Year: 2012

Man dies from collision on Highway 18 during Reach the Beach ride

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Oregon State Police survey the scene. Dayley’s
bike can be seen in the upper right.

65-year old Camas, Washington resident Steven Dayley was bicycling along the same route as the Reach the Beach ride on Saturday when he was struck from behind by a man driving a pickup. Dayley died from his injuries later that night at Salem Memorial Hospital.

The collision occurred on Highway 18, a few miles east of Grande Ronde, just outside the Fort Hill Restaurant (Google Map link).

While there were hundreds of people on the road in that area due to the Reach the Beach ride, both ride organizers and the Oregon State Police report that Dayley was not an official registrant.

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Electronic bicycle counter coming to Hawthorne Bridge

A bicycle counter similar to this one
will be installed on the Hawthorne
Bridge later this summer.
(Photo: Eco-Counter)

At long last, Portland is set to install an electronic bicycle counter. The new tool, which will be placed on the Hawthorne Bridge, will provide a daily and annual, ongoing count of the number of people who pass by on a bicycle..

The new counter will be an Eco-Totem made by Eco-Counter, a Montreal-based company. Funding for the project was supplied via a $20,000 grant from Cycle Oregon. The City of Portland, Bureau of Transportation applied for the grant last fall and Cycle Oregon ride director Jerry Norquist says it was approved in February.

According to Norquist, the grants committee of the Cycle Oregon board was “intrigued” by the idea. “It’s like when McDonalds put out signs saying they sold 1 million hamburgers,” Norquist said via phone this morning, “Except this is a much bigger deal, because it will show people they’re making a difference in transportation.”

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Gray Felt Q620 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Felt
Model: Q620
Color:Gray
Photo: http://www.bikepedia.com/Images/QBimages.aspx?itemid=14050&if=08_Q620_MT-CHAR.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2012-05-19
Stolen From: 2525 NE Glisan, Bike Storage outside apartments.
Neighborhood: Kerns
Owner: Jeffrey Bedford
OwnerEmail: bedford.jeffrey@gmail.com
Reward: 100
Description: Gray Felt Q620, front wheel was left behind so front wheel will not match rest of stock set.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-153098
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

The Monday Roundup

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L.A. got some major attention in the NY Times.

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

– Sightline takes a look at why women don’t ride bikes to work more often and finds the reasons are more complex – and sometimes simpler – than many people think.

– Already a common sight in Copenhagen, an electronic bicycle counter is coming to Seattle (and Portland too! stay tuned!).

– The relationship between bicycling and traditionally car-centric Los Angeles is changing and has improved enough to catch the attention of The New York Times.

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Portland reclaims #1 spot in Bicycling Mag rankings

Back on top where we belong.

Bicycling Magazine has just released their 2012 Bike-Friendly Cities rankings and Portland sits atop the heap once again.

Portland was ranked #2 in 2010, which was the last time the rankings came out. Prior to that Portland had earned the top spot every year since 1995. Our defeat to Minneapolis at the hands of Bicycling Magazine’s editors stung a bit; but it was clear that the decision was made more because of how our lead had begun to shrink, not that we were actually #2 (and I’m sure the attention and PR generated by making us #2 figured into the decision as well).

Minneapolis drops to the second spot this time around, with Boulder, Washington D.C., and Chicago rounding out the top five. Here’s the full top ten list (with 2010 rankings in parentheses):

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Silver/Blue Gary Fisher Napa 2003

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Year: 2003
Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: Napa
Color:Silver/Blue
Size:21
Serial: ITK4B01738
Stolen in Seaside, OR 97138
Stolen:2011-07-2
Stolen From: House, 200 Block 11th St.
Neighborhood: North Seaside
Owner: David Bueermann
OwnerEmail: dbueermann@hotmail.com
Description: Cable lock attached under seat, water bottle cage, silly bell.
Police record with: Seaside PD
Police reference#: 11-3675
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

blue&silver Jamis Aurora 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Jamis
Model: Aurora
Color:blue&silver
Size:55″
Serial: U9YU16378
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2012-05-17
Stolen From: Second floor of the Logus Building (a locked, residential space), 529 SE Grand at Washington, above My Father’s Place and Slow Bar.
Neighborhood: Buckman
Owner: Emiel Schuttloffel
OwnerEmail: leimesch@gmail.com
Reward: $500
Description: Silver fenders and rack, stand saddle and handlebars, two set of breaks, half clip-less and half standard pedals
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Redline Monocog 2004

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Year: 2004
Brand: Redline
Model: Monocog
Color:Black
Size:17
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-05-18
Stolen From: 4305 SE 31ST Ave
Neighborhood: Creston-Kenilworth
Owner: Jen Adkins
OwnerEmail: grittyraisin@gmail.com
Reward: $50
Description: Black frame with red lettering. DK Iron Cross-shaped chain ring (large at 52 teeth), DK Iron Cross pedals, new Terry Butterfly seat, Avid brakes, Titec HellBent handlebars, Pedros grips, rear strap-on Planet Bike fender, front strap-on mudguard, silver bottle holder, black rear rack with special attachments to make it fit the frame. White stickers of crescent moon and little stars by the redline head badge.
Police record with: Portland Police Bureau
Police reference#: T12004201
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Orange and black Rocky Mountain Speed

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Brand: Rocky Mountain
Model: Speed
Color:Orange and black
Photo: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2857487743_14bd5a3394_b.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2012-05-16
Stolen From: It was stolen from my garage. Break and entry.
Neighborhood: Woodlawn
Owner: Eric McCormack
OwnerEmail: erock70@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: The bike is a Rocky Mountain Speed dual suspension. The main triangle is orange and the back is black. The components were Shimano XT. It has a Rock Shox Judy XC front suspension. Syncros seat post, black Ritchey clipless pedals. Blue race face cranks. If the photo uploads it is the same except for the fron forks.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-41889
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Bianchi Ocelot

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Brand: Bianchi
Model: Ocelot
Color:Black
Size:21-inch men’s
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2012-05-16
Stolen From: Locked basement in the Kathy’s Court Apartments on NE Multnomah between NE 21st and NE 22nd.
Neighborhood: Sullivan’s Gulch
Owner: Zach Powers
OwnerEmail: zachmull@gmail.com
Reward: 50
Description: My bike is a black Bianchi Ocelot with a rear rack and a spherical compass mounted on the handlebars. The rear brake was damaged when it was stolen, so the barrel connector on the brake lever was detached from the lever assembly.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T12004165
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Copper & White JAMIS AROURA 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: JAMIS
Model: AROURA
Color:Copper & White
Size:Tall 62cm/26″
Serial: U79U19069
Photo: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2069/2100589753_a9639f8207.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2012-05-4
Stolen From: Stolen from Locked apartment laundry room, Kryptonite U-lock on rear wheel and frame. 72nd and NE Glisan St.
Neighborhood: NE-PO North Tabor
Owner: Robert Christian
OwnerEmail: rpc972@yahoo.com
Reward: $200
Description: My bike had a silver-aluminum rear rack, silver Planet Bike fenders, silver adjustable handlebar mount/bracket, silver saw-toothed lg foot pedals, off-center rear wheel rim, rear mounted kickstand, silver bottle rack, WTB seat.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-37606
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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