Year: 2012

Bike hub in New Columbia nears completion

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The Hub as of Sunday.
(Photos: Community Cycling Center/Flickr)

The Community Cycling Center and their partners are busy in North Portland today putting on the finishing touches to the new “bike hub” coming to the New Columbia neighborhood. The design/build project began just two weeks ago and the big grand opening is slated for tomorrow evening.

Dubbed simply “The Hub,” the CCC says the new building will, “provide affordable repairs, free advice, and act as a community resource center for all sorts of bicycle-based activities at New Columbia.”

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yellow specialized langster 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: specialized
Model: langster
Color:yellow
Size:xl
Serial:wud80124419
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2012-09-04
Stolen From: The bike was stolen out of my garage.
Neighborhood: se foster powell
Owner: Dominic Sammarco
OwnerEmail: dominicsammarco@yahoo.com
Description: This is a langster taxi cab bicycle. It is yellow with all the markings of a taxi cab. Has a odometer and light on it.
Police record with: portland police
Police reference#: t12007401
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Navy White Specialized Stumpjumper Comp 29’r 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Specialized
Model: Stumpjumper Comp 29’r
Color:Navy White
Size:Medium
Serial:WSBC601074960F
Photo: http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/archive/2011/sjfsr/sjfsrcomp29er
Stolen in Beaverton, OR 97007
Stolen:2012-09-03
Stolen From: Sunset Cycles bicycle shop (Beaverton location).
Neighborhood: Progress Ridge
Owner: Joseph Krom
OwnerEmail: joey@sunsetcyclesnw.com
Description: The bicycle is brand new and does not have any accessories installed on it.
Police record with: Beaverton
Police reference#: 12-6702
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Oakridge is a mountain biker’s delight

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A view of the Cascades from
Bunchgrass Ridge Trail.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Just back from a long weekend in Oakridge, Oregon — “the mountain biking capital of the Northwest”. Over five years ago I proclaimed (jokingly) that I wanted to move there and now I’m wondering why it’s taken me so long to return.

Oakridge is a small and quiet former logging town situated between rivers and mountains about 40 miles east of Eugene. The timber industry once dominated, but today the local economy is all about outdoor recreation. In August 2010 even National Public Radio noticed Oakridge and devoted a special report to the town that is trying to “reinvent itself.”

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Gray Diamondback Insight RS 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Diamondback
Model: Insight RS
Color:Gray
Size:SM11
Serial: 00791964360162
Photo: http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/227597_849995929453_4904239_n.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2012-09-01
Stolen From: SE – near Salmon & 20th
Neighborhood: Belmont
Owner: Adam Bullock
OwnerEmail: adam.bullock@gmail.com
Description: Sticker on the top of the frame from a visit to OHSU about a year ago.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T12007396
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

The Monday Roundup

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“I’m try[ing] to catch up on my work and you know I keep my eyes on the road, but I’m a busy man.”
–Toronto Mayor Rob Ford after being asked if he reads while driving

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

– Amidst the controversy of the USADA’s decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles, donations to the Lance Armstrong Foundation have spiked.

– Per capita gas consumption in Oregon and Washington has dropped to a level not seen since the 1960s according to the findings of a Sightline Institute report titled Shifting into Reverse, which concludes the decline has more to do with decreases in personal vehicle travel and less to do with fuel efficiency improvements.

– A woman in Eugene is pushing to raise the driving age in Oregon after her son was killed by a 16-year-old driver saying we should instead, “Give [teens] bicycles to ride.”

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Black Giant

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Brand: Giant
Color:Black
Size:25ish
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2012-09-01
Stolen From: N Emerson and N Haight
Neighborhood: North
Owner: Katheryn Brooks
OwnerEmail: kebrooks@pacificu.edu
Description: well-used giant mountain bike beginning to rust a little in areas, has bike-n-hike sticker, frog bike bell, bike rack with bulldog u-lock attached, water bottle holder.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

red Klein Performance 1983

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Year: 1983
Brand: Klein
Model: Performance
Color:red
Size:23″
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2012-08-24
Stolen From: 629 NW 11th locked carport (11th/Irving) Portland 97209
Neighborhood: Pearl District
Owner: Bill Nelson
OwnerEmail: val@gorge.net
Reward: yes
Description: XTR rapid rise rear derailleur, Shimano mountain clip-in pedals, mavic cosmos wheels, Cinelli drop bars, stem
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 1277185

Red/White Bianchi Brava 2007

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Year: 2007
Brand: Bianchi
Model: Brava
Color:Red/White
Size:55
Serial: H7B9882
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2012-08-28
Stolen From: Rosa Parks Way at the Claudia Arms apartment building.
Neighborhood: North East
Owner: Gaylen Brule
OwnerEmail: gaylen.brule@gmail.com
Description: Clipless pedals, mirror on left handlebar attached with black duct tape, computer on top of right handlebar, white bottle holder.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 12-75108
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

White Kona Honkey, Inc 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Kona
Model: Honkey, Inc
Color:White
Size:56cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-09-01
Stolen From: 2833 SE 33rd Place. Corner of SE 33rd Place and SE Woodward Ave.
Neighborhood: Richmond
Owner: Kurt Maier
OwnerEmail: kmaier01@gmail.com
Description: disc brakes, fenders
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T12007364
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Black Bianchi Brava 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Bianchi
Model: Brava
Color:Black
Size:Celeste
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-09-2
Stolen From: My Garage that is connected to my house
Neighborhood: East Moreland
Owner: Samuel Medica
OwnerEmail: sammedica@gmail.com
Description: A 2009 Bianchi Brava with celeste (blue) bar tape shimano sora shifters 24 speed with champion del mondo patch on the bottom bracket
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black/White Scott Speedster 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Scott
Model: Speedster
Color:Black/White
Size:Large
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2012-09-02
Stolen From: Stolen from garage at 6556 SE Ash St.
Neighborhood: Tabor
Owner: Daniel Warren
OwnerEmail: danwarren1988@gmail.com
Reward: $350
Description: Not a lot of distinguishing things on the bike, fairly new. (Frame number EN14781 but this is different than the serial, which is unknown. )
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 1276950
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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