Month: April 2013

Blue Huffy Beach Cruiser 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Huffy
Model: Beach Cruiser
Color:Blue
Size:Heavy
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2013-03-27
Stolen From: se 28th & Powell Blvd
Neighborhood: Brooklyn
Owner: brandon fenton
OwnerEmail: brandon.fenton@pdx.edu
Reward: $20 for info, $100 for the name and address. Get paid to rat out a guy that would probably steal from you, too! Right!?
Description: It’s a blue cruiser with tan fenders and a tan chain cover. It has a brown seat that says "Huffy" on the back. The bike is cheap, but the 49cc motor with a black gas tank and chrome gas cap is three times the value of the bike.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-152069
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

black Novara Express 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Novara
Model: Express
Color:black
Size:standard adult
Serial: F001K1024 or 10F-24
Photo: No
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2012-02-7
Stolen From: NW 2nd and Davis
Neighborhood: Old Town
Owner: Leroy Hemmingway
OwnerEmail: royhemmingway(at sign)aol.com
Description: Bike has unusual forward pointing handlebars. Light and rack were on bike when stolen
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: T13002842
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Job: Retail Manager – Pedal Bike Tours

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Sorry. This job has been filled.

Job Title
Retail Manager

Company/Organization
Pedal Bike Tours

Job Description
The ideal candidate has deep retail and merchandising experience. You will assist with running the day to day operations of the store as well as be the main point of contact for our guests from all over the world as they phone and walk through the door. Love of bicycles is a must, bike shop experience is a plus.

Being a part of the Pedal team is:
Creative

Responsible for retail area and merchandise display design and upkeep, stock levels and tidiness.
Order new product lines by constantly searching for new and useful ideas
Recommend product orders by analyzing sell through of product
Create Purchase Orders, Receive inventory orders
Answer phones, take messages
Book Tour reservations
E-mail correspondence
Open and closing of the shop

Vibrant and Social

Sociable/personable/friendly- Can provide the highest level of customer service
A broad knowledge of Portland/Oregon/NW history and culture, local restaurants, sights, shops.

Give advice and directions using a map

Outfit bicycle rental customers with bike, helmet and accessories
Order Processing- Ring up orders, handle cash, operate credit card machine, bag orders
Maintain strict inventory control of retail, equipment and bicycles

Must be willing to work weekends, particularly June-Sept.

Please email a resume and cover letter to info@pedalbiketours.com or bring to the store for an on the spot screening.

How to Apply
Please email a resume and cover letter to info@pedalbiketours.com or bring to our shop at 133 SW 2nd Avenue.

Activists suspect ride participant is an undercover Portland Police Bureau captain – UPDATED

Krisapon Chaisawat
(Facebook profile)

Note from the publisher, 6:14 pm: This story was originally posted described a situation wherein attendees at a ride on Sunday believed they were accompanied by a Portland Police officer named Chris Uehara. After seeing photos of the officer and learning other similarities, I posted a story describing the situation and included quotes from ride participants who believed the man to be Captain Uehara.

I have since heard from the Portland Police that the man on ride was not Capt. Uehara.

In addition, I have also now confirmed that the man was indeed not Capt. Uehara but was instead a man named Krisapon Chaisawat (here’s his Facebook profile). Chaisawat (who goes by Kris) is a 35-year-old food server who lives in Portland and works in West Linn. He called me after his wife saw his photos on this site. He said he’s from Key West, Florida and just moved to Portland a few months ago. Chaisawat said he attended the event after hearing about it on BikePortland and just wanted to go on a ride and meet some people. About the story, he said, “I thought it was an April Fool’s joke.”

For what it’s worth, Chaisawat seemed very understanding of what happened and just wanted to clear things up. The Veloprovo folks feel bad about the error and have reached out to Kris with offers to connect, go on a ride, and/or buy him a drink or two.

