Month: July 2013

What to expect at the Disaster Relief Trials

It’s here! The biggest event of its kind in the world.

One of the most interesting and influential bike events in Portland starts with a kickoff party tonight. The Disaster Relief Trials was first held last year at Velo Cult Bike Shop in Hollywood and since then the event has ridden a wave of interest, gotten attention from local, regional, and even national agencies, and has spawned imitators in Vancouver (BC), Seattle, Eugene, and other cities.

This year’s event features two big parties, the Trials themselves, and the “Cargo Bike Fair” — a huge gathering of cargo bikes and the people who love them. I’ll share more about what’s on tap, and highlight a few of the bikes and riders below…

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Green KHS Flite 100 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: KHS
Model: Flite 100
Color:Green
Size:6
Serial: U9080 0239
Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100887369821168&set=a.589569601238.2159461.60715891&type=1&theater
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2013-07-10
Stolen From: SW 1st and Ankeny
Neighborhood: Downtown
Owner: Ruben Montes
OwnerEmail: rmontes02(AT)gmail.com
Reward: 13- 154573
Description: Green bike with forest green forks, slight pinch in top tube near seat post, Sugino messenger cranks, all city chain ring, velocity deep v front wheel with continental super sport plus tire with silver spokes and silver hub, machined rear wheel with origin 8 hub fixed hub with gator skin tire, paint is wearing wear rear fenders would go, seat has some tearing on the left side, drop bars with handle tape covering all of it (without tape they are silver nitto drop bars), bottle cage held on by hose clamps
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Two people injured in collision on NE Killingsworth at 28th – UPDATED

Photo from the scene. View looking westbound
from the southeast corner of Killingsworth and 29th.
(Photos by Paul Cone)

One man and one woman were hospitalized Friday morning after he turned his bicycle left onto Northeast Killingsworth “without coming to a complete stop,” Portland police said.

Steven Odell, 47, was treated for “serious but not life-threatening injuries” after the 8:15 a.m. crash, police said. According to their interviews and investigation, Odell was pedaling southbound on Northeast 28th Avenue (not Northeast 29th, as originally thought) when he made the left turn.

Tasha Brown, 34, was driving an Oldsmobile Cutlass west on Killingsworth “and had the right-of-way when the collision occurred,” police said. She was also transported to the hospital with “non-life-threatening injuries.”

No citations have been issued yet, and the police investigation continues.

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Doubletree Hotel dumps vendor whose truck blocked bike lane

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The operators of this truck blocked the
bike lane on NE Multnomah and used it
as a loading zone. (Note: The yellow portion
is the buffer. The unpainted, curbside
section is the bike lane.)
(Photo courtesy Adam Rogers)

A third-party event vendor whose workers illegally parked their truck in the middle of a nearby bike lane has lost its relationship with a prominent Portland hotel.

Workers for the vendor had asked permission to park in the lane during an event at the Doubletree hotel in the Lloyd District and had been told to instead use the hotel’s large driveway or underground loading area, according to Doubletree’s manager Terry Goldman.

Then the workers apparently parked there anyway, and were caught in the act by a woman riding her bike on Multnomah Street’s separated bike lane.

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Blue Raleigh M-60 ?

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Year: ?
Brand: Raleigh
Model: M-60
Color:Blue
Stolen in Portland, OR 97204
Stolen:2013-07-11
Stolen From: I had parked it around 9PM outside Thirsty Lion, on a pole that has the street names (SW 2nd and SW Ash).
Neighborhood: Southwest Portland, Old Town – Chinatown
Owner: Asfandyar Khan
OwnerEmail: asfandyar.khan@yahoo.com
Description: It is a Blue Raleigh M-60 Mountain Bike. It has Shimano Brake pads. I recently purchased a Cateye Uno HL-EL010 light for it and the mounting bracket was still on the bike when it got stolen.
It has 21 Speeds bike. The seat is slightly bent. The bike doesn’t have any reflectors (the back reflector mount still there but broken).
I bought it from craigslist on June 9th.

Westside transportation pro will lead new Washington Park access group

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Heather McCarey

The director of one of the region’s older transportation nonprofits is moving to one of the region’s newest.

Heather McCarey announced Wednesday that she’ll be leaving the Westside Transportation Alliance to become executive director of the newly formed Washington Park Transportation Management Association, which will focus on improving bike, transit and carpool travel options to Washington Park.

Both organizations are chartered by local governments to reduce auto travel by making it easier for people to reach their destinations by walking, biking, or taking public transportation.

The Westside TMA seeks to improve non-auto travel options throughout Washington County and is funded by a federally funded grant administered by Metro and voluntary dues from Washington County employers. The new Washington Park TMA will be funded by a similar Metro grant plus auto parking fees from people who bring autos to visit the park and its tenants: the Oregon Zoo, World Forestry Center, Portland Children’s Museum, Portland Japanese Garden and Hoyt Arboretum.

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Man hit while biking on Fremont remains hospitalized

Dave Collins
(Photo courtesy Kyle Kautz)

26-year-old Dave Collins is lucky to be alive after being dragged 25 under a van driven by a man who made a dangerous — and illegal — left turn and collided with him on Monday.

After speaking with a police officer at the scene of the collision, we initially reported that Collins’ injuries were minor. The officer made it seem like it was a miraculous situation and he told me he had chatted with Dave and joked with him. But yesterday I saw a photo of Collins tweeted by his employer, PDX Pedicab, and realized he was far from “fine”. The photo shows Collins laying on a hospital bed, completely bandaged up.

The photo was taken by the owner of PDX Pedicab, Kyle Kautz. He put me in touch with Dave yesterday.

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Reader takes action, gets stolen bike back

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Whoever got this silver Specialized stolen yesterday, we have some good news.

This just in from reader Chris K.:

I was riding a block from the office yesterday when I saw the bike and recognized it as my coworkers. Followed to dude to a stop light and told him it was my friends and that I was going to get it back. He argued for a while while I was on the phone with the cops but eventually threw it down and walked away when he realized I was serious. The look on her face was priceless, when I carried the bike back into the office. That’s two recovered bikes for me this summer!

In new ad, Scion sees bike riders as obstacles in a fight

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Humans on bikes are just obstacles
in a fight you must win, says a Scion ad.

Toyota-owned car brand Scion has unveiled a new commercial for their latest model. In an urban setting, they equate driving with a boxing match where the car is dubbed “King” of the road. Unfortunately, Scion includes a scene with people riding bicycles and refers to them as “obstacles” and then shows the cars zoom by them dangerously — all in an effort to “roll on to victory with the path of least resistance.”

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