Month: September 2009

Black/Red Specialized Allez 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Specialized
Model: Allez
Color:Black/Red
Size:56
Serial: WUD092001342E
Photo: [URL=http://img197.imageshack.us/i/900079d.jpg/][IMG]http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3268/90
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2009-09-3
Stolen From: 32nd & Hawthorne, out of the shed.
Neighborhood: Hawthorne
Owner: Josh Patrick
OwnerEmail: rockettdoggie@msn.com
Description: Planet Bike Eco Rack, Speed EZ Fenders, Computer.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

forest green Trek 520 2004

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Year: 2004
Brand: Trek
Model: 520
Color:forest green
Size:19
Serial: WW2793922
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2009-09-2
Stolen From: 9710 SE Washington St. In front of McMenamins Pub 205
Neighborhood: Montavilla
Owner: Nicole Evans
OwnerEmail: mistybanks50@hotmail.com
Description: Coventry Cycle sticker on lower part of frame. White LOOK brand road pedals. Grip tape on handlebars unravelling…
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Blue/Silver Trek 7500 2003

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Year: 2003
Brand: Trek
Model: 7500
Color:Blue/Silver
Photo: http://www.playhugecoaching.com/media/MWR%20bike.JPG
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2009-08-26
Stolen From: 5040 SE Milwaukee
NW Trackers building
across from Oaks Bottom parking lot
Neighborhood: Sellwood
Owner: Morgan Rich
OwnerEmail: info@playhuge.com
Reward: $100
Description: * Rebuilt front wheel to accommodate Avid disk brake – so spoke pattern in back and front wheel are different.
* Schwalbe Marathon tires
* Orange Acid 1 Crank Brothers pedals
* Rock Shox front fork
* Tear in the seat
* Sticker with Martin Luther King, Gandhi, and Dalai Lama on down tube
* Sticker of Japanese peace sign on seat tube
* Burley Piccolo Moose rack on back (also stolen)
* along with Burley D’lite trailer (was attached to Piccolo)
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 09-76199
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

blue Cannondale Quick 4 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Cannondale
Model: Quick 4
Color:blue
Size:large
Serial: UM10687
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2009-09-2
Stolen From: NE 15th and Weidler – Grace Church parking lot
Neighborhood: Inner NE
Owner: Erin Kirkwood
OwnerEmail: ellen.erin@gmail.com
Description: metallic blue, flat handle bars, blue water bottle holder, air pump, small pouch under seat with repair parts, tail light on small pouch, rack on back, black fenders
Police record with: 09-78601
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

August 2009 site stats and top stories

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Here are BikePortland’s traffic stats from the month of August, 2009. The most popular post of the month was the locally produced video entitled ‘Performance’ which, according to Youtube.com has garnered nearly three quarters of a million YouTube views in the three weeks since its initial publication on that site.

Following in popularity on BikePortland in August (counted by page views using Google Analytics) were three separate stories of conflict linked below.

Lastly, the annual Bridge Pedal recap with some excellent aerial photos by Jonathan and lots of positive event feedback in the reader comments rounded out the top five.

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Police Bureau will give extra attention to cycle track

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Cycletrack on SW Broadway-4

It might take some time, and
enforcement, before the lane is
this clear all the time.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Almost immediately after the thermoplastic cooled on the new cycle track on SW Broadway, reports came in that some folks were parking and driving their cars in the bike-only travel lane (one of them even ended up on the evening news).

Since the cycle track is new, this behavior is to be expected and there’s sure to be a learning curve for everyone. (Whether PBOT could have done more in terms of signage, markings, bollards, and so on, is a separate conversation.)

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Green/Black Gary Fisher Cosmo 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: Cosmo
Color:Green/Black
Size:20″
Serial: AX500185
Stolen in , OR
Stolen:2006-09-01
Stolen From: Woodstock area between 48th and Henry and 43rd and Glenwood
Neighborhood: WOODSTOCK
Owner: Maile Baures
OwnerEmail: mimibaures@yahoo.com
Description: It has a bike bell on the handle bars with a photo of a character i believe
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Raise money for watershed while biking the Springwater

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The Bicycle Transportation Alliance isn’t the only local non-profit encouraging Portlanders to go by bike in the month of September. The BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge started yesterday, but so did the Springwater Cycle Stroll.

The Cycle Stroll is organized by the Johnson Creek Watershed Council. The event allows registered participants to track their miles ridden (or walked, rollerbladed, etc…) on the Springwater Trail for the month of September (the popular trail runs along Johnson Creek for many miles). The money raised will support the JCWC’s restoration, education and outreach programs.

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Bike parking on the new Mall: The good, the bad, and the confusing

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Some folks are confused about these
rack-shaped objects on the new transit
mall.
(Photos: Victoria Gilbert)

Here’s a bit of good, bad, and confusing news about bike parking on TriMet’s transit mall in downtown Portland (we’ll get to the issue of actually riding on it in a separate story).

Back in January, we reported on how stringent design guidelines that call for expensive bike racks have resulted in a major lack of bike parking.

TriMet architects, in their quest to create an aesthetically pleasing streetscape on 5th and 6th avenues, require the City to pay for silver, brushed steel racks that are much more expensive than their standard issue blue ones ($367 compared to $87). In addition, crews actually removed existing staple racks that didn’t conform to the design guidelines (including racks directly in front of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance office).

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Green Specialized Stumpjumper pro 1996

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Year: 1996
Brand: Specialized
Model: Stumpjumper pro
Color:Green
Size:18″
Photo: picasaweb.google.com/pepelepete/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCOv45v2c2c6tAw&pli=1&gsessionid=-p41p8plBOb1BGQaB-HC7Q#5376782838630134850
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2009-08-30
Stolen From: 4625 SE 67th ave, near foster front of building Performance Works NW
Neighborhood: Crack central
Owner: Picolo Stewart
OwnerEmail: pepelepete@gmail.com
Reward: 150.
Description: Thumb quick shift Shimano XT shifters, FSA handlebar wide, Alivio shifter rear scratched deep, XT stem, platform pedals redline, mavic rims, XT front derail, quick snap bmx fender,Eroded saddle cover.Street slicks 1.5 rear and 2.0 front and probably a fuckin mini u-lock still hanging from middle top bar of frame.
Police record with: Multnomah police
Police reference#: 09-77594
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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