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Large Klein Mtn. Bike 1995

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Year: 1995
Brand: Klein
Model: Mtn. Bike
Color:Large
Size:Black
Stolen in Grehsam, OR 97030
Stolen:2013-03-01
Stolen From: Garage
Neighborhood: Gresham / Mt. Hood Community College
Owner: Marcus Earth
OwnerEmail: marcus.earth( atsign )gmail.com
Reward: Yes
Description: This large black KLEIN Mountain was stolen from my Garage in Gresham on March 1st 2013.

The distinguishing feratures are Older Judy Rox Shox, Synchros Stem, very rare Synchros Wheels, and a hand machined proto type Synchros seat post tube.

I beleieve the model is Quantum.

REWARD OFFERED.

Thank you.

Pop-up shops at Women’s Bicycling Forum puts fashion front and center

These helmet hats by Bandbox were a big hit.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Women entrepreneurs are riding the wave of two major American trends: a renaissance in urban bicycling and a surging demand for stylish riding apparel. At the National Women’s Bicycling Forum on Monday, the League of American Bicyclists hosted a pop-up shop full of vendors who see functional and stylish clothing as just another front on the effort to make bicycling more appealing to women.

Helmets are decidedly unappealing when it comes to fashion and they present a quandary for women who put safety first. Not only are helmets notorious for messing up one’s coiffure; but a big plastic dome can also ruin even the cutest outfit. Dr. Cheryl Allen-Munley of Bandbox Bicycle Helmets seems to have a solution. Her helmets look like hats that happen to come with a chin strap. The shells can be wrapped with all sorts of designs — from cowgirl hats to berets and everything in between. Women flocked to her booth all day snapping photos of each other and trying on the different styles.

The crowd at WABA’s Women & Bicycles launch.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

On Sunday night at a restaurant in Washington D.C., a powerful and tangible expression of the new era in bicycle advocacy was on full display. Upstairs at Busboys and Poets on 5th and K, the of League of American Bicyclists’ Equity Advisory Council shared a large dinner table, while downstairs, the Washington Area Bicyclists Association (WABA) kicked off their new Women & Bicycles program.

It was ground zero for the burgeoning new effort to “change the face of bicycling.”

Year: 2011
Brand: Specialized
Model: Crosstrail
Color:Brown
Size:Man
Serial: wsbc608044154f
Stolen in Portland, OR 97210
Stolen:2013-02-26
Stolen From: 1122 NW Davis St, Portland, OR
Neighborhood: Pearl District
Owner: Dan Murphy
OwnerEmail: manualdanual(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Description: The bike had a front light and back light mounted on it. It has a CatEye Enduro 8 on the handlebars. It uses disc breaks. The cable lock and helmet were also stolen.
Police record with: Portland Police Bureau
Police reference#: 13-151378
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Job: Bike Mechanic – Orchard Supply Hardware

Job Title
Bike Mechanic

Company/Organization
Orchard Supply Hardware

Job Description
Bike Technicians Needed – The Bike Technician is responsible for estimating repairs, completing overhauls and quick walk-in repairs, recommend products that will enhance the customers overall cycling experience. The position is responsible for maintaining the store inventory of bicycle repair parts and will need to order product as required. Additionally, this position will provide backup customer service help for the Workbench area.

How to Apply
osh.com/careers

apply for the Bicycle Technician posting or e-mail Martin with resume to osh0761a2@osh.com

magenta/sea foam green Specialized Stumpjumper 1989

Year: 1989
Brand: Specialized
Model: Stumpjumper
Color:magenta/sea foam green
Size:21″
Photo: http://fstatic1.mtb-news.de/img/photos/9/4/2/3/7/_/large/Specialized89_Stumpjumper.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97229
Stolen:2013-02-27
Stolen From: 17th and lovejoy
Neighborhood: NW
Owner: Grady Guerrant
OwnerEmail: guerrand(A T)onid.orst.edu
Description: Had a Sram chain with master link, also shimano small clip in pedals. Other than that it was all standard from the ’89 year which includes Biopace front cranks. Mountain style tires.
If found, I would be able to tell it was mine from wear on specific areas.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Oregon Senate passes CRC bill 18-11

Sen. Chip Shields, who represents
north and northeast Portland, was one
of 18 yes votes.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

The Oregon Senate passed HB 2800 (the CRC bill) today by a vote of 18-11. The vote comes just a week after the House passed it 45-11. The bill will now be signed into law by Governor Kitzhaber.

The bill was carried by Senators Lee Beyer and Bruce Starr, both of whom spoke at length about the project’s benefits and urgency.

