Red and white Trek

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Brand: Trek
Color:Red and white
Serial: TPT-0415C32T4599
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-02-13
Stolen From: SE 26th and SE Main
Neighborhood: Sunnyside
Owner: Stephanie T
OwnerEmail: stephanie.grace05(at sign)gmail.com
Description: Red and White Trek mountain bike fitted with road tires. The back tire/wheel was not stolen so it may have no back wheel or a different wheel on it.
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: T13001459
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Trail work party Saturday at Riverview property

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As we’ve shared in the past, the Riverview property (nestled between Terwilliger and Highway 43) could be awesome for bikes. On Saturday, trail advocates will host a work party to invest some sweat equity to make it happen. Join them. See details below:

Please join Portland Parks and Recreation, NWTA and Sellwood Cycle in River View Natural Area for a morning of trail work.

What: Trail work party. Brushing, tread work and some minor re-routes.

When: Saturday, Feb 16th 9am-noon

Where: River View Natural Area. We will meet at the top of the Natural Area at SW Brugger St. and SW Palatine Hill Rd.

All tools, work gloves and materials will be provided by Portland Parks and Recreation.

Please have long pants, long sleeve shirt, sturdy footwear and some water and snacks.

We look forward to seeing you on the trails, and bring your bike to do some riding afterwards.

If you have any questions feel free to email Brian at brianb@nw-trail.org

Job: Bike Fashionista/o – Established N/NE bike shop

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Sorry. This job has been filled.

Job Title
Bike Fashionista/o

Company/Organization
Established N/NE bike shop

Job Description
Established N/NE bike shop is looking for a bike fashionista to take charge of our rapidly expanding clothing area. Functional, stylish urban clothing. No kit, no Lycra, certainly no Day-Glo. This will be your show, you domain. Be excellent with people, knowledgeable about emerging and fashionable bike clothing for women and men, and comfortable around bicycles. Have some meaningful retail experience, preferably a blend of management, bikes, clothing, and sales.

How to Apply
Email bikefashionista (at) gmail dawt cawm. Please include whatever you think you should include to make us think we should hire you. References and such will be required. Thanks.

Police to target enforcement at NW Broadway/Couch stop signs – UPDATED

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Members of the Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division will be out in force today at NW Broadway and Couch. They will be on the look out for stop sign violators during a “traffic safety mission” that will last from 10:00 to 11:30 am.

Lt. Chris Davis and Capt. David Hendrie were at the PBOT Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting last night (someone from Traffic Division attends every month) and told us the mission comes in response to complaints that some people are blowing through the stop sign. Lt. Davis said their hunch is that many people look ahead to the traffic signal at Burnside and do not see the stop sign in time. They’re worried that someone might get sideswiped.

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silver blue metallic Schwinn Voyageur 11.8 1980

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Year: 1980
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Voyageur 11.8
Color:silver blue metallic
Size:sm/med
Serial: 0142 2c02395
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2013-02-9
Stolen From: Greeley/Ainsworth. They cut the cable lock.
Neighborhood: arbor lodge
Owner: Koeberle Julie
OwnerEmail: jdhvortex(A T)hotmail.com
Reward: custom drawing of your choice
Description: Silver with a scratch on the frame on the left side. Old 1980s model. Great shape though! Had a little canvas bag on the front with a tear on the front, top, right. Had a rack on back, rear light, front light was zip-tied on. Breaks made a tick-tick noise when applied. Old rolly handlebars and downtube shifters. Blue tape all over handlebars. Is it bad to hope they get hit by a bus?
Police record with: portland pd
Police reference#: 1315-1043
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

WHITE Specialized Allez 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Specialized
Model: Allez
Color:WHITE
Size:61 CM
Serial: WUD7040129208
Stolen in Vancouver, WA 98664
Stolen:2013-02-8
Stolen From: Stolen from Garage
Neighborhood: Burnt Creek Area
Owner: Randy Haas
OwnerEmail: railrdgeek(at sign)yahoo.com
Reward: $300.00
Description: Bike is white, with white handlebar tape, black lettering and red accents. It has a bicycle computer, under seat bag, and front and rear fenders. It also has two water bottle cages with silver water bottles.
Police record with: Vancouver PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Raleigh Sport 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Raleigh
Model: Sport
Color:Black
Size:50
Serial:U94Y28373
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-02-10
Stolen From: On the street bike rack on NW 12th ave of Wholefoods- Pearl District
Neighborhood: Pearl District
Owner: Diana Ospina
OwnerEmail: dianaospinalara@gmail.com
Description: Black SPORT Raleigh small for woman. Size: 50
Police record with: I filed an online report
Police reference#: T13001434.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

