Month: April 2013

Portlanders display need for tweed at annual ride

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Portland Tweed Ride - 2013

Southeast Portland resident Paul Jeffrey
stands next to a vintage penny-farthing at the
Tweed Ride on Sunday.
(Photos: Will Vanlue)

The fourth annual Tweed Ride was held on Sunday, and it appears to have been yet another smashing success. Despite the threat of downpours throughout the day, a very healthy turnout proved that this ride has become a well-loved tradition here in Portland since it was first held in 2010.

This year’s ride began in Mt. Tabor Park, wove through southeast Portland to Wilshire Park for portraits (taken by a vintage camera), then ended up at Velo Cult in Hollywood for post-ride drinks, live music, dancing, and socializing. I wasn’t able to make the ride, but thankfully there was some truly excellent photographers and videographers on hand.

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A report from the Mudslinger mountain bike race

Mielle Blomberg smiling through the muck.
(Photo: Shane Young/Oregon Velo)

Mielle Blomberg, blogger and team member of Les Femmes de S+M, and sent in this race report from yesterday’s Mudslinger cross-country mountain bike race. — Judd Eustice
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As race promoter Mike Ripley blew the starting whistle for the rain-soaked racers, we sounded like a flock of angry geese in the middle of the gravel road as our disc brakes sounded off in unison. 325 of my closest mountain bike racing friends took part in yesterday’s wet adventure, also known as the the Mudslinger, held in Blodgett, Oregon for its 25th year.

Ripley reported that of the 325 total racers, 50 were beginners and, in a sign of the mountain biking’s general health in Oregon, 25% of the entire turnout where first-time riders or juniors.

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The Monday Roundup

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Guerrilla protected bikeway on Seattle Bike Blog.

Here’s our recap of the biggest and best bike news we came across last week…

— Finally. It’s coming folks. Citibike in New York City. My friend Doug from Brooklyn Spoke shared photos and commentary on the new bikeshare stations and kiosks that were installed over the weekend.

— Also in NYC, the NYPD is demanding that a man who was struck while bicycling by an officer driving a police car pay for damages his bicycle caused to the police car.

— It was widely reported last week that religious police in Saudi Arabia lifted the ban on women riding bicycles. However as the news spread it became clear there were a lot of conditions and outlets like Al Jazeera took a more skeptical view of the news.

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Red Shogun

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Brand: Shogun
Color:Red
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-04-6
Stolen From: NE 28th & Alberta
Owner: Benjamin Campbell
OwnerEmail: mrbencampbell( atsign )gmail.com
Description: Red Shogun bike with tan bar tape and cage pedals. Red nail polish spots on the frame to cover missing paint. There is a black grease stain on the right side of the handle bar, and the plastic is missing off the side of the left pedal.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Purple/Black n/a 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: n/a
Color:Purple/Black
Size:54cm
Photo: http://i.imgur.com/KXvR3hP.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2013-04-6
Stolen From: 309 SW 4th Avenue in front of Henry Building and Starbucks
Owner: Kelly Kovl
OwnerEmail: kellykovl(A T)gmail.com
Description: Modified handles since the picture has been taken, other mods include: shiny purple girp tap, sram cransets, bmx pedals and grips
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Blue Marin Bolinas Ridge 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Marin
Model: Bolinas Ridge
Color:Blue
Size:17
Serial: JA12281JJC047
Stolen in Portland, OR 97239
Stolen:2013-04-4
Stolen From: 54th and Foster in SE
Owner: Ben Abrams
OwnerEmail: benjabrams(at sign)gmail.com
Reward: 50
Description: Comfie Gel Seat; Fastener for OnGuard U Lock;
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Blue Trek 750 1998

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Year: 1998
Brand: Trek
Model: 750
Color:Blue
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2013-04-03
Stolen From: Garage of home in North Portland, near corner of Lombard and Chautauqua Blvd.
Neighborhood: Arbor Lodge
Owner: Craig Swinyard
OwnerEmail: swinyard@up.edu
Description: blue trek 750 cross bike, with road tires – 8-speed, 1998 model; clipless pedals; drop bars with bar end shifters; yellow "litespeed" stickers on front forks
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-27633
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Meeting Captain Chris Uehara

Capt Chris Uehara and I

Me and PPB Captain Chris Uehara at
Youth Services Division Headquarters.

On Friday I met Captain Chris Uehara of the Portland Police Bureau’s Youth Services Division. I won’t even attempt to recap why this meeting occurred; but suffice it to say, we didn’t come together for the best of reasons. That being said, we’re both glad that our paths have finally crossed.

Over the past week, I have been trying to understand why and how I made the mistake of publishing that story. Part of figuring that out has been to ask people that were either involved in the story (like Uehara) or who criticized me for it, how it made them feel. Capt. Uehara shared that he was a bit taken aback by the story because he felt the racial overtones surrounding it. We talked about that, and a lot more, during our conversation on Friday.

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Red, White Specialized Rockhopper 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Specialized
Model: Rockhopper
Color:Red, White
Size:26
Serial:wsbc602145663f
Photo: http://i.imgur.com/VRrFiiR.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97205
Stolen:2013-04-02
Stolen From: 1225 SW Alder St. Portland, OR
Neighborhood: SW 12th and Alder
Owner: Danny Pate
OwnerEmail: emtoor@gmail.com
Description: Red and White Mountain bike. Specialized Rockhopper
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

White Schwinn World ST 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Schwinn
Model: World ST
Color:White
Serial: snidc09c00370
Stolen in Portland, OR 97233
Stolen:2013-04-4
Stolen From: 1044 SE 143rd Ave
Neighborhood: Hazelwood
Owner: Lawrence Barclay
OwnerEmail: larrybarclay(A T)netzero.net
Description: White commuter bike with black accents and handle bars. Mirror and bell on left handle bar.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-152123
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Silver/Blue Le Mans Centurion

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Brand: Le Mans
Model: Centurion
Color:Silver/Blue
Photo: http://www.hipchickdigs.com/?attachment_id=4328
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2013-03-30
Stolen From: Near SE 75th Ave & Duke, Portland
Neighborhood: Brentwood-Darlington
Owner: Jay Wilkinson
OwnerEmail: jaybird451(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Description: Blue silver men’s road bike with red tape around the handle bars.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-273-51
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

white/black kona fire mountain 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: kona
Model: fire mountain
Color:white/black
Size:20
Serial: AJ11051171
Photo: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://2011.konaworld.com/images/bikes/med/fire_mountain.jpg&imgrefurl=http://2011.konaworld.com/bike.cfm?content%3Dfire_mountain&h=403&w=680&sz=46&tbnid=vqSRopF-9zxIRM:&tbnh=73&tbnw=123&zoom=1&usg=___8u05S0dwGK91qB_1MmrwXT44N8=&docid=VtwkBGqlVjdPSM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yIZgUYGcGeS9igL3mYCQDg&ved=0CDIQ9QEwAQ&dur=170
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2013-04-6
Stolen From: our home between our fence and shed ne 68th and oregon st.
Neighborhood: north tabor neighborhood
Owner: Phillip Schneeman
OwnerEmail: phillip_schneeman(at sign)yahoo.com
Description: It is a black and white Kona Fire Mountain mountain bike. 20 inch frame. Rear light. please help if you can. we really can’t afford another bike & this was my work transportation.
Police record with: portland police bureau
Police reference#: 13-27309
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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