Year: 2012

Gray/Silver Specialized Hardrock 1997

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Year: 1997
Brand: Specialized
Model: Hardrock
Color:Gray/Silver
Size:19 or 20″
Serial: PY507327
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2012-02-4
Stolen From: Stolen from garage at Se Market St. and 50th Ave.
Neighborhood: Mt. Tabor
OwnerEmail: robroy78@gmail.com
Description: Gray/Silver frame with white Manitou front shocks, black seat, u-lock holder hard wear on bottom of frame.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-11386
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Follow up: Fix yet to come for dangerous Burnside crossing

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The BTA’s Steph Noll on E Burnside
and 16th in 2007.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Last week a reader email spurred me to check up on a project I first wrote about in December 2007.

Reader Kevin B wrote:

“I live in the Kerns neighborhood and my kids go to Buckman Elementary. During our bike/scooter ride each morning to school I see numerous kids/families trying to cross the intersection of E Burnside and 16th. They have to play chicken to get across the road. I am confused as to why there is no pedestrian/cycling light at this intersection similar to what exists further out on E Burnside and 41st. It is listed as a Bike route street on all the cycling maps.”

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Black with Silver and Yellow Specialized Roubaix Comp Triple 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Specialized
Model: Roubaix Comp Triple
Color:Black with Silver and Yellow
Size:52
Serial:WUD241342D
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2012-02-06
Stolen From: From a locked Thule roof rack between 6:30 pm and 10 pm. On NE Kirby across from Dentist, just south of Russell.
Neighborhood: Albina/ Eliot boarder.
Owner: Erica Lurie
OwnerEmail: Ericalurie77@gmail.com
Reward: Good Karma and $100
Description: Specialized Roubaix Comp Triple. Black with Silver and Yellow paint. Size 52. Updated Fork (forget the make). Updated seat- Specialized with cut out, might be a Jet 155. Water bottle cages, one black, one magenta. Sunrims on back wheel with Continental tire, front wheel was not stolen.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-10965
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Cycle Oregon announces 2012 routes, grant for coastal trail plan

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Riders gather in the Tiger Woods Center
before the route announcement.
(Photo: Will Vanlue/BikePortland)

This evening a group of roughly 700 people joined Cycle Oregon staff and volunteers at the Tiger Woods Center on the Nike campus in Beaverton to hear where the two Cycle Oregon rides are headed in 2012.

Everyone was excited to hear this year’s routes (for both the weekend and week rides) but the real surprise was an announcement by Cycle Oregon co-founder Jonathan Nicholas about a really big idea the organization has been working on.

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Job: Bike Shop Superstar (Metropolis Cycle Repair)

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Job Title
Bike Shop Superstar

Company/Organization
Metropolis Cycle Repair

Job Description
Metropolis Cycle Repair is seeking a new associate. Position will be part time to start, evolving into full time as the season picks up. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years experience in a service oriented bike shop, and extensive knowledge of older bike components as well as modern systems. We are a small shop, and all staff members are required to answer phones, assist customers with bike and accessory purchases as well as complete repairs and write service tickets. Positive attitude, excellent customer service skills and ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment are a must.

How to Apply
Apply in person. Bring a current resume and a short essay detailing your awesome qualities to 2249 N Williams Ave.

sky blue Mohawk 3 speed 1955

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Year: 1955
Brand: Mohawk
Model: 3 speed
Color:sky blue
Size:standard mens
Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=631337013947&set=a.631336998977.2135594.54604400&type=3&theater
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2012-02-6
Stolen From: Hallway of apartment building. Fifth Avenue Court apts. NW 5th and Davis.
Neighborhood: Old Town/Chinatown
Owner: Bret Sosebee
OwnerEmail: bret.sosebee@gmail.com
Reward: $200
Description: Blue with chrome fenders. White seat, white handgrips. 3 speed internal hub. Vintage bike circa 1955. Black luggage rack.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-10833
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

A note from the publisher

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Hi folks. I want to interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to address an important issue.

As the publisher of this site (and president of Pedaltown Media Inc., the company that owns it), everything that is written on these pages — and everyone who writes them — is a reflection on my business, and in some ways, me. Over the past several months it has come to my attention that one of our writers conducted himself in a way that made me and others feel uncomfortable. Specifically, this was a freelance reporter named Marcus Griffith that I had hired to write an in-depth story about the N. Williams Avenue project.

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PBOT changes course, now says one lane on Williams Ave “unlikely”

Aerial view of Williams and Failing.

During the monthly stakeholder advisory committee meeting for the North Williams Traffic Operations Safety Project today, PBOT announced that it’s “unlikely” they would be willing to redesign the street in the section between N Cook and Skidmore (known as Segment 4) into a one-lane configuration for auto traffic.

Segment 4 — which currently has two standard vehicle lanes, one bicycle lane and two auto parking lanes — is the highest traffic section of the project area with between 950 to 1,100 autos and 400 bicycles during peak hours.

PBOT’s announcement, made by project manager Ellen Vanderslice, is a shift from their previous position.

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ODOT installs new flashing beacon near site of Angela Burke fatality

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A rapid flash beacon at work.
(Photo from beacon manufacturer)

The Oregon Department of Transportation flipped the switch on a new crossing treatment on SW Barbur this morning. The location, south of SW Hamilton Street near Rasmussen Village, is just up the road from where Angela Burke was struck and then killed on December 15th, 2010 by Caleb Pruitt as he sped south on Barbur.

Burke was walking her bike, attempting to cross the street, when she was struck. Pruitt received a 60 month prison sentence in the case.

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Book Review: Cyclopedia – It’s All About the Bike

When a book says it’s “all about the bike” and proudly displays images of disassembled bike components on its cover I assume it will eventually be sitting on a shelf in my garage, close to a pedal wrench and a bottle of chain lube.

William Fotheringham’s Cyclopedia from Chicago Review Press is far from the repair manual its cover makes it look like. The book also is not a dry compendium as the word “cyclopedia” might imply.

Instead, it’s a deep dive into the rich knowledge of Fotheringham, built on his over 30 years of experience reporting on professional cycling. While the book includes plenty of technical information, the entries are grounded in historical context.

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