Year: 1980’s
Brand: Univega
Color:Tan
Stolen in Portland, OR 97203
Stolen:2010-07-9
Stolen From: USBank sidewalk at 7340 North Philadelphia Avenue Portland, OR 97203-4844
Neighborhood: St. Johns
Owner: Sean Ongley
OwnerEmail: seanongley@gmail.com
Description: Tall Univega circa 1980’s touring/road bike with all vintage suntour parts, dirty but maintained.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2008
Brand: Motobecane
Model: Jubilee Deluxe
Color:Candy Apple
Size:Red
Stolen in The Dalles, OR 97058
Stolen:2010-07-9
Stolen From: Cherry Blossom Apartments in The Dalles Oregon
Neighborhood: The Dalles Oregon
Owner: Kathy Mitchell
OwnerEmail: Retmarketing@gmail.com
Description: Candy Apple Red Motobecane Hybrid bike with one bottle rack and a rack on the back. It also had a small black saddle bag on it.
Police record with: The Dalles Police
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2007
Brand: Motobecane
Model: HT 600
Color:Black
Size:26
Stolen in The Dalles, OR 97058
Stolen:2010-07-9
Stolen From: From Cherry Blossom apartments in The Dalles
Neighborhood: Across from Fred Meyer in The Dalles
Owner: Bob Mitchell
OwnerEmail: thebobster@gmail.com
Reward: $100.00
Description: It is a black Motobecane 600 HT with two water bottle holders and one of the shift cables are tied down with a black cable tie.
Police record with: The Dalles Police
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Vancouver, BC resident Ron Richings has visited Portland for the past several years to take part in the annual Pedalpalooza events. On June 26th, he was leading a ride of his own — the Momentum Meander — when he learned a hard lesson about one of Portland’s most prominent bikeways.
Richings was riding north on the Eastbank Esplanade. As he descended down the ramp that leads to the floating portion of the path (under the Burnside Bridge), his bike hit one four bumps that act as transitional lips between ramp sections. The bump shook his bike, causing a bungee strap to dislodge, become entangled into his wheel and crumpling his front fork. He flew over the handlebars and landing on the concrete walkway. Richings ended up in the hospital and still has pain in his shoulder.
My, how far Tori Bortman has come. Tori, the proprietor of Gracie’s Wrench, is basking in the glow of a full, 2-page spread in the current issue of America’s most widely distributed bike magazine, Bicycling.
If you’ve got Tour de France fever than mark your calendar for July 22nd when the film Chasing Legends comes to town.
Chasing Legends is the latest from filmmaker Curtis Winsor and his Gripped Films crew. The movie gives viewers an inside look at big-time professional road racing as it follows team HTC-Columbia through their 2009 Tour de France campaign.
Here’s the blurb:
“There is no greater sporting event in all of cycling than the Tour de France. Chasing Legends touches on the rich history, passion and true grit of The Tour as seen through the eyes of Team HTC Columbia along with commentary from Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen, Eddy Merckx, and some of the sports most prolific heros. With a stunning array of HD cameras, on-bike cameras, and poignant and touching interviews, “Chasing Legends” will take viewers deeper into the pro peloton than ever on a roller coaster ride of action, story and emotion.”
Year: 2005
Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: Utopia
Color:Silver
Size:17″
Photo: http://fisherbikes.com/images/fisherbikes/bikes/2006/640×400/utopia.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2010-07-9
Stolen From: 14th & Johnson, entrance to REI building
Neighborhood: Pearl
Owner: Laura Gadzala
OwnerEmail: schoeps@gmail.com
Reward: 250
Description: Silver 29er with slicks, light mounts but no lights. Lock (Orange Combo) also taken.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 55739
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Four great job opportunities have been listed on the BikePortland Job Listings this past week. Take a gander at them via the links below.
Portland filmmaker Joe Biel has collaborated with veteran local bike scene participant Allan Folz on Mien Fiets, a short video that attempts to explain what has happened to bike activism in Portland since the demise of Critical Mass (a ride that once rallied locals in the hundreds, now barely even exists).
Mein Fiets, a crowd favorite at Filmed by Bike where it debuted back in April, was made by using a creative translation of the oft-parodied bunker scene from the 2004 film Downfall about the last 10 days of Adolf Hitler.
Year: 2007
Brand: Specialized
Model: Roubaix Elite
Color:Blue
Size:Carbon
Serial: WUD2409758
Stolen in 97140, OR
Stolen:2010-07-8
Stolen From: Daimler employee parking lot on Swan Island. 4747 N. Channel Avenue.
Neighborhood: North Portland
Owner: Michael Stricker
OwnerEmail: strickman@verizon.net
Reward: 250
Description: Cateye Computer, Tail Light, Mount for Cygolite, Carbon Cage.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 10-152871
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
The article below was written by reader Paul Manson in response to my recent story on how construction at the E Burnside/12th/Sandy intersection is impacting the bicycling experience on SE Ankeny, a nearby bike boulevard street.
Paul is an environmental and sustainability consultant and also serves as a volunteer on the Sullivan’s Gulch Trail Committee and as an alternate citizen representative for Multnomah County on the Metro Policy Advisory Committee.