Day: June 25, 2012

Final days in business for The Missing Link bike shop

PLEASE NOTE: The Missing Link was bought by a new owner and the shop is open and going strong! Same location at 7215 NE Sandy. Check them out at MissingLinkPDX.com.

Final days at The Missing Link bike shop-22

Shop owner Joe Rettke behind the counter.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

The Missing Link bike shop on NE Sandy and 72nd will close at the end of this month. After nine years owning a shop (4 1/2 at this location), owner Joe Rettke is ready to move on.

Rettke had hoped to sell the business and keep a bike shop in the Roseway neighborhood, but he says potential buyers had a hard time lining up funding. “We tried to sell it,” Rettke shared with me during a visit to his shop on Friday, “It would have been great to keep it going… But the banks won’t loan anything.”

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Royal blue Schwinn Peloton 1999

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Year: 1999
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Peloton
Color:Royal blue
Size:49cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2012-06-24
Stolen From: Approx. N. Lombard and N. Vincent.
Neighborhood: North Portland
Owner: Sarah Creem
OwnerEmail: sarahbrudi@hotmail.com
Description: Blue Schwinn Peloton with carbon Colnago Flash fork (not original chrome fork), easton/velomax wheels, Chris King 1″ headset, Ritchey adjustable stem, drop bars with additional top-mount brake levers, Elite Ciussi water bottle cages, Shimano 105 9-speed components, shimano PD-7800 pedals, Shimano bike computer.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Skateboarding ban ordinance now excludes bicycles; but concerns remain

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Roads under consideration for the ban are marked in red.
(Graphic: City of Portland)

An amendment to existing City ordinance that will ban skateboarding on several miles of roads in Portland’s West Hills near Washington Park will be brought up before City Council this Wednesday (6/27) at 9:30 am.

As I’ve reported, the push for this ban comes from the Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association and their board member Eric Nagle. In a story earlier this month, I wondered if this proposal might impact Zoobomb, the weekly event where people ride bikes down many of the roads under consideration in the ban. Both Nagle and City Commissioner Randy Leonard (who will present the ordinance at Council) have claimed they have no intention of banning bikes; but it was clear — both from the wording in the original drafts of the ordinance and from communications between Nagle and the City of Portland — that this ban could have unintended consequences.

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The Monday Roundup

The pedal-powered Gamera II helicopter
is close to hovering for a full minute.
(Screenshot of video by Team Gamera)

Here’s the news and other cool stuff that caught our eyes this past week…

– Portland’s own Elly Blue discusses a study from an Oregon-based research group that shows automobile use and economic growth don’t correlate like many have previously assumed.

– There’s a detailed proposal gaining attention to transform abandoned logging roads into a mountain bike and backpacking trail system in the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness on the northern side of Mt. Hood.

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Latest Headlines

Portland to launch $10 million Bike Lane Maintenance Program this summer

Funding crisis dominates first ever meeting of Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

Portland bike shop offers e-bike subscriptions

Opinion: Portland needs more cul-de-sacs

From the Archives

Guest essay: A plan for a ‘passoire’-filled Portland