Month: September 2011

Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share wins 10,000 bike New York City contract

Promo photo from New York City Bike Share website.

Local staff of Southeast Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share are celebrating a huge victory this morning. New York City has formally announced that they’ve selected the company as the vendor for their massive 10,000 bike, 600 station New York City Bike Share system.

Officials estimate that bike share in New York City will lead to 27.5 million new bicycle trips every year.

New York City’s system will dwarf Capital Bikeshare in Washington D.C. (also run by Alta Bicycle Share), which is currently the largest system in America with about 1,100 bicycles and 114 stations (Portland’s plan is to have about 740 bikes and 74 stations). Bike share in New York City is expected to be similar to D.C.’s system because they’ll use the same “Bixi” bikes (from Montreal) and the same vendor.

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Chrome, Red/black suspension fork Gary Fisher Mountain Jam 2005?

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Year: 2005?
Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: Mountain Jam
Color:Chrome, Red/black suspension fork
Size:24″ / Youth
Photo: http://www.bikepedia.com/Images/image2.aspx?w=300&h=300&filename=1999%20Gary%20Fisher%20Mt.%20Jam.jpg&f=Photos
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2011-09-14
Stolen From: Stolen from inside a van
Neighborhood: NE Alameda
Owner: Cynthia Lucas
OwnerEmail: Cynthia@lucas.net
Reward: Good Karma
Description: Thanks for making a 9 year old cry.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Tommaso Diavolo 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Tommaso
Model: Diavolo
Color:Black
Size:54CM
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2011-09-9
Stolen From: ON the deck of the Kenton Postoffice
Neighborhood: Kenton Post Office
Owner: Monte Green
OwnerEmail: mkgreen34@yahoo.com
Reward: $200,00
Description: Pitlocked wheels headset andseat tube , Ritchey comp carbon fork, kore gredient wheels, ARS saddle, Paul canti brakes, riser handlebar, Sram flatbar doubletap shifters avid brake levers ergon GP1 grips Sram Rival front and reat deraileirs, FSA compact crand 32mm schwalbe supreme tires fender on back jandd mtn. wedge III seat pack exposure light bar bracket cateye wireless computer mirricle merror
Police record with: Portland Police report , officerMadison Ceaser Jr #50696
Police reference#: 1177937
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

White Scott sub10 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Scott
Model: sub10
Color:White
Size:Small
Serial: GK979095
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2011-09-9
Stolen From: It was stolen from the east end of Reed College near the apartments right off of Steele street.
Neighborhood: Sellwood
Owner: Rachel Heagerty
OwnerEmail: srytopdx@gmail.com
Description: All white and silver bike, silver fenders. It also had a white rack on the back of the tire to strap on any sort of baggage.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

‘The Cyclameleon’ massive rolling reptile coming to Northeast Sunday Parkways

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The Cyclameleon.
See it in all its glory below
(and/or at Sunday Parkways).
(Photos: Tyler Fuqua)

There’s always lots to see at Sunday Parkways; but local artist Tyler Fuqua might have saved the best for last with his giant, four-person, pedal-powered creation he calls The Cyclameleon.

Fuqua won a grant from Burning Man to create The Cyclameleon and just returned from the event a few weeks ago. When he’s not creating human-powered puppets, Fuqua runs Tyler Fuqua Creations which specializes in fabricating giant puppets and props for concerts and festivals. At 16 -feet long and 8-feet tall, The Cyclameleon is the largest project he’s ever done. Check it out below…

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Titanium Seven / custom Custom 2003

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Year: 2003
Brand: Seven / custom
Model: Custom
Color:Titanium
Serial: 5203P77
Photo: http://profile.imageshack.us/user/gbronson/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2011-09-8
Stolen From: Stolen from our backyard and inside our garage.
Neighborhood: Laurelhurst
Owner: Dylan Smith
OwnerEmail: foliomedia@gmail.com
Reward: YES!
Description: Seven frame and stem, custom, Titanium (Argen Tube set), carbon fiber fork, fixed gear, dura ace cranks, phil wood rear hub, king front.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 11-154938
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Bikes figure into local politics this Saturday – UPDATED

Mayoral candidate Charlie Hales
is organizing a bike convergence
ride to his campaign kickoff
event Saturday.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Two events this Saturday speak to how bikes are a part of politics here in Portland.

