Short on storage space? Portlander builds her own bike hooks

(Photo courtesy Halley Weaver)

Here’s a quick bike how-to that can save some space in a garage while minimizing drilling into the walls.

It’s from Halley Weaver, who many Portlanders might know from her performances as a “zero-emissions harpist.” With space at a premium in her garage, she threw together a simple plan to consolidate: hang the 12 bikes from the walls.

Weaver shares the specs on her blog:

We are renting the townhouse we’re in and can’t be drilling a ton of holes in our garage. What did we decide on doing? Due to our transportation confines, we got a 6″ x 2″ x 12′ board and had it cut in half at the hardware store. So now we have two 6′ boards. We picked up eight 4″ lag bolts (2 for each end of each board) and 12 bike hooks.

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Job: Consumer Service Rep – Yakima Products, Inc.

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Job Title
Consumer Service Rep

Company/Organization
Yakima Products, Inc.

Job Description
General Description:

The position is responsible to respond to, and follow through on consumers’ requests for service and product information. In addition this position supports Yakima Products end users by providing technical product information, product / vehicle fit information, and warranty support and evaluation. Responsibilities include processing a high number of phone calls, emails and sales orders. Further, this position will execute and support projects with teammates to deliver against initiatives in Yakima’s strategic and annual plans.

Scope and Responsibilities:

•Provides troubleshooting and analysis to resolve consumer problems in a timely, efficient, cost effective, professional manner, and within established guidelines
•Processes sales orders, including follow-up and documentation, in an accurate and timely manner
•Provides timely technical product support to dealers by phone and email
•Increases sales through suggestive selling to consumers

Qualifications:

•AA degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience preferred
•One (1) year customer service experience in outdoor retail sales, and experience selling Yakima racks preferred
•Intermediate level with Pac’s: Microsoft Office Suite; Outlook
•Ability to effectively develop work systems to manage workload, work independently and efficiently, have a keen ability to prioritize, and ability to identify and address needs in advance
•Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal/external customers and consumers
•Professional level communicator ~ both oral and written correspondence
•Data base experience preferred
•Mechanical aptitude
•Able to visualize and understand geometric and spatial relationships

Physical Requirements:

•Able to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time
•Able to perform activities such as stooping, kneeling, bending at the waist and reaching on a daily basis
•Able to lift and carry objects up to 75 pounds occasionally
•Corrected 20/30 vision
•Must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle and sit for extended periods of time

The complete posting can be found at www.yakima.com

Compensation:

DOE
Comprehensive benefit package provided

How to Apply
To apply for this position please submit your resume and salary requirements to: CSRep@Yakima.com

Black Trek DS 8.3 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: Trek
Model: DS 8.3
Color:Black
Size:750
Stolen in Beaverton, OR 97005
Stolen:2014-01-24
Stolen From: Beaverton Transit Center
Owner: Kenneth Swinford
OwnerEmail: swin712(A T)yahoo.com
Description: Rear wheel of Trek DS 8.3 Stolen. Includes brake flywheel. Rim was black in color and was printed with AT-750
Police record with: Beaverton PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Weekend Event Guide: Sprockettes, ELFs, and more

Thanks to Hopworks for
making this feature possible.

Welcome back to the Weekend Event Guide!

Thanks to sponsorship from Hopworks Urban Brewery, we are now able to make this a regular feature here on the Front Page every Thursday afternoon. We hope this becomes your go-to destination for the best bike rides and events in the area. And of course, when you look for a ride recovery drink or a great place to hang out after your weekend bike adventures, look no further than Hopworks’ two local pubs (on SE Powell and of course the Bikebar on N Williams) or one of their fine, locally brewed beverages for sale at your favorite outlet.

Now, without further delay, here are the best bike events happening Friday night through this weekend …

Friday, January 24th

Sprockettes Benefit Show – 7:00 pm to 2:00 am

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silver/aluminum KHS Alite 3000 2000

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Year: 2000
Brand: KHS
Model: Alite 3000
Color:silver/aluminum
Size:17″
Serial: u91290277
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2014-01-17
Stolen From: stolen from bike rack in front of first cup coffee in se portland, corner of SE 41st and Woodstock
Neighborhood: SE, Woodstock
Owner: dave anolik
OwnerEmail: daveanolik(at sign)gmail.com
Reward: $50.00 if intact
Description: no decals, bare aluminum silver, 2008 disc breaks, road slicks, slightly chopped handlebars, front and rear plastic fendors, original deore xt groupo, nylon seat cover over a trashed seat
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 14-150467
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

After a delay, 50s Bikeway will roll out by summer

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A Sunday ride-9

Better rides are ahead for Portland’s low 50s.
(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)

After sitting on ice for a year while the city waited out high construction costs, Portland’s north-south 50s Bikeway is alive and moving forward.

The 4.3-mile, $1.5 million route down Portland’s middle east side, which was delayed last August, is likely to start construction in late March and wrap up by late July, the project manager said Wednesday.

When finished, it’ll stretch from the Alameda Ridge south to Woodstock Street along 53rd and 52nd avenues (PDF), connecting the Rose City Park, North Tabor, Mt. Tabor, South Tabor, Richmond, Creston-Kenilworth and Woodstock neighborhoods, which include 20,000 residents and 12 schools. North of Division, it’ll be a neighborhood greenway marked with sharrows and directional signs; south of Division, a pair of 6-foot painted bike lanes on either side of the street.

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Schwalbe

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Model: Schwalbe
Stolen in Portland, OR 97205
Stolen:2013-01-23
Stolen From: 519 SW Park Ave, corner of Park and Washington
Neighborhood: Downtown
Owner: Chuck Barnes
OwnerEmail: chuck@chuckbarnes.net
Description: Stolen brand new wheel and tire. 700 x 32 rim, Presta valve. Schwalbe Marathon Plus tire with white reflective sidewall.
Police record with: PPB
Police reference#: T14000775

Washington County proposes protected bike lane outside Nike HQ

The new bike lane would be similar to this one in
Toronto, Washington County Bicycle-Pedestrian
Coordinator Shelley Oylear said.
(Image courtesy Washington County)

The main drag outside Nike’s Washington County headquarters could soon be home to one of the region’s first curb-protected bike lanes.

At an open house tomorrow, the county will present plans to widen 1.8 miles of Walker Road north and west of the fast-growing sportswear giant, making it a five-lane thoroughfare throughout the stretch and adding better sidewalks, storm drainage, street lighting and a low, rounded curb separating bike and auto traffic.

Washington County Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Shelley Oylear said the project is part of a growing understanding in county government that it’s impossible to build wider and wider roads forever — as the county gets more dense, there simply won’t be space for almost all trips to involve a car.

“People are going to have to expect that if we build a four or five lane road, that’s it,” Oylear said in an interview last month.

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red/black Redline Asset 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: Redline
Model: Asset
Color:red/black
Size:20″
Stolen in Oregon City, OR 97045
Stolen:2014-01-18
Stolen From: Classic Cycle
812 Mollala Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
Neighborhood: Hilltop.
Owner: Al Snell
OwnerEmail: classiccycleinc(at sign)yahoo.com
Description: 25×9 gearing, red frame, black forks, wheels, seat, and handlebars. U-brake on the seat stay (some are on the chain stay). Was stolen from our shop. Please help!
Police record with: Oregon City Police Department
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike