Month: November 2012

black Cannondale 400 2004

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Year: 2004
Brand: Cannondale
Model: 400
Color:black
Size:26
Stolen in Seattle wa 98199, OR
Stolen:2012-11-8
Stolen From: condos at the end of west newton st
Neighborhood: magnolia seattle
Owner: John Syre
OwnerEmail: woodskills2(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Reward: yes, for information leading a conviction
Description: The bike is black with a bionx kit with the battery under the luggage rack. It had three set of lights on the handle bar. Fat tires. Clips not pedals. Has the G2 Bionx console. The number on the lock for the battery ends with 5.
Police record with: seattle police
Police reference#: 12-381970
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

yellow and red Gary Fisher Marlin

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Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: Marlin
Color:yellow and red
Serial:WTU00019901S
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-11-07
Stolen From: Stolen from bike rack at Sellwood Middle School, 8300 SE 15th in SE Portland
Neighborhood: Sellwood
Owner: Sabina Samiee
OwnerEmail: sabinasamiee@gmail.com
Description: Red and yellow Gary Fisher Marlin bike stolen outside Sellwood Middle School. Bike has front headlamp and read tail light. Anatomical seat, forked shocks, removed footstraps.
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: Case # 12-157012
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

State Medical Examiner seeks public’s help to find Kirk Reeves’ family

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This just in, following the sad news about Kirk Reeves yesterday…

News Release from: Portland Police Bureau
OREGON STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER SEEKS PUBLIC’S HELP FINDING FAMILY FOR KIRK REEVES – DOWNTOWN TRUMPET PLAYER
Posted: November 7th, 2012 4:09 PM
Photo/sound file: http://www.flashalertnewswire.net/images/news/2012-11/3056/59183/Kirk_Forrest_Reeves.jpg

The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating family for 56-year-old Kirk Forrest Reeves, who died over the weekend in Portland, Oregon.

Kirk was well known to many Portlanders from the white jacket and Mickey Mouse ears he wore as he played his trumpet at the West end of the Hawthorne Bridge. Kirk was also known to play music in Waterfront Park and Jamison Square.

Many Portland Police officers knew Kirk as he often had a wave and a smile for officers who saw him playing music.

It is believed that Kirk may have a sister in the Boston, Massachusetts area and cousins in Los Angeles, California, but the Medical Examiner is unable to locate any specific information to assist in notifying Kirk’s family.

The manner and cause of Kirk’s death is being withheld until family can be personally notified.

Reeves’ Oregon Drivers Licence photo is being released to assist in this case, but most know him by his white outfit, glasses and Mickey Mouse ears.

Anyone with information about Kirk’s family is asked to provide it to the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office, (971) 673-8220.

Job: Food Courier – Taco The Town

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Sorry. This job has been filled.

Job Title
Food Courier

Company/Organization
Taco The Town

Job Description
New taco restaurant seeks strong cyclists, that are excited to ride many miles, delivering food around Portland. We will be cooking food fresh to order, and will require that our cyclists are fast, efficient, and safe.

Requirements: Must own a well maintained bicycle and have the ability and desire to ride, rain or shine, Thursday, Friday, and/or Saturday night, with the possibility to pick up a Sunday morning/afternoon shift. The applicant must provide their own safety equipment, including helmet and lights and a cell phone.

Pay is competitive and you can expect to be tipped as well. As a small business we intend to create a fun working environment, based on shared hard work and commitment to food and bikes. The two best things.

Thank you for your interest.

Taco The Town

How to Apply
TacoTheTownPDX@gmail.com

Please include a resume, references and your desired hours/availability Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday Morning/Afternoon.

Renowned Embacher Collection coming to Portland Art Museum

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Screen grab of PAM email announcing the exhibit.

The Portland Art Museum has just announced that their summer exhibition schedule will include Cyclepedia: A Century of Iconic Bicycle Design. The exhibit is based on the book by the same name which documents the bike collection of Vienna-based designer and bike connoisseur Michael Embacher.

According to Stephanie Parrish, the museum’s Associate Director of Education and Public Programs, PAM will be the first institution in the U.S. to present Embacher’s collection, which they describe as “one of the most important bicycle collections in the world.” In addition to showing the bikes, Parrish says the museum is, “eager to talk to folks who will have great ideas about how to leverage the exhibition to feature and celebrate Portland’s bike culture.”

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Advocates hope for reversal of Pacific Crest Trail bike ban – UPDATED

Home page of Sharing the PCT.

The 2,663 mile Pacific Crest Trail is a hiking paradise that stretches from Canada to Mexico and winds through Washington, Oregon, and California. Up until 1988, people were allowed to ride bicycles on the trail; but then the U.S. Forest Service decided to ban bikes completely. Now, a new campaign dubbed Sharing the PCT has formed to re-assess that decision and mountain bike advocates in Oregon will likely play a role.

Bike advocates say the 1988 ban was done too abruptly, without public comment or opportunity to appeal. The Oregon-based group, Disciples of Dirt, who fully supports the mission of Sharing the PCT, wrote on their website that the ban was “just fear and misunderstanding, mixed with a lot of well funded ignorance.”

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brown/bronze Trek Reynolds steel 531 frame 1983-4

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Year: 1983-4
Brand: Trek
Model: Reynolds steel 531 frame
Color:brown/bronze
Size:56-58
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2012-11-6
Stolen From: Locked up outside Cafe Au Play on SE 56th and Division.
Neighborhood: Richmond/Tabor. Across from Atkinson Elementary School.
Owner: Jamalieh Haley
OwnerEmail: jamalieh(AT)hotmail.com
Reward: I would buy my bike back if found.
Description: Brown/bronze frame (Trek Reynolds steel 531 early ’80s), bullhorn handlebars – no bar tape – just aluminum, reverse levers (I think Tektro), single speed, deep rear wheel, black Brooks saddle.
Police record with: Tracking # T12009523
Police reference#: T12009523
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Election thoughts: Hales, Fritz, bad news for the CRC, and more

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Active Transportation Debate at PSU-5

Charlie Hales is promising to “minimize
the drama and maximize the results.”
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

After last night, Portland’s City Council has two fresh faces and the White House retains a familiar one. Both our mayoral race and the race for President were never really in doubt as Charlie Hales easily beat Jefferson Smith and Barack Obama handily rolled to victory over Mitt Romney. But there were other results of major consequence in our city, region and our state.

At the top of the ticket, the night belonged to President Obama. He delivered a stirring acceptance speech that many said was one of his best ever (several of my friends on Twitter admitted to tearing up). The big line from his speech that stood out from me is when he warned of the, “destructive power of a warming planet.”

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Black Giant Sedona LX 2005

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Year: 2005
Brand: Giant
Model: Sedona LX
Color:Black
Size:18″
Photo: http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/616072_777547856121_54532361_o.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2012-11-5
Stolen From: NE 13th & Mason
Neighborhood: Sabin
Owner: Bradley Rasmussen
OwnerEmail: tuatha1337(A T)gmail.com
Reward: 150
Description: Black 2004-2005 Giant Sedona LX. RaceFace crankshaft, crank bros “egg beater” pedals, red-taped handlebar extensions, Avid disc brakes, white Rockshox Recon front suspension fork. Logos visible on suspension fork and crankshaft. Fender only on rear wheel.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-97408
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

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