Year: 1998
Brand: Diamondback
Model: Mountain bike
Color:Silver
Size:26 inch
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2013-07-29
Stolen From: Woodstock library
Neighborhood: Se woodstock
Owner: Dave Rucker
OwnerEmail: Drucker83(A T)hotmail.com
Description: Put slick tires and fenders on this bike for city commute. No decals, but diamond back is imprinted in the chain stays. Yellow water bottle cage.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2014
Brand: Terratrike
Model: Tour 2
Color:Yellow body
Size:Recd boom
Stolen in Port, OR
Stolen:2013-08-01
Stolen From: Nw Portland
Neighborhood: Nw industrial
Owner: forest Silva
OwnerEmail: forestcraftman(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Description: Recumbent terratrike tour yellow body with a red boom that the pedals are on.xt crank and front derailed, xt rear derailer, the two front wheels have different color hubs, one is black the other is unpainted. This is a tadpole trike two wheels in front one on the rear. Is missing one of the two avid mechanical disc brakes on front wheels.
Police record with: Port. Pd
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2006?
Brand: Motobecane
Model: Track Bike
Color:White
Size:55cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2013-08-01
Stolen From: Stolen from the back of my house, 18th and NE Knott.
Neighborhood: Irvington
Owner: Chris Martini
OwnerEmail: Chrismartiniphoto(A T)gmail.com
Reward: Yes
Description: White aluminum frame, with a carbon fiber fork, some red reflective tape around a couple parts of the frame, and a frame bag in the forward triangle. Flip-flop hub, front wheel is a FIR rim laced to a Shimano 600 hub with double butted spokes and purple spoke nipples. Bullhorn handlebars unwrapped with a front brake.
Police record with: PPD
Police reference#: Don’t have it yet.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 1978
Brand: Raleigh
Model: Sports
Color:Brown
Photo: https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/963794_10152074541289409_110494134_o.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2013-08-2
Stolen From: NW Everett Street, between 12th and 13th Avenues.
Neighborhood: Pearl
Owner: Kyle Emory
OwnerEmail: kylemory(at sign)gmail.com
Reward: $50
Description: Late 70s brown Raleigh Sports. Flipped handlebars, new 26″ Sun rims, newer Soma headlight, missing chain guard.
Police record with: Yes
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2011
Brand: GT
Model: Zaskar
Color:White
Size:21
Photo: http://imgur.com/wSCKsEN.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97203
Stolen:2013-08-2
Stolen From: Outside the fixin to in St. John’s I was sitting on the bar patio when it happened
Neighborhood: St. John’s
Owner: Tim Cattlin
OwnerEmail: Tcattlin(A T)gmail.com
Description: 29er Gt zaskar shimano deore shifter shift with the brakes! Disc brakes, black wtb seat, 50/50 silver and black pedals
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
An ultraportable $99 bike car rack designed to let people combine bike trips with Car2go’s floating carsharing service was unveiled Thursday afternoon on Kickstarter. It’s an undeniably neat idea.
The new product’s mastermind fails to mention an important fact in his enthusiastic video, though: his unauthorized product could get your Car2go account permanently suspended.
“If you put a rack on the car2go for any bike, you are violating the terms and conditions, and you are at risk for losing your membership,” Car2go spokeswoman Katie Stafford told us in a June phone interview about the forthcoming independent product, dubbed “Free2go” by its creator Ryan Battle.
Two great job opportunities were posted to our Job Listings this past week. Check them out via the links below…
Year: 1970’s
Brand: Coast to Coast
Model: Coast King
Color:blue/purple
Size:18″
Stolen in Portland, OR 97227
Stolen:2013-07-31
Stolen From: Stolen from beside a house behind a fence on N Commercial
Neighborhood: N Williams and Mississippi
Owner: Rick Shaputis
OwnerEmail: luckyshap(A T)gmail.com
Description: Very pretty blue/purple, gumwall tires, silver chain, black and white saddle. White lettering. Just retored it for my Friends daughter.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2013
Brand: Specialized
Model: Dolce Elite C2
Color:Blue/White
Size:44cm
Serial: WSBC601079184H
Photo: http://specialized.scene7.com/is/image/Specialized/45468?$Hero$
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2013-07-31
Stolen From: Stolen from the garage of the Oregon State Office Bldg., 800 NE Oregon St, Portland. Entire rack was unbolted from the floor.
Neighborhood: Lloyd District
Owner: Yesenia Gutierrez
OwnerEmail: gutierrez.yesenia(AT)gmail.com
Reward: $200
Description: At 44cm, a small bike for a small lady. Rear rack, planet bike light bracket on handlebars.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 1975
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Paramount
Color:chrome
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2013-08-01
Stolen From: NE 67th Ave. and Fremont
Neighborhood: Roseway
Owner: Kitty Church
OwnerEmail: kchurch55@hotmail.com
Reward: yes
Description: 12 speed, Pink handlebar wrap, men’s bike frame, women’s seat- black w/ blue trim, no kick stand, spare tube in zippered bag under seat, shifters on frame, non-clip pedals
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-155345
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Funny how things work out some times: A reader emailed me a few hours ago wondering what she should do when she sees people using phones while driving. Then a few minutes ago I read a news story about the exact same situation.
The situation is this: When bicycling, it’s very easy to see inside people’s cars as you ride by. That means people who ride bikes witness an awful lot of people using phones while driving. For anyone that knows the carnage distracted driving accounts for on our streets, this is a disturbing phenomenon. Using a cell phone while driving is both highly dangerous to yourself and those around you, and it also shows blatant disregard of Oregon traffic law. (As an aside, this ease of seeing drivers on cell phones while biking is why I’ve advocated for the police to use bike patrol officers to do cell phone law enforcement stings. So far, they haven’t taken me up on the idea).
Reader Kim I. emailed us wondering what to do (if anything) after witnessing such behavior. Here’s her email:
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is set to begin work on a significant project that will add more vehicle access and capacity on SE Division. The project will re-configure the existing four-lane stretch of road between SE 60th and 80th into a five-lane cross section.
Instead of four standard vehicle lanes, the updated design of Division will include three standard vehicle lanes (one for each direction and a center turn lane) and two bicycle-only lanes. The changes came after PBOT identified Division as one of their “High Crash Corridors” and neighborhood residents said addressing bicycle safety concerns was one of their top priorities. In addition to the new, six-foot wide bike lanes, PBOT will also install a crossing improvement at SE 68th Ave.
Kyle Gunsul, who lives just off Division at 69th in the South Tabor neighborhood, is thrilled with the street’s new design. He says it will make Division much easier to cross and give him and other residents a safer way to access Mt. Tabor Park. “People fly down this stretch of the road,” he shared with us via email, “So trying to find a simultaneous opening across four lanes of road where cars are often truckin’ in the 40’s sucks… this created a Frogger [reference to a popular 1980s video game] situation in trying to get to the park or just attempting to head north.”