Month: April 2013

army green Opus Largo 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Opus
Model: Largo
Color:army green
Size:Large (52cm)
Photo: http://nomadiccycling.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/img_6355.jpg
Stolen in Happy Valley, OR 97086
Stolen:2013-04-15
Stolen From: It was locked to a bike rack in front of REI at Clackamas town center.
Neighborhood: Happy Valley
Owner: Sarah Thomas
OwnerEmail: sarah.roseanne.thomas(AT)gmail.com
Reward: yes
Description: army green and brown steel touring bike with brown cork bar tape, spd pedals, brown saddle (not the same as the orange saddle in the photo). There also was a silver pump strapped to the frame, and three black water bottle cages. The handlebars have two camo colored bags strapped to them, with a mount for a light and a small black bell in between the two bags.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Specialized Globe Vienna 1 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Specialized Globe
Model: Vienna 1
Color:Black
Size:Large
Serial: WUD096011750E
Photo: http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/archive/2009/vienna/globevienna1
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-04-12
Stolen From: SE 29th and Belmont
Neighborhood: Sunnyside
Owner: Juliet Howard
OwnerEmail: juliethoward( atsign )gmail.com
Description: Specialized Globe Vienna 1 – All black. No fenders or extras. Black bell on handlebars.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Feel like climbing 16,000 feet this weekend? Just follow the lions

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Tour of Flanders, Portland-Style - De Ronde-4

You’ll be seeing this lion in
your dreams — or nightmares depending on your fitness.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

This weekend will be an excellent chance to test your early season fitness. Or your sanity.

Organizers behind Saturday’s unsanctioned De Ronde PDX ride have just told us that they’ve also marked a companion ride for Sunday dubbed La Doyenne (after the famous European classic Liège–Bastogne–Liège). We hinted at the ride in our story about this year’s De Ronde back in January and today we learned the La Doyenne will take riders on a 50 mile jaunt through Happy Valley (south of Powell Butte Nature Park) on a course with 8,000 feet of climbing. The De Ronde route is about 47 miles with 7,800 feet of climbing.

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Fearing parking loss, downtown business group stops ‘Street Seats’ program

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The Downtown Retail Council, a Portland Business
Alliance affiliate, opposes parklets in the downtown core.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

After a successful pilot program last summer, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) recently announced an update of their Street Seats program. While the newly proposed guidelines show the scope of the program has broadened, a group that represents downtown businesses successfully lobbied to prevent the conversion of parking spots in the downtown core.

The Streets Seats program allows business owners and non-profits to convert public parking spaces into seating and patio space. For restaurants this means more dining tables, and for non-food establishments the program is an opportunity to use space for something other than private vehicle storage. In a PBOT survey published in January, 90% of businesses said Street Seats were good for their business and 80% of survey respondents said the program has a positive impact on street vitality.

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Silve Raleigh N/A 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Raleigh
Model: N/A
Color:Silve
Size:18-21apx
Stolen in 97209, OR Pearl districkt
Stolen:2013-04-14
Stolen From: Stolen from safeway parking garodge 4th floor NW lovejoy & NW 13th from a short black haird mail around 140-160 lbs light skin 16-19 years old with tan jacket light blue jeans
Neighborhood: Pearl districkt Nw lovejoy & NW 13th
Owner: Robert Zetina
OwnerEmail: jems.robert(A T)yahoo.com
Reward: Being able to find my bick
Description: Metalick silver hard tail with shocks in front black rims gold rear hub orenge oval reflective sticker that says victaulick on left side of frame black handle bars has or had a black clip on bag strap wraped around handlebars water bottle holder back of seat is tour is black with yellow padding stiking out tires in good condition grips to but neede bolt type grips they started slidding on handle bars.
Police record with: Portland dtn police
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Custom touring bike stolen in front of County Courthouse

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Stolen Littleford.
(Photo: Littleford Custom Bicycles)

Portland bicycle maker Jon Littleford (Littleford Custom Bicycles) spent two months building a touring bike for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show last February. On Thursday it was stolen from him while parked in front of the Multnomah County Courthouse (1021 SW 4th Ave) for less than an hour. Now Littleford is working every possible angle to get it back.

The $6,500 bike, featured on BikeRumor.com as “bombproof”, was locked up in front of the courthouse at about 9:30 am Thursday morning while Littleford cleared up a traffic ticket inside. He reported it immediately to a County police officer inside the building. Fortunately, the theft was caught on video and police are reviewing it. Multnomah County Sheriffs Deputy Troy Hakala reviewed the tape and says this is how the theft went down:

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The Monday Roundup

A Bloody Trambles

Nope. That’s not going to work.
(Photo the Magnificent Octopus/Flickr)

Here’s the local and national bike news that caught our eyes this past week…

— Our friends in New York City are freaking out right now because their Citibike bike share system is hitting the streets and membership is now open.

— With a bold plan laid out by London Mayor Boris Johnson, everyone should keep their eye on how/if he’ll be able to deliver on his promises. Here’s a good update from the Cycle London City blog.

— More good news from Chicago: They plan to go beyond parking or bollard-protected bike lanes and build some of their new bikeways as grade-separated paths.

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Silver Trek 820 Singletrack 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Trek
Model: 820 Singletrack
Color:Silver
Serial: WTU2213888P
Photo: http://www.playhuge.com/marcys-bike/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-03-01
Stolen From: Our front porch. 37th and Hawthorne
Neighborhood: Richmond
Owner: Marcy Berkowitz
OwnerEmail: marcynmorgan(AT)mac.com
Reward: $25
Description: Burley tagalong bike rack (black, place for tag along to screw into center of top of bike rack).
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Silver Trek 7000 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Trek
Model: 7000
Color:Silver
Size:17.5
Serial: WTU1230297F
Photo: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/2012/archive/7000
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2013-04-11
Stolen From: Grant High School, 2245 NE 36th Ave.
Neighborhood: Grant
Owner: Sharon Wynde
OwnerEmail: sharonwynde(A T)yahoo.com
Reward: Yes, $50 reward
Description: Silver bike, black rack, fix-it kit attached to stem, water bottle holder.
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: 13-28841
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Titanium Seven Axiom 2002

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Year: 2002
Brand: Seven
Model: Axiom
Color:Titanium
Size:56.7
Serial: 5903d93
Photo: http://imgur.com/V11JlaC
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2013-04-12
Stolen From: Garage NE 27th and NE Siskiyou
Neighborhood: Alameda
Owner: Eric Federovitch
OwnerEmail: jefederov(at sign)comcast.net
Reward: 300
Description: new campagnolo chorus 11 sp
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-29399
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Blue Cannondale M700 1992

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Year: 1992
Brand: Cannondale
Model: M700
Color:Blue
Photo: http://i.imgur.com/m0rHJ4m.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97216
Stolen:2013-04-11
Stolen From: Near SE 114th PL and SE Lincoln.
Neighborhood: Mill Park
Owner: Jamal St Peters
OwnerEmail: jamalstpeters(A T)gmail.com
Description: Blue 1992 Cannondale M700 frame (like the photo). Schwalbe road tires. Black front wheel. Gray rear wheel. Cowhorn handlebars with black tape. It had a black rear rack and a gray child seat with black cushion on the back when stolen.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-152262
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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