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‘Tis the season for cyclocross clinics

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Blind Date at the Dairy race-16

Ready, set, ‘cross!
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

It might be hard to believe, since we’re just now getting in the groove of summer, but cyclocross season is right around the corner. The first official cyclocross race of the season is just three weeks away.

If you’ve been meaning to brush up on your ‘cross skills, or if this will be your first season and you want to gain some confidence in your riding, you are in luck. The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) calendar is full of skills clinics led by experts and designed to help you get the most out of your racing.

Check out three of the best local cyclocross clinics in our round-up below:

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Navy Felt ZW4 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Felt
Model: ZW4
Color:Navy
Size:47
Serial: WUD61008926E
Photo: http://i.imgur.com/btr3dij.jpg
Stolen in Grehsam, OR 97030
Stolen:2013-08-9
Stolen From: my garage on Wonderview ave. between NW 18th and 16th streets off 202nd.
Neighborhood: Baltz Creekside
Owner: Lynnell Madson
OwnerEmail: lynnell09(AT)yahoo.com
Reward: $1000
Description: Electric blue frame, blue wheels, White Terry “lady” saddle, Black front frame bag.
Police record with: Gresham PD
Police reference#: T13000787
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

County re-thinks cemetery detour: Bikers will be flagged through work zone

Multnomah County has revised their detour plans for a construction project that was going to close the popular bicycle route through River View Cemetery near the Sellwood Bridge. After our story on Monday, County spokesman says he heard from many people concerned about the safety of the proposed detours (which included a gauntlet-running uphill on SW Taylors Ferry Rd.). Here’s more from Pullen via the official County statement:

“After we announced an upcoming construction closure of a road in Riverview Cemetery last week, we heard from bicyclists concerned about the safety of alternate east/west routes. This week the project team worked with Riverview Cemetery staff to revise the traffic plan so that bicyclists and pedestrians will be able to use the road during construction of the new cemetery entrance from August 12 through September.”

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Three local bike books to nab (and one to await)

bike books!

Portland is rich with locally written bike books.
(Photo by J.Maus/BikePortland)

Portland has been exporting its biking expertise for years, but the explosion of independent publishing is helping that happen faster than ever.

Case in point: Four new books by young local authors, all currently in development, poised to document and spread local bike wisdom around the city, the region and the country. One’s about moving by bike, one’s about bike touring, one’s about bike-inspired cooking and one is a popular-audience introduction to the role bikes can play in economic growth.

With the days getting shorter and book season approaching, here’s a cheat sheet on a few projects in the works, and how to get ahold of them.

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Open house next week shows off five grants that promise street fixes

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Downtown is one of several neighborhoods that
could benefit from these grants.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

A fleet of major projects to improve bike and foot travel in downtown Portland, East Portland, SE Foster Road, SW Barbur Boulevard and Southwest Portland’s neighborhoods will be competing for dollars and attention with freight projects each other at an open house next week.

The five projects are among many jostling for $95 million from Metro’s regional flexible fund allocation, one of the few channels of federal support for bike and walking transportation.

“Your feedback can help decide which projects get recommended to receive funding,” Metro says on its website. The open house is 6-8 pm on Aug. 15, one week from tonight, in the Portland Building at 1120 SW 5th Ave (PDF).

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sliver Fuji Team 2004

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Year: 2004
Brand: Fuji
Model: Team
Color:sliver
Size:54cm
Serial:1F3C27638
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2013-08-07
Stolen From: Johnson Creek Park Sellwood
Neighborhood: sellwood
Owner: Steve Rock
OwnerEmail: starman007_1999@yahoo.com
Reward: yes
Description: Fuji Team rode bike sliver with blue Fuji labels. full ultegra, black sele seat. lights and computer. blue egg beater pedals.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

sliver Fuji Team 2004

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

Year: 2004
Brand: Fuji
Model: Team
Color:sliver
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2013-08-7
Stolen From: Johnson Creek Park Sellwood
Neighborhood: sellwood
OwnerEmail: starman007_1999(at sign)yahoo.com
Reward: yes
Description: Fuji Team rode bike sliver with blue Fuji labels. full ultegra black sele seat. lights and computer. egg beater pedals.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

silver Fuji Absolute 2.0 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Fuji
Model: Absolute 2.0
Color:silver
Size:19-20″
Photo: http://imgur.com/nTfK5Kt
Stolen in Beaverton, OR 97005
Stolen:2013-08-8
Stolen From: Gardenbrook Apartments, Beaverton, nearest cross streets: 102nd Ave & Canyon
Owner: Jason Dye
OwnerEmail: wombat_onslaught( atsign )yahoo.com
Reward: $50
Description: Fuji, Absolute 2.0, silver with orange highlights on the frame next to the back wheel. black scuffing to the top bar. Bontrager saddle. Shimano derailleurs, shifters, gears, and cranks. Large model
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Black/white Giant TCR Alliance 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Giant
Model: TCR Alliance
Color:Black/white
Size:small
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/99982786@N04/9460789443/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2013-08-7
Stolen From: SW Columbia & 4th Ave right next to 24hr fitness gym. Locked on the Columbia side.
Neighborhood: Downtown
Owner: Islam Morsi
OwnerEmail: morsislam(AT)gmail.com
Description: Clipless pedals, dirty white handlebar wraps with scratches, front wheel sensor but no computer
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-155548
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Police ticketing riders for not following signs near SE construction zone

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Navigate poorly and you could wind
up with a $260 ticket.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

On Tuesday, the Portland Bureau of Transportation proudly boasted about their traffic law enforcement crackdown around the light rail construction zone in inner southeast Portland. They issued 316 citations, 104 warnings, and arrested four people in just over two weeks of patrols. In press statements, PBOT says this stepped-up enforcement effort is being done in the name of safety and that their efforts are — understandably so — directed at speeding and, “motorists who are distracted, impaired, or aggressive.”

But what they haven’t said is that people on bikes are being ticketed simply for failing to properly navigate the confusing, stress-inducing, and inadequate detour signage.

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