Month: November 2011

Job: Mechanics (Joe Bike)

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Job Title
Mechanics

Company
Joe Bike (3953 SE Hawthorne Blvd)

Job Description
Joe Bike is tripling in size and expanding its staff. We’re looking for experienced, personable mechanics with a high level of integrity and an interest in our kinds of bikes, especially utility, commuting, touring, IGH, and belt drive. Besides our utilitarian focus, this is a full-service neighborhood shop for all kinds of cyclists, as well as a provider of complex custom builds for people all over the world. Please study our lineup to find out why. Joe Bike hires and pays above the industry average and offers a growing list of benefits. We are remaining on Hawthorne in SE.

How to Apply
Stop in with a resume (3953 SE Hawthorne Blvd). A working interview is part of the screening process at some point. References are required.

Large Bianchi Milano 1990

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Year: 1990
Brand: Bianchi
Model: Milano
Color:Large
Size:White
Serial: H9001849
Photo: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/144c1
Stolen in Eugene, OR 97401
Stolen:2011-11-3
Stolen From: 3119 Kinsrow Ave., locker #7, Eugene, Oregon.
Neighborhood: Kinsrow/Chevy Chase
Owner: Steve Pankow
OwnerEmail: spankow@gmail.com
Reward: $100 upon successful return
Description: Notable visual features include: silver retro-reflective tape on both wheel rims, black Planet Bike Cascadia fenders, Topeak BeamRack with pannier frame extenders, two 2-fish lockblocks on handlebar with one Fenix L2D light installed, chrome Dinotte tail light attached to BeamRack, black WTB saddle, cracked Mirrycle mirror installed on left handlebar grip, black zip-tie attaching chainguard to frame, white sticker on seat tube from some Bay Area bicycle shop.
Police record with: Eugene PD
Police reference#: Incident # 92422
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

black bridgestone city limit

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Brand: bridgestone
Model: city limit
Color:black
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2011-11-08
Stolen From: 926 se 49th ave apt 11 right in front of my door
Neighborhood: Se hawthrone area
Owner: Curtis Cooksey
OwnerEmail: ccooksey83@gmail.com
Reward: $50
Description: black bridgestone city limit frame. 21 speed with quick shifters. kind of beat up looking. quick release seat and rear tire. curved handle bars with a bar going across the top. It is not a retail bike a friend of my dads built it for himself and sold it when he built another one.
Police record with: PPD
Police reference#: 11-156338

silver/grey Diamondback Trace 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Diamondback
Model: Trace
Color:silver/grey
Size:20″
Serial: U11K27939
Photo: http://www.diamondback.com/bikes/dual-sport/2011-dual-sport/trace-11/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2011-11-9
Stolen From: Stolen from a backyard of a home on SE Reedway, half block from 82nd Avenue. Near McDonalds. Mt Scott-Arleta neighborwood between Foster and Woodstock.
Neighborhood: Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood,
Owner: Geoffrey Ziemer
OwnerEmail: geoffziemer@gmail.com
Reward: $200.00
Description: The bike has blackburn lights on front and back. The front light is cylinder shaped. The wheels have a distinct reddish/pink strip of color between the tire and the spokes.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T11008177
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Advocates prep for battle after release of draft U.S. transportation bill

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The BTA’s Rob Sadowsky is
already working contacts in DC
to improve the bill.
(Photo © J. Maus)

The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released their long-awaited transportation reauthorization bill last week (known as MAP-21), sending alarms throughout national bike advocacy circles because it, according to Streetsblog DC “eviscerates successful and popular programs to make biking and walking safer.”

The Bicycle Transportation Alliance immediately signaled they would gird for battle due to the bill’s “very alarming setbacks.”

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white/red/black Novara Divano 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Novara
Model: Divano
Color:white/red/black
Size:55cm
Serial: 07XP09261
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2011-11-6
Stolen From: NE Alameda
Neighborhood: Alameda
Owner: Leigh Guyer
OwnerEmail: ljguyer@comcast.net
Reward: 100
Description: ’08 White,Red, Black Novara, Divano road bike with aero bars and SPD pedals
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: 11-97114
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Event: Free Bike Maintenance Class at Western Bikeworks (11/16/11)

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Event: Free Bike Maintenance Class at Western Bikeworks
Date: 16 November 2011
Time: 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% discount coupon good for 30 days after the class (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.

This is a free event. Please visit our web site for more details.

The Advocacy Roundup

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Below are some of the many opportunities to get involved and make a difference on transportation projects and issues throughout our region this week…

Tuesday, November 8th

TV Highway Corridor Plan Open House
4:00-7:00 p.m. Hillsboro Civic Center (150 E Main St, Hillsboro)
ODOT is considering rebuilding the Tualatin Valley Highway, either as a 6 lane freeway or a 4 lane highway. From the website it’s difficult to tell how serious they are about building a freeway, and the survey focuses more on trip reduction than road size. But that could just be greenwashing for a freeway project, like the N/NE Quadrant study in Portland is a mask for widening I-5.

If you have opinions on this or would like to learn more, come to the Open House or take the survey and speak your mind.

Portland Plan Open House
The Portland Plan is a road map for what the city will prioritize in the next 20 years. Rather than a geographic plan, it’s more of a business plan or management plan. According to Planning and Sustainability Commission member Chris Smith, “The Portland Plan will create the strategy that drives the update of the Comprehensive Plan (which includes the Transportation System Plan). The “Comp Plan” will be finished in about two years, but if you want to see a policy in the Comp Plan you better look for the strategy that supports it in the Portland Plan.”

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Black Mercier (no decals) N/A (no decals) 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Mercier (no decals)
Model: N/A (no decals)
Color:Black
Size:52cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2011-11-08
Stolen From: THE GAINSBORO BUILDING, 1809 SE HAWTHORNE BLVD. #204
Neighborhood: HAWTHORNE
Owner: Anthony Hernandez
OwnerEmail: anthony2814@gmail.com
Reward: YES
Description: BLACK, 52CM CHROMO FRAME (NO BRAND/MODEL DECALS)
BLACK AEROSPOKE REAR TRACK WHEEL
BLACK SRAM CRANKS
MKS PEDALS
BLACK WRAPS
BLACK SPECIALIZED SADDLE
Police record with: PORTLAND PD
Police reference#: 11-156312
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Police offer reward for ‘window pane bandit’ who has hit several bike shops

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West End Bikes on SW Stark
and 11th is one of several shops
that has been broken into
this past week.
(Photo © J. Maus)

A thief who has (nearly) mastered the ability to remove large windows without breaking them has hit several bike shops and other businesses in the past week.

A total of six businesses (including three bike shops and one bike rack store) have been burglarized since November 1st by what police feel is the same criminal. Two bicycles stolen from windows have since been recovered (officers found them being ridden by people at the site of Occupy Portland) and now Crime Stoppers of Oregon is offering a $1,000 reward to catch the suspect who’s responsible for the string of thefts.

In each of the incidents, the suspect expertly removed a large window without smashing it (or at least trying to not smash it).

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Teal Peugot Versailles 1988

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Year: 1988
Brand: Peugot
Model: Versailles
Color:Teal
Size:58
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2011-11-5
Stolen From: Stolen from Carport in the back of my house.
Neighborhood: Sunnyside – SE Portland
Owner: Blaine Bartholomew
OwnerEmail: blaino12@hotmail.com
Reward: 100
Description: White grips, black rear rack, black fenders. Night Rider and Tom’s stickers on rear rack.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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