Black Stromer 2012 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Stromer
Model: 2012
Color:Black
Size:Large
Serial:F13V055777
Stolen in Gresham, OR 97030
Stolen:2013-03-24
Stolen From: Standing Room Only Bar & Grill400 Northwest MILLER Avenue, GRESHAM, OR 97030
Neighborhood: Gresham
Owner: Scott O’Donnell
OwnerEmail: scott@scottodonnell.com
Reward: 100
Description: Black with "Stromer" written on down tube. Bike rack and pannier bags.
Police record with: Gresham PD
Police reference#: 13-0703115
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Job: Backup SoupCycler – SoupCycle

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Job Title
Backup SoupCycler

Company/Organization
SoupCycle

Job Description
Do you get excited by the challenge of working on your bike, pulling a hefty trailer and chopping fresh, organic produce? We’re a small Portland company that makes and delivers organic soups using local ingredients. So far we’ve done 84,000 bicycle deliveries, and we’re hiring a new Backup SoupCycler.

We’re looking for an energetic, upbeat and strong-legged person who can brave the winter rains of Portland and still be smiling when they deliver soup to customers.

This is a backup position. There are no set hours. The right candidate for this position will have a flexible schedule and an established income source from another job. You’ll be fully trained and ready to go when we have an open shift for kitchen help, bicycle deliveries or catering.

Possible hours are…
Sundays (kitchen): 8am-5pm
Mondays (kitchen): 8am-6pm
Tuesdays (kitchen or deliveries): 8am-6pm
Wednesdays (deliveries): 8am-4pm
Thursdays (deliveries): 8am-4pm

Compensation
$10.00/hour
Generous soup allowance.
The ability to work for a mission-driven company with passionate coworkers

How to Apply
Send an email to jed@soupcycle.com with 2-3 paragraphs outlining:
1) Why you’re interested in working for SoupCycle
2) Your bicycling background
3) Kitchen and catering experience
4) Your availability

Guest Opinion: The case against the Timberline MTB park

Amy Harwood

Publisher’s note: We’ve covered the Timberline MTB Park several times since the project became public in April 2010. Last week I was contacted by a member of Bark, a Mt. Hood Forest watchdog group working to stop the project. This guest article was written by Bark Board Member Amy Harwood (she also provided the photo below of Mt. Hood).
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This week lovers of Mt. Hood are stuck between a rock and a mountain of issues. On the one hand mountain bike enthusiasts are even closer to getting a world-class bike park on the slopes of one of America’s favorite peaks. On the other, the park is one of the best examples in recent history of how profit can rapidly trump concerns about the future of Mt. Hood’s wildlands.

Bark continues to stay engaged in efforts to stop the expansion, despite the risk of being swept onto an anti-bike blacklist. It’s worth stating why:

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Woman says she was assaulted while bicycling on Gresham-Fairview Trail

Entrance to Gresham-Fair Trail off of SE Stark.

Portland resident Shyla Osborn, 45, says she was assaulted on March 12th while biking on the Gresham-Fairview Trail. According to Osborn, the incident occurred on the path between SE Stark and Glisan near 201st Ave.

Here’s how it went down according to Osborn:

“… I was assaulted by two teenage girls on the Gresham-Fairview trail in the Rockwood neighborhood, on the segment between Stark and Glisan. As I rode northward, they were strolling casually towards me, one on the left and one on the right edge of the trail (unremarkable on such a lovely sunny day); as I came closer and was about to pedal between them, I noticed that one of them was carrying a large tree branch. At this point, it was too late to turn back and get away: the girl on my left lunged in to corral me while her companion on my right swung the branch at my head like she was going for the bleachers. The blow cracked my boyfriend’s $70 helmet; another blow came down on my right shoulder. As soon as they hit their target, they ran off giggling and escaped over the chain-link fence of the one of the houses whose backyard faces the trail. They left me with a pretty nasty bump on my head and a bruised shoulder.”

