Month: January 2013

Red Redline Conquest (Disk)

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Brand: Redline
Model: Conquest (Disk)
Color:Red
Stolen in , OR
Stolen:2013-01-21
Stolen From: My car at the intersection of SW9th and SW Park (downtown Portland).
Neighborhood: Downtown
Owner: Brian Cook
OwnerEmail: nrgnme( atsign )gmail.com
Reward: Yes
Description: Bright red frame, cusom rims, Armadillo all conditon tires, black wrapped drop style handlebars,shimano 105 shifters (left shifter is mising cosmetic components on the very top). Rear derailer cable housing recently replaced using black plastic ferrules. Small piece of duck tape on the left side of the frame near the handle bars where the cable has worn through the paint. There is a cats eye headlight and odometer mounted to the handlebars. A three red light (three adjustable light levels) is mounted below the seat. It has front and back, black plastic fenders and a black rear bike rack.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T13000713
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Orange Kona Jake the Snake 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Kona
Model: Jake the Snake
Color:Orange
Size:54
Serial: F602k0960
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-01-20
Stolen From: New Seasons – SE Division and SE 20th
Neighborhood: SE Portland
Owner: Jeff Barna
OwnerEmail: jjpfbarna(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Description: Frame and fork Kona – rest of bike custom built; single-speed (39×16 – no chain tensioner), dent in top-tube, black fenders, Mavic rims (front rim blue anodized), black fork and rear cargo rack, Avid canti brakes, silver brake levers on drop bars.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Gray Surly Cross Check 2005

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Year: 2005
Brand: Surly
Model: Cross Check
Color:Gray
Size:56cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2013-01-18
Stolen From: Surly Cross Check stolen from PSU Urban Center 1/18/2013 between 2-4pm.
Neighborhood: PSU
Owner: Dylan Carlson
OwnerEmail: dyland.carlson(AT)gmail.com
Reward: Yes
Description: It is light gray 56cm with mustache bars, gray Oury grips, gray Odyssey pedals, and a dual pull brake lever on the left. It also has a paul components light mount, a Adams traila-bike hitch on the seat post, black planet fenders and a Pay N Take sticker.
Police record with: PSU Safty
Police reference#: 13-000080
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Soak up the sun with these weekend ride picks

Wintertime Palm Tree Ride

Gawking at an exotic monkey
puzzle tree during the 2007
Palm Tree Ride.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

I know it’s still frigid out there, but at least the sun is out. This weekend is expected to stay clear and sunny and there’s nothing like a brisk bike ride with friends to take the edge of your winter doldrums. Check out our three two weekend ride picks below for some ideas and inspiration…

Local shop Western Bikeworks kicks off their 2013 monthly ride series with an easy and flat 25-miler. The ride will leave from the shop NW 17th and Lovejoy) at 9:00 am led by none other than Maria Schur (trust us, she’s great). Everyone that shows up will get a $5 gift card and Maria tells us each month’s ride will build in distance and difficulty toward an overall goal to be “century-ready” by early summer. “It’ll be good for newbies or anyone wanting to shake their winter cobwebs off!” — Sorry folks… This ride is next Saturday the 26th.

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BTA plans new ‘BikeSwap’ event at PDX Bicycle Show

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2012 Pedal Nation-PDX Bike Show-9

There’s always cool new stuff at the show;
now there will be cool used stuff too!
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

The PDX Bicycle Show is coming up on March 23-24 and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance has something big in store. They’re set to debut a new event dubbed BTA BikeSwap. The event, which they’ll publicly announce next week, is being billed as, “an opportunity for families, new cyclists and experienced riders to buy and sell their cycling gear.”

The BTA is partnering with the Community Cycling Center and the Bicycle Show’s organizers, Pedal Nation Events. The BikeSwap will be a benefit for both the BTA and the CCC. Is it just a bike swap meet? Not exactly. Check out what makes it unique:

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silver Giant mountain bike 2003

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Year: 2003
Brand: Giant
Model: mountain bike
Color:silver
Size:17″
Photo: http://ecogrrl.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/photo0059.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2013-01-18
Stolen From: Inside my garage – they cut the metal and lock off the door.

Police have been called to file a report (can’t do online as it’s on private property), but still haven’t shown up.
Neighborhood: Woodlawn (MLK/RosaParks/Dekum)
Owner: Aimee Fahey
OwnerEmail: ecogrrl24(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: specialty seat, rack w/ black bike bag on it, TONS of stickers all over it so you can’t see the brand. It’s VERY obvious, just like my Norco bike that I’ve also reported stolen today.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

black w/ stickers all over Norco Indie Hybrid 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Norco
Model: Indie Hybrid
Color:black w/ stickers all over
Size:16"
Serial:AJ10198844
Photo: http://ecogrrl.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/april21.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2013-01-18
Stolen From: Inside my garage on NE Grand between Rosa Parks & Dekum – they cut the metal and lock off the door.
Neighborhood: Woodlawn
Owner: Aimee Fahey
OwnerEmail: ecogrrl24@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: black, plastered all over with stickers (eco, food, bike-friendly themes, big BUGDORK one) with black basket on the left side. Disc brakes.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: CASE #13-5010
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Oregon City votes to build bike tourism ‘epicenter’ in Amtrak station

Adam from First City Cycles

First City Cycles employee Adam Beykovsky
is helping promote bike tourism in Oregon City.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Clackamas County is once again placing its bets on bicycle tourism as a way to bolster local industry and economic vitality. As The Oregonian reports, the Urban Renewal Commission in Oregon City voted Wednesday to support a proposal by a local bike shop owner to develop a bike tourism hub inside a vacant Amtrak station.

The idea for the “First City Central Marketplace & Bistro” was conceived by Blaine Meier, owner of First City Cycles. Meier’s shop opened in July of last year and he wasted no time in getting the idea off the ground. In September Meier told the Clackamas Review newspaper, “I’m excited about the opportunity, and I think it’ll be a great way to promote Oregon City tourism.”

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PNCA set to unveil ‘Tracey Sparling Memorial Pedal Garden’

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Pedal Garden at PNCA-3-1

When 19-year old Tracey Sparling was killed while riding her bike in downtown Porltand on October 11th, 2007, it shook our city to the core. When, just 11 days later, Brett Jarolimek suffered a similar fate in a collision in north Portland, we experienced a unprecedented, citywide outpouring of grief and activism. For the community of students and staff at the Pacific Northwest College of Art the tragedies were particularly hard to accept because both Sparling and Jarolimek were students. Sparling was likely on her way to class when she was struck.

Later this month, PNCA will unveil the ‘Tracey Sparling Pedal Garden’, which will serve as a memorial to Sparling and, “an iconic bike-centric sculpture garden that supports and strengthens Portland’s cycling community.”

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Recap and photos from inaugural ‘Open Bike Night’ at Velo Cult

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The bike vibe is strong at Velo Cult,
which makes it the perfect venue.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Last night at Velo Cult something sort of amazing happened. It was the inaugural Open Bike Night, a new event thought up by Sellwood resident Dan Kaufman. While only a handful of people showed up, Kaufman and his CrankMyChain crew put together an entertaining variety show that had a strong thread of bike love woven through it.

Open Bike Night is a play on open mic night, and the idea is the same. VeloCult Bike Shop and Tavern on NE 42nd Ave in Hollywood provides the venue and the stage, and CrankMyChain brings sound equipment and keeps the show lively. There’s time for socializing and sharing propaganda (I grabbed some cool spokecards, got a free Filmed by Bike DVD (thanks Ayleen!), a button, and some other cool stuff), and of course sampling Velo Cult’s fine (and growing) selection of beer and cider.

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