Year: 2013

black Trek 7.1 FX 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Trek
Model: 7.1 FX
Color:black
Size:small
Serial: WTU070C0841F
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2013-12-17
Stolen From: In front of Clyde Common on SW 10th and Stark
Neighborhood: Downtown
Owner: Dorothy Mitchell
OwnerEmail: dorothy.a.mitchell(A T)gmail.com
Reward: $60
Description: Black with yellow fenders, a back rack, straight handlebars, and slanted women’s style top tube. Also has a small bell on the right side.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-105081
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Holman Lane makes key connection through Forest Park, but only in one direction

Holman Lane (red line) in relation to northwest Portland (to the right), Forest Park (shaded green), NW Cornell Rd (at the bottom) and Skyline Blvd (bottom left).
(Graphic: RideWithGPS)

Holman Lane is an unpaved fire lane in Forest Park. It winds uphill from northwest Portland almost a mile and nearly 500 feet in elevation from the corner of NW Aspen and Raleigh (map) before it meets with the quiet and tree-lined NW 53rd Avenue. Holman is open for cycling, and for those who know about it, provides a beautiful and safe connection between downtown and the West Hills, Skyline Boulevard, and points beyond.

But there’s an important detail about Holman Lane: bicycling is permitted only in the uphill direction. That’s too bad for people like Mike Owen, a Portlander who recently discovered Holman’s charms and utility.

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Local riders team up to help families have a merrier Christmas

Hammer Velo Pay it Forward ride-11

Members of the Hammer Velo Cycling Team rolled
out in the chilly night to deliver presents
to a family in need.
(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)

Last night a few dozen spandex-clad Santas loaded Christmas gifts into their backpacks and panniers and pedaled into the homes and hearts of three local families. It was the fourth Pay it Forward ride, an annual tradition started in 2010 by Portlander Jeff Tedder.

To help him deliver the presents, Tedder, a fit 53-year-old who owns an athletic training business, enlisted the help of three local cycling teams. Each team adopted a different family, which they found through a partnership with Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at OHSU. The families were selected by the hospital because they have children suffering from major medical issues and are of modest means. In total, about 300 people chipped in to raise over $6,000 dollars for the families.

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Blue Windser 1980

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Year: 1980
Brand: Windser
Color:Blue
Stolen in Portland, OR 97205
Stolen:2013-12-17
Stolen From: Terminal Sales Building 1220 SW Morrison S
Owner: Alan Wasem
OwnerEmail: alan(replace with at sign)alanwasem.com
Description: Orange Fenders, Organge Bar Tape with a rack on the back, black seat, 12 speed
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

After complaints, Amtrak clarifies: folding bikes always allowed as carry-ons

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Amtrak Cascades Mud Bay Surrey BC 2007_0917_1052

Amtrak Cascades, the regional line several BikePortland
readers said is bike-friendlier than many.
(Photo by Stephen Rees.)

A late-night incident in which Amtrak workers awoke two Portlanders to tell them, incorrectly, that their folding bikes weren’t allowed as carry-ons has led the agency to clarify its policy.

Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said last week that every passenger car in the system allows folding bicycles as carry-on luggage “if they fit the dimensions described in the policy and can fit in the areas designated for carry on baggage or bikes.”

The maximum dimensions are 34 inches by 15 inches by 48 inches, as stated in Amtrak’s policy. Mass-market folding bikes meet those constraints, Dean Mullin of local shop Clever Cycles said Wednesday.

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silver Nishiki Prestige 1987

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Year: 1987
Brand: Nishiki
Model: Prestige
Color:silver
Size:maroon
Photo: http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mmMHTZvVyYaseTcSjBD6oLQ.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97266
Stolen:2013-12-16
Stolen From: Old Chicago Pizza (11211 SE 82nd Ave)
Neighborhood: Clackamas Square Shopping Center
Owner: Matt Bowe
OwnerEmail: bowe87(A T)gmail.com
Reward: yes
Description: Silver Nishiki Prestige with maroon lettering. It has an aftermarket black gel seat, and newer black plastic pedals with teal colored caps on them. There was also black handlebar wrap, and the front crank was scuffed from a crash.
Police record with: Clackamas County Sheriff
Police reference#: 13-37852
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Blue/Black Canondale BJ1115 Womans Quick 4 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Canondale
Model: BJ1115 Womans Quick 4
Color:Blue/Black
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2013-12-15
Stolen From: 725 NW 10th Ave. Between Irving and Johnson. Out of the apartment building garage.
Neighborhood: Pearl
Owner: Mike Stoner
OwnerEmail: mstoner1( atsign )verizon.net
Description: Rack on back above rear wheel
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: T13012695
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

grey masi cx ss 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: masi
Model: cx ss
Color:grey
Size:60cm
Serial: 713w3e0091
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2013-12-11
Stolen From: 2nd and madison
Neighborhood: downtown
Owner: ryan temple
OwnerEmail: ryan(A T)snwwood.com
Reward: 100
Description: single speed cross brev components crank bros pedals
Police record with: Portland
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Bend cyclocross race leads to global bicycle brake recall

The bike industry is abuzz with news of a global recall of 19,000 sets of high-end SRAM hydraulic road brakes; and it turns out a cyclocross race in Bend, Oregon on December 7th had a lot to do with it.

SRAM made the voluntary recall announcement on December 13th, citing, “last weekend’s Cyclocross racing in the US, in sub freezing temperatures,” as the main culprit. That event was a two race weekend that started with the UCI-sanctioned Deschutes Brewery Cup, which was followed the final stop in the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association’s Cross Crusade series.

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City, Alta Bicycle Share secure funding for Portland Bike Share system

Screen grab from Portland Bike Share website.

After a year-long hunt for private sponsors that left many doubting whether it was possible, Alta Bicycle Share and the City of Portland have lined up agreements that will bring a publicly funded bicycle sharing system to Portland.

“Bike share private sponsorships are secured and available before the initial system launch in 2014,” the city wrote in a state grant application dated Nov. 21 (PDF).

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cooper state cooper2.o 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: state
Model: cooper2.o
Color:cooper
Size:55cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2013-12-17
Stolen From: Hungry Tiger Too
Neighborhood: SE
Owner: Robert Widtfeldt
OwnerEmail: robertsdead(replace with at sign)yahoo.com
Description: two inch white scrape on left of top bar. Slightly wonky right pedal
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

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