a Shimano BioPace, 170 mm length with a single 44T chainring. Bottom bracket is an adjustable cup-and-cone type. Cassette is a Shimano 9-speed 11-34 with the top cog removed to fit onto the 7-speed freehub body. Pedals are aluminum with rubber platforms.
Police record with: PSU Public Safety (Portland State Univ.)
Police reference#: 090399
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Light Blu Metalic Paris Sport 10 speed 1980

Year: 1980
Brand: Paris Sport
Model: 10 speed
Color:Light Blu Metalic
Size:26″
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2009-08-18
Stolen From: Stolen right off front porch.
Bike was locked with coil lock…but not to fixture.
Family neighborhood.
2925 NE 35th Place near Stanton
Owner: Mark Mersky
OwnerEmail: mmersky@dcsimedia.com
Reward: yes…
Description: Vintage Paris Sport 10 Speed. Racing bars changed out for straight-across, mtn style. Hybrid tires for on and off road.
Blue Metallic finish with white lettering.
Soft black saddle seat.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Blue/yellow Schwinn Traveller II 1988

Year: 1988
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Traveller II
Color:Blue/yellow
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2009-08-18
Stolen From: E burnside and 6th ave.
Neighborhood: Inner se
Owner: Mike Pifke
OwnerEmail: Mikepifke@gmail.com
Reward: 50 bucks
Description: Wrapped w blue and yellow electrical tape. Chrome handlebars, one shimano front brake w black pyramid lever mounted backwards on the right handlebar. Sun rims, acs freewheel. Singlespeed. Yellow tires.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Is there “bicycle inflation” in Portland?

An article published Monday in the popular New York Times blog, Freakonomics, claims that used bikes in Portland are overpriced.

In, Bicycle Inflation in Paradise, reporter Robin Goldstein sets out to buy a used bike during a recent visit to Portland and then is shocked to find out the going rate for a road-worthy used city bike in Portland is about $500 — much more than the $35 he spent for a squeaky junker last time he was in a bike shop.

Hopworks Brewery will throw carfree ‘Biketoberfest’ party

Metallic Grey Schwinn ? 1993?

Where to rent a bike in Portland

Active transportation experts will present at Metro today

Safe Routes to School National Conference begins today in Portland

Silver Motobecane 1970s?

Forest Green Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo 1994

Black Raleigh 9.2.5

Blue/Teal Univega hybrid early 90s

Light Blu Metalic Paris Sport 10 speed 1980

Blue/yellow Schwinn Traveller II 1988

Is there “bicycle inflation” in Portland?

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