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Mayor Hales announces press conference for SE 136th Ave

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This just in from Mayor Hales’ office…

MEDIA ALERT

Monday, April 1, 2013

What: Press Conference
Topic: Safety solutions for Southeast 136th Avenue
When: 8 a.m., Wednesday, April 3
Where: Southeast 136th and Holgate, northeast corner, in Gates Park. Media parking in all directions.
Google Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and members of the Portland City Council and Oregon Legislature will gather at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, to discuss plans related to safety on Southeast 136th Avenue.

Photo opportunities will available, and elected officials will take questions.

The Mayor has been under intense pressure to restore a proposal by PBOT to cut funding from a sidewalk project on SE 136th. Hales said he felt there was a 50/50 chance the funds would be restored… But that was before a young girl was killed while trying to cross 136th just a few blocks from where the sidewalk project was set to be constructed.

blue BikeE Tandem (E2 model) 2001

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Year: 2001
Brand: BikeE
Model: Tandem (E2 model)
Color:blue
Size:recumbent tandem
Serial: 706065
Photo: http://www.tikimojo.com/photos/2013/bikes/bike-tandem.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2013-03-25
Stolen From: Stolen from SE 27th and Cora, one block north of Holgate.
Neighborhood: Reed
Owner: Stephen Peters
OwnerEmail: stephen.peters(AT)gmail.com
Reward: beer & tiki music!
Description: This is a recumbent tandem from BikeE known around here as The Kon-Tiki for it’s tiki decoration. The photo URL shows what the bike looks like without any of the stuff on it. It’s got a plastic tiki mask on the front, a speaker under the front seat, and a custom flat rack on the back. It also has a BikeE front center stand and a bike computer mount.
Police record with: portland PD
Police reference#: 13-152050
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

red BikeE CT 1997

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Year: 1997
Brand: BikeE
Model: CT
Color:red
Serial: 8101
Photo: http://www.tikimojo.com/photos/2013/bikes/bikee-pix.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2013-03-25
Stolen From: Taken from my carport at 2718 SE Cora near Holgate and 28th.
Neighborhood: Reed
Owner: stephen peters
OwnerEmail: stephen.peters(at sign)gmail.com
Reward: beer
Description: Red BikeE “CT” model. It has a fairing, fenders and a custom flat rack on the back with a milk crate bungie’d to it.
It has newer 3×8 gearing.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-152050
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Racers hunt for fast times at Sunday’s Crank Time Trial

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This racer relied on his spidey-sense.
(Photos: Judd Eustice)

Portland’s racing season has gotten off to a great start. Yesterday, 160 riders put off their Easter festivities to test their fitness at the first event in the Crank Time Trial series at Portland International Raceway. The field doubled in size since its inception two years ago, and promoters Chad Smeltzer and Justin Tutor anticipate even larger fields in the next race on Memorial Day, May 27th.

The race, once again blessed with pleasant weather, provided an ideal setting for fast competition. The 12-mile closed course (6 laps x 2 miles) with light winds and no impediments to avoid, enabled everyone to push the pace and some blistering times were recorded.

The fastest leg on Sunday belonged to Colby Wait-Molyneux (Pro 1/2), who completed the course in 22:50.43 (that’s a sustained speed of about 30 mph!). This beat his previous record time of 23:29 that he put down two years ago. His next fastest competitor was William O’Donnell (Pro 1/2) who cruised in at 23:44.82.

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The Monday Roundup

Movie-makers in LA are whining over green lanes.
(LA Times screenshot)

Welcome to Monday. If you missed some of the great bike stories last week, fear not: The links below will bring you right up to date…

— One of pro bike racing’s biggest stars has pinched into some controversy after grabbing the rear-end of a podium girl following the Tour of Flanders on Sunday.

— The Project for Public Spaces calculated the Walk Score for each state’s DOT headquarters. It wasn’t pretty.

— The debate over how bikeshare can/can’t coexist with bike rental shops is one that just won’t go away.

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Latest Headlines

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City bans e-scooter riding downtown core due to protest concerns

From the Archives

Truck driver does ‘rolling coal’ on riders, and one of them is a bike cop