Year: 2009
Brand: Diamondback
Model: Clarity
Color:White
Size:Medium
Serial: 7933880036
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Stolen in Portland, OR 97218
Stolen:2010-02-10
Stolen From: My garage in NE pdx (Beaumont/Cully neighborhood)
Neighborhood: Beaumont/Cully in NE PDX
Owner: Liz M
OwnerEmail: BziLzi@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: It is a white lady’s hybrid. I added a black rear wheel rack. My U-lock was locked to the rack and it was front and back lights.
Police record with: T10000423.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Month: March 2010
Senator Merkley gets into the ACT — UPDATED
Today on Capitol Hill, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) had some good news for Oregon advocates — he plans to introduce a bill in the Senate that will act as a companion to House Rep. Earl Blumenauer’s Active Community Transportation Act. The ACT Act (H.R. 4722) would create a competitive grant program to fund active transportation projects to the tune of $400 million a year for five years.
Merkley’s bill should give the potential legislation a much-needed boost in the Senate — but the bill still has a long path to roll down before becoming law. While the $2 billion program would be just 0.4% of the total estimated cost of the next transportation bill, that bill is running on empty budget-wise. In addition, the bill also suffers from a bit of a perception problem.
Dark Blue Specialized Rockhopper 1995
Year: 1995
Brand: Specialized
Model: Rockhopper
Color:Dark Blue
Size:19″
Serial: DW675537
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2010-03-7
Stolen From: Basement of house on SE 11th and Lincoln
Neighborhood: SE, Ladd’s Addition
Owner: Dan Craig
OwnerEmail: oneselfconnect@gmail.com
Description: My bicycle was stored in the basement of the next door house. Both
houses are owned by the same landlord. The basement door was
sometimes locked, sometimes unlocked. Many renters and others had
access to the basement. I stored my bike in there around April 2008 when
we moved into 1104 SE Lincoln. We moved out of the apartment to 2100
SE Larch on March 5/6/7 of 2010. This is when I noticed that my bike was
gone. I was looking for it a few months ago and couldn’t find it, but I
assumed my wife had moved it to our storage unit, but it turns out that
she never touched it. The landlord knows nothing about the
disappearance. The last time I used the bike was around September of
2008. The bike was locked only to itself. The bike is a dark blue
“Specialized – Rock Hopper” mid 90’s model, 1995 perhaps. Purchased
new from Collins Cycle Shop in Eugene, OR. The seat is black, has red
highlight in the center from front to back and an indentation for comfort.
The seat has an anti-theft cable on it. The handle bars have mounted
grips on the ends, at 90 degree angles, bent at the tips, aluminum in
color. The handle grips have been replaced from the original grips when
the end bars were mounted. There is a water bottle cage on the front
angled bar of the frame. Lock was mounted on back frame bar. There is a
black rack mounted over the back tire. There is wiring and mounting gear
for a trip odometer (left side) and a light (right side) on the handle bars.
The frame bar has some scratches in the paint. The pedals have toe clips.
I believe that the frame is 19″ and is a men’s frame. I registered the bike
with University of Oregon Public Safety (DPS) in the late 90’s. There was a
sticker on the rear frame of the bike from the UO with a serialized number
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on it. The bike has 21 gears, I believe. Additionally, my helmet was stolen
at the same time. The helmet was a late 2008 model, Specialized brand.
Police record with: T10001352
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Industry icon Gary Fisher at the Summit: “I regret never coming before”
Bike industry titan Gary Fisher is hard to miss here at the Summit. A pioneer of mountain bikes in the 1980s, Fisher has gone on to be the namesake of a successful bike brand, a fashion icon, and one of only a few celebrities the bike world can call our own. He’s done a lot for biking over the years, but this is the first time he’s ever been to the National Bike Summit.
“I regret not coming before,” Fisher told me in the breakfast buffet line prior to our pep rally on Capitol Hill this morning. “I just never really made the effort.” So why this year? Fisher said his presence is the result of a classic case of arm-twisting. “Everybody kept telling me, ‘You’ve gotta’ go to this thing!'”
Whatever happened to the bike-partisan revolution?
With the lobby day in full swing here on Capitol Hill, bike advocates from around the country are asking their representatives in Congress to support a variety of pending bike-related legislation. Last night, while looking through some information on these bills put together for us by the League, I was shocked at how partisan all the bills have become.
Close readers of this site will recall several past occasions when Congress Earl Blumenauer spoke about “bike-partisan” efforts to push bike legislation through.
But this year, things have become anything but bike-partisan.
Scott Bricker hired to manage “Walking Wins” Summit
Scott Bricker, the former executive director of the Portland-based Bicycle Transportation Alliance has been hired by non-profit America Walks, a national coalition of pedestrian advocacy groups.
Bricker, who was let go by the BTA back in November, is now working as a consultant. With his new contract position as Campaign Manager with America Walks, he’ll be responsible for managing their Walking Wins Summit that will be held during the annual Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference coming to Chattanooga, Tennessee in September.
Bike racing is the new football: High school teams ride wave of momentum
National Interscholastic Cycling Association.
(Photos © J. Maus)
One of today’s many excellent breakout sessions focused on youth cycling programs. When I popped my head in I saw a familiar face at the lectern. It was Gary Boulanger, former bike industry journalist, PR guy, and entrepreneur behind the now defunct bike brand Cycles Gaansari (and the eponymously named bike shop in Dayton, Ohio).
Boulanger is now the recently elected Board President of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA). NICA is a new organization (they held their first board meeting just last month) working toward the ambitious goal of developing competitive high school mountain biking leagues from coast-to-coast by 2020. So far there are just three states with leagues — California (NorCal and SoCal), Colorado, and Washington. But, with an impressive list of big-time corporate sponsors (Specialized, SRAM, Trek among others) and partners, the future looks very bright.
Bike-friendly Omaha? “You’d be surprised!”
One of the great things about being at the National Bike Summit is the feeling that biking, as a movement, is growing. And each year I’m reminded that it’s growing far beyond the typical, bike-friendly cities you always see on top ten lists.
Last night I met Julie Harris and a few of her friends from Activate Omaha.
A few last notes and a mini-Q&A with Google Maps product guy
(Photos © J. Maus)
Earlier today, I got he opportunity to speak with Peter Birch, the product manager for Google Earth (and world traveler) who spearheaded development of their new biking directions feature.
Before I get to the Q & A with Birch, here’s a recap of his comments from this morning’s Opening Plenary.
“The challenge we face is, how do we get more people on bikes…. A lot of people don’t feel comfortable on a lot of the routes they’re on with busy roads and unfamiliar streets. We wanted to figure out, how can we scale this up, so we can handle every ride? At Google, we love problems of scale.”
Job: Bicycle Mechanic (The Bike Gallery)
Job Title
Bicycle Mechanic
Company/Organization
The Bike Gallery
Job Description
The Bike Gallery is seeking outgoing and dynamic individuals for positions in our service departments. Qualified applicants will have a minimum of two years experience creating lasting customer relationships in a technical specialty retail environment. Applicants must also have a minimum of two years experience in a high volume repair shop and formal training at either UBI or Barnett’s Bicycle Training Institute. Formal training requirement may be waived if extensive shop experience can be verified.
The Bike Gallery is an equal opportunity employer. If you are friendly, outgoing, and committed to creating outstanding customer experiences, then we want to hear from you.
How to Apply
Send a resume and cover letter to resumes(at)bikegallery(dot)com.
Alison Graves named new leader of Community Cycling Center
(Photos © J. Maus)
Alison Graves is the new executive director of the Community Cycling Center. She takes the reins from Susan Remmers, who took over leadership of the non-profit four years ago. Remmers has been on medical leave since December (the medical issue is not related to this decision).
Graves was formerly the organization’s director of community and programs and she’s married to Bike Gallery owner and uber-advocate Jay Graves.
White Gary Fisher Paragon 29er 2009
Year: 2009
Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: Paragon 29er
Color:White
Size:21″
Stolen in Portland, OR 97239
Stolen:2010-03-9
Stolen From: My bike was stolen from the basement of my apartment building on SW Gaines and 9th. This is on top of Marquam Hill across the street from OHSU Campus.
Neighborhood: OHSU
Owner: Michael Schuller
OwnerEmail: michaelschuller@hotmail.com
Description: This is a Gary Fisher Paragon frame that was actually a waranty frame to replace my cracked 2007 Fisher Xcaliber frame. So all of the components correspond to the 2007 Xcaliber.
Police record with: Case #10-019380
Police reference#: Portland Bureau of Police, Central Precinct
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike






