Month: August 2010

dark green Bridgestone XO-3 1993

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Year: 1993
Brand: Bridgestone
Model: XO-3
Color:dark green
Size:55 cm
Serial: X220997
Photo: http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4928/bridgestonebike.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2010-05-21
Stolen From: 2102 SE 12th Ave (between Hawthorne & Division). Bike was taken from basement/laundry room of building.
Neighborhood: Ladd’s Addition
Owner: Daniel Fuller
OwnerEmail: danielpfuller@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: Converted-to-Singlespeed bike has cotton-wrapped and shellacked Moustache handlebar, leather saddle, front and rear baskets, silver fenders, old-fashioned Dia-Compe cantilever brakes with exposed coil springs.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 10-41133
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black/Silver Trek 1000 2005

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Year: 2005
Brand: Trek
Model: 1000
Color:Black/Silver
Size:Medium
Serial: WTU146C1539B
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2010-06-5
Stolen From: My bike was stolen from my house at 2410 NE Multnomah St.
Neighborhood: Sullivans Gulch
Owner: Hagen Hammons
OwnerEmail: hagen.hammons@hotmail.com
Description: It is a Trek 1000 road bike, black/silver color. Its got two sets of brakes, on the drop bar and cross bar.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

white Trek 800 1990

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Year: 1990
Brand: Trek
Model: 800
Color:white
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2010-07-28
Stolen From: home, SW 36th and SW Alice
Neighborhood: Multnomah
Owner: james wallace
OwnerEmail: jwallace97219@gmail.com
Description: pieced from another trek. cables in bad shape, all original
Police record with: Portland PPD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Apple looks to make bikes ‘Smart’

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“The patent also states that an iPhone or iPod could be used to automatically or in response to a user instruction, record video, audio, or take photographs reflecting the course…”

[H/T to @dontbecreepy on Twitter via 9 to 5 Mac]

The Patently Apple blog shared information today about a patent application from Apple that details development of a “Smart Bicycle System.” Here at BikePortland headquarters we recently received a GPS unit to try out from the folks at Strava, developers of an online tool that lets people share and compare their routes and times.

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Blue Trek 820 1994

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Year: 1994
Brand: Trek
Model: 820
Color:Blue
Size:frame 17″
Serial: G23M9694
Photo: http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/6369/img2243a.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97266
Stolen:2010-08-4
Stolen From: in my backyard near SE Woodstock & SE 87th
Neighborhood: Lents
Owner: carolyn johnston
OwnerEmail: carolynjohnston.tx@gmail.com
Description: 1994. purplish blue. Shimano multi-condition brake system, rear drive system, & freehubs. newer women’s split seat. new thinner tires.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 1063976
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Police statement: “No tolerance for ‘Hoodbombing'”

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“The last thing we need is to have someone driving on Timberline Road encounter an out-of-control cyclist and the police knocking on a relative’s door to tell them their son or daughter are dead because of this.”
— Oregon State Police Sergeant Duane Larson

In response to a serious injury crash involving a man riding his mini-bike down Timberline Road on Saturday, the Oregon State Police and the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office have just issued a statement saying they are taking a “zero-tolerance enforcement approach” to “Hoodbombing” in order to “prevent similar use of that highway and potential crashes.”

This is the second serious injury crash during the Hoodbomb run in as many years. Hoodbomb (which derives from locally famous Zoobomb) is the name given to a 5.5 mile ride from the top of Timberline road down to Highway 26 on Mt. Hood.

OSP Sergeant Duane Larson had this to say in the statement: “Most bicyclists using our roads know the laws and the importance of riding safely while sharing the road, but the use of Timberline Road to ‘Hoodbomb’ can be unlawful and place not only themselves but others driving along the road in an extremely dangerous situation.”

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With U.N. plot conspiracy, bike-sharing gets national media spotlight

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Dan Maes

The growing number of bike-sharing system consultants and vendors must be jumping for joy right now as comments by a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Colorado have thrust them into the national media spotlight.

In his campaign for governor of Colorado, Tea Party favorite Dan Maes has raised questions about Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper’s bike-related policies. Here’s the full scoop from The Denver Post (emphasis mine):

“Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is warning voters that Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper’s policies, particularly his efforts to boost bike riding, are “converting Denver into a United Nations community.“

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Red Trek 7.2 FX 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Trek
Model: 7.2 FX
Color:Red
Serial: SCBA6777
Stolen in Portland, OR 97205
Stolen:2010-08-4
Stolen From: Inside my apartment building.
Neighborhood: Near Washington Park & West Burnside.
Owner: Josh Shalek
OwnerEmail: duckyshmoltz@yahoo.com
Description: It is a hybrid bike with fabric shoe clips and a back rack.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 1063992
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Merkley strengthens active transportation in Livable Communities Act

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National Bike Summit - Day two-48

Senator Jeff Merkley (L).
(Photo © J. Maus)

Oregon’s rookie Senator Jeff Merkley continues to live up to his potential as active transportation’s greatest hope in the U.S. Senate. The Livable Communities Act (S.1619), which he introduced in the Senate back in March, passed out of a key committee yesterday and will now head to a vote in the full Senate. The bill includes an amendment authored by Merkley that significantly strengthens the role of biking and walking.

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Seen on Portland’s streets: Free help, beer signage, and air

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Spotted on NE MLK and Tillamook.
(Photo: Amos Hunter)

I’ve been trying to get a handle on my inbox of late, and in doing so I’ve come across a few neat photos that I figured would be fun to share.

The first one comes from BikePortland staffer Jonathan “J.R.” Reed (yes, the only person on my staff has the same name with the same spelling — that’s why I call him J.R.). He spotted a community bike pump outside the Rose Quarter offices of the Portland Trail Blazers…

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Newswire: Metro grants available to improve air quality, address community health issues

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Metro has announced that $533,000 of Regional Travel Options grants are now available. This program has funded all sorts of great stuff in the past. See full details in press release below:

Metro grants available to improve air quality, address community health issues

Wondering how to install bike lockers in your community? Interested in creating activities that encourage people to get out of their cars and walk, ride or take transit? If so, your city, public agency or nonprofit organization may be eligible for a Regional Travel Options grant.

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