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Ride along on the Pioneer Century (photo gallery)

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2014 Pioneer Century-46

We saw what pioneers saw.
(Photos J. Maus/BikePortland)

This past Saturday was an amazing day. It started bright and early as I woke up from my sleeping bag after a night spent under the trees at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby. I had arrived there late the night before in preparation to photograph the Pioneer Century. By the time I made it back to my own bed — well into Sunday — I had photographed spandex-clad riders on 100 miles of stunning rural Oregon farmlands and thousands of nude (and semi-nude) people riding through the streets of Portland.

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The Monday Roundup: Self-defense with a bike, Tokyo bike culture and more

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weapon

Here are the great bike links from around the world that caught our eyes this week:

Bikes as weapons: A 1901 magazine article about how to use your bicycle as a weapon against criminals spent the first 113 years of its life waiting for its illustrations to be turned into animated GIFs.

The Tokyo model: Tokyo has just 7 miles of bike lanes but a 16 percent mode share and almost everyone uses a bike. How on Earth do they do it?

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Silver Gary Fisher Roscoe 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: Roscoe
Color:Silver
Size:Blue
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2014-06-8
Stolen From: 15th & Broadway
Owner: Tyson Scholes
OwnerEmail: tyscholes(at sign)hotmail.com
Reward: yes ,$100
Description: Full suspension mt bike, has new disc brakes and ergo seat.
Police record with: Portland
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

charcoal/black Scott Metrix 30 2014

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Year: 2014
Brand: Scott
Model: Metrix 30
Color:charcoal/black
Size:Medium
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2014-06-6
Stolen From: Stolen from side yard at home near SE 66th & Rhone
Neighborhood: Foster-Powell
Owner: Rosamond Stewart
OwnerEmail: rosamonds(AT)gmail.com
Description: Brand new 2014 Scott Metrix. At time of theft, had Planet Bike full fenders and large u-lock mounted on interior frame.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Raleigh Ladies DL-1 Tourist 1973/4

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Year: 1973/4
Brand: Raleigh
Model: Ladies DL-1 Tourist
Color:Black
Photo: http://imgur.com/dYhanB3
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2014-06-6
Stolen From: N Colonial and Skidmore
Neighborhood: NoPo
Owner: Jasmine Braxton
OwnerEmail: jdb2091( atsign )msn.com
Reward: 200
Description: Black 1973/4 Raleigh Ladies DL-1 Tourist stolen from N Interstate/Skidmore eighborhood. Has a black rear basket attached with a blue scarf and zip ties. It also has a large and slightly obnoxious sounding bell on the left half of the handle bars. Please help.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Red/white/black Raleigh M80 2002

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Year: 2002
Brand: Raleigh
Model: M80
Color:Red/white/black
Size:18″
Serial: U17K33976
Photo: http://www.bikepedia.com/quickbike/ImageZoom.aspx?itemid=91276&if=2002%20Raleigh%20M80.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2014-06-5
Stolen From: The bike was stolen from a storage shed in the backyard of the house I live in. It’s located in the vicinity of Division and 82nd (Go figure). The back yard is totally enclosed by a ~7ft fence. The house next to us is for sale and vacant. I’ve called the cops numerous times to have them kick people out who are camped in the neighboring backyard. If you live next to a vacant house I suggest you secure your stuff as best you can; they are perfect cover for thieves. The view from the street to where they hopped the fence is completely obstructed by an overgrown lawn.
Neighborhood: SE Tabor
Owner: Matthew Gardner
OwnerEmail: mgard80(A T)yahoo.com
Description: The area around the head tube is red, the top and down tubes are mostly white, and the seat tube and stays are black. The fork is a black 2001 RockShox Judy XC. This bike is in great condition. There was an area on one of the seat stays where the paint was scratched away from using a trunk rack At the time it was stolen there was an REI pack attached to the seat. The seat post is etched with a ring for my height.
Police record with: PPD
Police reference#: 14-46108
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Five things to know about tonight’s World Naked Bike Ride

(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland)

1) It’s not about sex. The WNBR is about loving your body, loving low-car or car-free life, demonstrating the power of bikes in mass motion, metaphorically conveying the vulnerability of people on bikes, experiencing the city in a new way and loving the friends and new friends you’ll see before, during and after. And although all of those things are almost certainly good for your sex life, you’ll be surprised how much fun nudity (or near-nudity) is without sex.

2) Nobody cares that your body is not perfect. Nobody’s body is perfect, so for one night, everybody’s body gets to be perfect.

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red-orange schwinn american cruiser 1963

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Year: 1963
Brand: schwinn
Model: american cruiser
Color:red-orange
Size:small woman’s
Serial: 315955
Photo: http://imgur.com/nw5ctnA
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2014-06-6
Stolen From: nw 21st & kearney
Neighborhood: nw alphabet
Owner: laura geissinger
OwnerEmail: laurax(at sign)juno.com
Reward: $50.00
Description: bike is 1963 red-orange Schwinn american cruiser in very good condition. I had it powder-coated four years ago, the paint has typical wear now. the bike has no decals.
it has:
-coaster brakes.
-u-shaped hi-rise handlebars. chrome with black grips.
-chrome fenders, lightly rust-spotted. back reflector is intact on back fender.
-front wheel is original steel frame. back wheel is new, aluminum.
-whitewall tires.
-front metal bike basket with front reflector attached to the basket.
-chain guard is not original to the bike, but was painted to match.
-the head badge is not original to the bike. I bought it on ebay. it’s gold, red and blue and it reads “Schwinn built American flyer”
-the seat is a couple years old, it’s a gel saddle with a gouge in the nose.
-bike has an old “I heart my bike” bell with the label rubbed off. also has front and back light mounts.
Police record with: portland pd
Police reference#: 14-46112
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Teal Bianchi Europa

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Brand: Bianchi
Model: Europa
Color:Teal
Photo: http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/wan/4507692359.html
Stolen in Beaverton, OR 97007
Stolen:2014-06-6
Stolen From: Westview high school
Owner: Kyle Mcilvain
OwnerEmail: Kyle.mcilvain(at sign)yahoo.com
Description: It is a vintage bianchi road bike the front break

(Left) dose not work it has no front derailer and it has “poler” stickers all over it. It has red duct tape holding on the handle bar tape near the middle it has a black an white bell seat.
Police record with: Washington pd
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Community Cycling Center celebrates its 20th anniversary

CCC founder Brian Lacy in 1994.

In the past 20 years, Portland’s Community Cycling Center has gone from a humble neighborhood bike shop on the corner of NE 24th and Alberta to a national leader in the bike advocacy world. This month they’re taking time to look back and celebrate their achievements.

The CCC was the first non-profit bike shop in Portland when it started in 1994. It was established by Brian Lacy as a place where neighborhood kids could earn a new bike by helping refurbish old ones. Brian still lives in the neighborhood and these days he’s more into bees than bikes. A few days ago the CCC released a video where Brian talks about the history of the organization (and there are some very cool vintage photos of the CCC in action!):

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