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gray surly cross check 2007

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Year: 2007
Brand: surly
Model: cross check
Color:gray
Size:58cm
Serial: M7010759
Stolen in portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2010-02-26
Stolen From: between n blandena & n going across the street from the patton home
Neighborhood: mississippi
Owner: josh spier
OwnerEmail: jkspier@pdx.edu
Description: stock components, silver fenders, black skull & cross bones sticker, revolver bikes sticker, street level blue monster sticker
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Portland man accused of attempted murder in Hwy 101 collision

The Daily Astorian reports today that a Portland man is being accused of attempted murder for intentionally driving his truck into a man who was riding his bicycle on Highway 101 just south of Seaside back in November.

Here’s more from The Daily Astorian:

Stephan Joseph Fox, 23, was arraigned Thursday in Clatsop County Circuit Court on charges of attempted murder, first-degree assault and felony hit and run in connection with the incident, which severely injured Seaside chiropractor Seth A. Goldstein.

Riders on the new two-stage left turn
facility at Weidler and Williams.
(Photos © J. Maus)

When you’re riding a bicycle, making a left turn across several lanes isn’t the easiest thing to do, especially for less-confident riders. To help make the maneuver a bit more pleasant, it’s sometimes helpful to do what traffic engineers refer to as a “two-stage left turn” (it’s also referred to as a “Copenhagen Left” or “box turn.”)

Markings and infrastructure for two such left turn movements have recently popped up in Portland.

Made in Portland.

Portland’s bike industry now includes a high-end carbon wheel builder. Corsa Concepts announced the official launch of their company today and founders Mark Duff and Greg Hudson say they offer a full line of carbon wheels (including a full carbon disc) designed for road, track, time trial, triathlon and cyclocross.

Duff is the man behind Veloforma, a company he started in January 2007 that designs and sells carbon framesets. Hudson met Duff as a racer on the Portland State Cycling team and the two are now partners in this new venture.

At the committee meeting last night.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Commissioner Nick Fish’s promise to improve and expand access for bicycles in Forest Park might be harder to keep than he expected.

With emotions still raw over the construction of an unauthorized trail in a sensitive habitat area of the park, tonight’s meeting of the Forest Park Single Track Cycling Committee was expected to be heated and emotional. It did not disappoint. There were pleas from Portland Parks Director Zari Santner, a walkout due to anger by two bike advocates, diatribes against the illegal trail, calls (from both sides of the debate) to shut the process down and reconvene the committee, and new information that has vast implications for the future of single track riding in the park.

It is Friday, the day we feature new job openings listed on the site from the past week.
The good folks at Bike Gallery are looking for retail sales staff. Both full-time and part-time positions are available.
For detailed information including duties and how to apply, here is the link:

Retail Sales Staff — The Bike Gallery

Year: 2007
Brand: Giant
Model: OCR3 sm ?
Color:Blue
Size:Womans Sm
Serial: CS660456
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2010-02-22
Stolen From: Stolen from a building near Mt. Tabor.
Neighborhood: Mt. Tabor
Owner: Callie Goodman
OwnerEmail: CallieGu@gmail.com
Description: Blue Road Bike. The right front brake/gear is tilted inward slightly from a recent spill. A black rack over back tire.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

A year later and amid controversy, Fish vows to keep Forest Park trail promise

Off-road trails roundtable discussion-100

Commissioner Fish in front of a map of
Forest Park at a roundtable
discussion last April.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Exactly one year ago today, newly elected City Commissioner Nick Fish made a bold proclamation about the future of mountain bike access in Forest Park. Following an unprecedented groundswell of community enthusiasm and activism calling more bike access in the 5,000 acre urban natural area, Fish told me, “I think there is a need and there is a demand and my job is to see how we can make that happen. I’m not interested in delaying this.”

Fresh off his election to City Council and as the newly appointed commissioner in charge of the Parks bureau, Fish said he brought a “fresh look” at the situation. He continued:

“My interest is not in studying this to death, it’s seeing what we can actually do. I assume everybody comes to the table in the good faith. I am committed to finding ways to significantly expand our current inventory of single track trails.”

Tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 in Northwest Portland, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance will hold the first of seven Member Forums.

The BTA says this members-only event will allow their staff and board to discuss the issues that are “relevant and important to your community.” At an Advocacy Forum event held last August, the BTA focused on bike safety.

Location of collision.

The Portland Police Bureau are investigating a collision that claimed the life of a woman last night as she tried to walk across SE 39th near Powell Blvd at around 6:20 p.m. last night. The woman was struck by someone operating a motor vehicle.

Not many other details have been released yet, but according to witnesses on the scene, the woman was not in a crosswalk or at an intersection when she was hit.

Mayor Adams on the Eneloop.
– Watch video below –
(Screen grab from video taken by Mayor Sam Adams’ office)

On Tuesday, representatives from Sanyo North America Corporation gave Portland Mayor Sam Adams an Eneloop electric-assist bicycle.

The Eneloop made a big splash at the CES trade show in Las Vegas back in January, leading Treehugger.com to say it “might be the bike that transitions us to electric assist bikes as a more primary form of transportation than cars.”

Year: 2009
Brand: Scott
Color:Black
Size:Med
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2009-08-24
Stolen From: My bike was locked and the Wyatt condo building in the Pearl.
Neighborhood: The Pearl
Owner: Kim Culver
OwnerEmail: kculver1204@gmail.com
Description: It is a black and grey womens bike with a light pink water bottle holder.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

gray surly cross check 2007

Portland man accused of attempted murder in Hwy 101 collision

City helps with left turns by taking a “two-stage” approach

New company produces high-end wheels in Portland

Forest Park bike access talks disrupted by illegal trail

Job of the Week

Blue Giant OCR3 sm ? 2007

A year later and amid controversy, Fish vows to keep Forest Park trail promise

Tonight: BTA holds first in series of Member Forums

93-year old woman killed while walking across SE 39th near Powell – UPDATED

City of Portland adds a Sanyo e-bike to their fleet

Black Scott 2009

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