Two Oregon state representatives — House rep Michael Dembrow and Senator Jackie Dingfelder — will lead a bike tour of their Northeast Portland districts in their third annual “Bike Town Hall” event. Also on Saturday, candidate for Portland mayor Charlie Hales is organizing a massive “convergence” bike ride to his “Party in the Park” campaign kick-off party.

For Rep. Dembrow, his bike town hall is a “chance to encourage folks to utilize the great bike infrastructure that we have in Portland.” The tour will include stops at the newly completed Cully Blvd. green street project and its state-of-the-art cycle track, various Safe Routes to Schools projects, and “an example of the latest pedestrian and bicycle-friendly intersections.”

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Event: Free Bike Maintenance Class (9/21/11)

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Free Bike Maintenance Class at Western Bike Works
9/21/11
5:30 PM

Details: We will begin a series of Wednesday night maintenance classes that will be on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month.

Participants will receive a 10% off coupon to purchase items for the next 30 days (some exclusions apply).

The first Wednesday class will focus on hands-on flat repair, lube and bike cleaning. The 3rd Wednesday class will focus on front and rear derailleur adjustment, brake pad and brake lever adjustment; Including micro adjust with barrel adjusters, brake pad placement and adjustment/toeing for maximum braking efficiency.

Please visit our web site for more details.

River levee work forces temporary closure of Marine Drive path

A portion of the popular Marine Drive bike path near the Portland airport is closed for a construction project. According to the Portland Bureau of Transportation, Multnomah County is working on a Columbia River levee maintenance project and the path is closed about 2.5 miles east of NE 33rd Drive and about 700 feet west of I-205.

Here’s more from PBOT:

“Bicyclists should also be aware that this work has created some restraints on the shoulder of Marine Drive from NE 42nd Avenue to NE 172nd Avenue where the Drainage District has installed jersey barriers to discourage parking.

We recommend bicyclists exercise extreme caution.”

PBOT adds that a “bike turnaround” area is signed 3,350 feet west of I-205. According to The Oregonian, a representative from the Multnomah County Drainage District says the path could be re-opened as early as tomorrow.

How much to use bike sharing in Portland? About $60-$95 per year

This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, a 10-minute newsmagazine and wiki for public transit riders in Portland.

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Bike share demo-24-24

If bike sharing comes to Portland as expected, it won’t really be for cycling devotees, many of whom already take their bicycles everywhere.

No, bike sharing will be for people who rode in on buses, trains, planes or automobiles. That’s what makes it so interesting, especially to transit people like me. That’s also why the price for using Portland’s future bike sharing system is going to be very, very important.

Nobody cares more about price than a newbie.

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Advocates fight for key funding pot as debate heads to Capitol Hill

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The Springwater Corridor Trail is one of many
projects around the region funded
by the federal Transportation
Enhancements program.
(Photo © J. Maus)

National bike advocacy and transportation groups are pulling out all the stops to help preserve the Transportation Enhancement (TE) program, a vital source of funds that has existed for two decades and this year alone pumped about $700 million into bicycling and walking projects (which is just a paltry 2 percent of the total spending).

The transportation bill is long overdue for a re-authorization, but yesterday the House and Senate agreed to yet another six month extension. Advocates breathed a sigh of relief when the agreement was a “clean” extension, meaning all existing programs would remain in tact. However, that agreement is set for debate in the House today on Capitol Hill, and advocacy groups’ worries now shift to making sure it stays clean.

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