Beyer said “the time has come” before rattling of a list of conditions in the bill that must be fulfilled before Oregon can sell $450 million in bonds. One of the questions he offered an answer to was whether or not the $27 million per year bond repayments will impact other transportation projects. That has been a key concern from opponents of the project and has not been clearly answered by ODOT and CRC staff. Beyer said on the Senate floor today that the answer is “To be frank, no and yes.” He said since the project wouldn’t begin construction until 2014, no other priorities would be impacted until then. “On the other hand,” he continued, “the [Oregon] Transportation Commission and the his legislature is always in a position of having to prioritize projects since there’s never enough money. In transportation funding, there’s a sense of everyone taking its turn. And at this point, because of its impact on the entire state economy, the I-5 Bridge Replacement Project is on the top of the list.”

Year: 1987
Brand: Trek
Model: 1000
Color:Red
Size:50cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2013-03-3
Stolen From: Stolen from my shed, 15th and Sumner.
Neighborhood: Alberta
Owner: Mara Tucker
OwnerEmail: maratucker(A T)gmail.com
Reward: 75
Description: Race Red 1987 Trek 1000 road bike. 50cm (small). Yellow decals. Royal Blue cable housing. Slightly curved “flat bars” with black mtn bike style grips and brakes. metal bmx bear claw styles pedals.
Police record with: Tracking # T13002043
Police reference#: none yet
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Blue Nishiki Custom Sport 1980’s

Year: 1980’s
Brand: Nishiki
Model: Custom Sport
Color:Blue
Photo: http://i.imgur.com/lE0dczL.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-03-4
Stolen From: from my front porch on 1226 se salmon st. Portland, Oregon
Neighborhood: Buckman
Owner: Adam Shaeffer
OwnerEmail: hyphyhindu7(replace with at sign)yahoo.com
Reward: 50 dollars and some free tubes, maybe some dinner
Description: A 1980’s Nishiski blue custom sport frame. Has a ripped seat. flat handle bars with one brake lever on the left side. A brand new Continential gator skin back tire. Theres two herbivore stickers on the frame by the seat post.
Police record with: Portland Police Bureau
Police reference#: T13002037
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Inspiring words from Congresswoman, veteran, amputee, and bike rider Tammy Duckworth

Illinois Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth-2

Illinois Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth inspired the lunch crowd at the National Women’s Bicycling Forum today. Rep. Duckworth isn’t well-known in the bicycle advocacy world, but as a double amputee and Iraq war veteran who also enjoys riding a hand cycle, no one in this room will soon forget her story.

Rep. Duckworth, a helicopter pilot in the Iraq War who suffered major wounds in combat, shared with the crowd that bicycling is her “avenue forward.” When you’re out pumping pedals on the bike, she said, “You feel powerful, you feel strong, you feel in command of something again.” From someone who lost both of her legs and suffered damage to one of her arms, those words are a testament to bicycling.

With her $5,000 hand cycle she received from the Veteran’s Administration, Duckworth said she’s experienced the freedom and shared experience that many of us take for granted. Bicycling, she said, is a great “leveler.”

‘It was over the top and I admit is not one which should enter into the conversation regarding bicycles.”
— Ed Orcutt, Washington State Representative

I’m in Washington DC right now covering the National Bike Summit; but thought I’d share an update on a big story we helped break over the weekend.

As you probably know by now, Washington State Representative Ed Orcutt has gained national notoriety for his comments that bicycling pollutes the environment. Before running our story on Saturday, I contacted Rep. Orcutt for a clarification about his comments. This morning I heard back. In an email Orcutt admits his comments were “over the top.” Read the full email below:

Here are the stories of the past week we deem worthy of your attention…

— The comments made over the weekend by Washington State Representative Ed Orcutt (R-Kalama) have become a national news story. Orcutt is the high-ranking rep who believes that bicycling isn’t environmentally friendly because it causes people to breathe more heavily which results in increased C02 emissions.

— Did you know the co-founder of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) and former Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder is now blogging?

— The competitiveness of light rail — versus bicycling or driving — as a mode choice is a growing question in the planning field. A recent study shows that we should, “caution against expecting major long-term reductions in road congestion after the creation of a light rail system.”

Large Klein Mtn. Bike 1995

Pop-up shops at Women’s Bicycling Forum puts fashion front and center

‘New face of bicycling’ on full display at Woman & Bicycles launch event

Brown Specialized Crosstrail 2011

Job: Bike Mechanic – Orchard Supply Hardware

magenta/sea foam green Specialized Stumpjumper 1989

Oregon Senate passes CRC bill 18-11

Red Trek 1000 1987

Blue Nishiki Custom Sport 1980’s

Inspiring words from Congresswoman, veteran, amputee, and bike rider Tammy Duckworth

Rep. Ed Orcutt responds, apologizes for ‘confusing’ email

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