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The Monday Roundup

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“The traffic was crazy… I really don’t do bicycles, but I will today.”
— Serena Williams

Let’s get right to it shall we? Here’s all the news and other interesting things we came across this past week…

— Add another major city to the bikeshare list: San Francisco has inked an agreement with Porltand-based Alta Bicycle Share for their system which is due to launch in August with 70 stations and 700 bikes (similar in size to Portland’s system).

— Bicycling is riding a wave of national attention right now. NBA superstar Kevin Durant features his love of bicycling in a major prime-time commercial for Degree deodorant and tennis champion Serena Williams biked to the Sony Open this weekend for a more practical reason — she simply wanted to avoid traffic. And don’t forget famous weatherman Al Roker!

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Job: Installation Tech – Rack Attack

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Job Title
Installation Tech

Company/Organization
Rack Attack

Job Description
Rack Attack is North America’s premier retailer of automotive, home storage, and bike parking rack solutions. We are experiencing significant growth, and have immediate openings for sales and installation associates who posses backgrounds in this specialized industry.

We cater to outdoor enthusiasts interested in activities such as skiing, snowboarding, cycling, mountain-biking, kayaking, windsurfing and camping. We offer a dynamic and diverse work environment, where our staff are involved not only in serving in-store customers, but also product installations, fulfillment of online orders, and participation in industry trade-shows.

Rack Attack offers competitive compensation, including sales performance bonuses and a flexible, enjoyable work environment. You can find out more about us at www.rackattack.com. This position is excellent for former bike mechanics or ski technicians. Preference will be given to candidates with prior Thule, Yakima or similar rack-related experience.

How to Apply
email employment at rackattack dot com

Black/Yellow Takara Kabuto 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Takara
Model: Kabuto
Color:Black/Yellow
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/billyheath/5617272157/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2013-03-24
Stolen From: 53rd & Division
Neighborhood: SE Portland near Franklin Highschool
Owner: Galen Wigg
OwnerEmail: galenw12694(at sign)yahoo.com
Reward: $50
Description: It had two spoke lights, one on each wheel, two head light holsters, and a tail light mounted to the back of the frame. Also the left brake lever is loose and the back wheel a little bent.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Dropping in at The Lumberyard

Visit to the Lumberyard MTB Park -14

Business partners Michael Whitesel (L) and
Will Heiberg (with his dog Sarah) have created something special
at The Lumberyard.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Before this week, it’d been over a year since I last set foot in The Lumberyard, an indoor mountain bike park on NE 82nd Avenue in the Madison South neighborhood. Since then, business partners Will Heiberg and Michael Whitesel have been very busy. They’ve transformed a barren former bowling alley into a biking playground complete with a pub, full bar, retail and repair shop, event space, and much more.

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Oregon Senate says cab drivers should be exempt from cell phone law

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“These are people who are struggling and their livings are made by whether or not they can pick folks up… This is their life.”
— Sen. Larry George, the bill’s sponsor

The Oregon legislature made a strange move on Monday that is very likely to make Portland roads less safe for everyone. By a vote of 19-11, the Senate passed a bill that adds yet another exception to the state’s existing cell phone law. Senate Bill 294, sponsored by Senator Larry George (R-Sherwood), allows a taxicab driver to use a “mobile communication device”, a.k.a. cell phone, while driving.

This is despite widespread evidence that using a cell phone while driving is very dangerous.

SB 294’s sponsor, Sen. Larry George (yes that Senator) got all 14 of his fellow Republicans to join him in supporting the taxicab exemption. The five Democrats who voted in favor of the bill included; Lee Beyer, Chris Edwards, Betsy Johnson, Ernie Roblan, and Chip Shields.

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Black Kona Smoke 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Kona
Model: Smoke
Color:Black
Size:54
Stolen in Portland, OR 97205
Stolen:2013-03-20
Stolen From: 10th ave & SW Morrison outside “the galleria” (where the new Target is being built)
Neighborhood: Downtown
Owner: Ian Conway
OwnerEmail: Ianconway(replace with at sign)hotmail.com
Reward: Good karma & free hugs for life?
Description: Matte black Kona with black fenders and a rear rack. About a 54 (not 100% on the size, it was a little short for me)
Feel free to call me with any information. My numbers 203.219.4041
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-151862
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

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