A Sharky sighting

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Oh the stories Sharky’s bike could tell.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Having an office downtown is fun because of all the neat people you run into. Recently I’ve started getting coffee from a new place every few days simply as an excuse to roll around with my camera to see what I run into. Last week I noticed Erik Young’s bike locked up so I snapped a few photos. Erik is known around town as Sharky and he’s one of the oldest full-time bike messengers in Portland. He’s also an accomplished track racer, dad to an 11-year old son Velo (I know that because he goes to my daughters’ school), and much more. I hope to do a full profile of Sharky someday; but for now, check out a few photos I was able to snap before he rolled away…

(You might also recall when I shared some photos of Sharky carrying his son in a messenger bag seven years ago!)

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Made in Portland: Cielo announces collaboration with Tanner Goods

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Cielo has partnered with Tanner.
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(Photos: King Cycle Group)

Following our reporting last month, Cielo has now officially announced a new line of bikes that will come with accessories made by Tanner Goods. Both companies are based in Portland and make their products just a few miles from each other.

Cielo, the bike brand created by Chris King and made in the Chris King Precision Components factory in Portland’s northwest industrial area, will offer a Cielo Tanner Goods Edition package on two of their frames: the Sportif Classic and the Cross Classic.

Here’s more from the official statement:

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Press release: Bipartisan Coalition Forms Against The Columbia River Crossing

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This just in:

Bipartisan Coalition Forms Against The Columbia River Crossing

Today, progressive and conservative organizations, businesses, and individuals announced the formation of a bipartisan coalition to oppose the current plan for the Columbia River Crossing.

Coalition leaders include: John Charles (President, Cascade Policy Institute), Steve Cole (Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods), Karla Kay Edwards (Director, Americans for Prosperity-Oregon), Mara Gross (Coalition for A Livable Future) and Jason Williams (Oregon Taxpayer Association). Joe Cortright, President and Chief Economist at Impresa Consulting, is providing financial and economic analysis for the Coalition, based on several years of examining CRC traffic and financial projections.

Members of this coalition, called “Stop the CRC: A Bipartisan Coalition For a Responsible Solution,” share a broad set of concerns about the current plan for the Columbia River Crossing including, but not limited to:

– The Oregon Legislature is essentially being asked to authorize a blank check for the funding.
– The construction and financing of the CRC will impact the ability to maintain existing roads and bridges throughout Oregon.
– The proposal is based on outdated and incorrect information.
– The CRC will worsen traffic gridlock in other parts of Portland and in residential neighborhoods.

“It is the aim of all members of this coalition to persuade Oregon’s 2013 Legislature not to appropriate further funding for this project,” said coalition spokespersons Mara Gross and Lindsay Berschauer. “Instead, we encourage legislators to take a step back and engage Oregonians broadly in an effort to develop a more responsible solution that Oregon can afford.”

The “Stop the CRC” bipartisan coalition will work to educate citizens and lawmakers on the negative impacts of the current CRC plan on our state and our citizens and to steer the legislature toward a more positive direction. Further details will be announced this week.

Back from injury, Marilyn Hayward to open new Coventry Cycles in Beaverton

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Marilyn Hayward, owner of
Coventry Cycle Works East (and West!).
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

It sure was nice to see the beaming smile back on Coventry Cycle Works’ owner Marilyn Hayward’s face this morning. That smile — and the spirit behind it — was a far cry from where she was just six months ago. On August 6th Marilyn was involved in a collision while riding her recumbent that sent her flying twenty feet in the air. Her fall was stopped when her head slammed against a curb.

Marilyn, 63, suffered a traumatic brain injury. She was unconscious for over a day and spent a month in the hospital. Thankfully, her brain injury was not severe and she’s made a nearly full recovery. “I was very fortunate,” she told me today. “The doctors said if I wasn’t wearing my helmet it’s for certain I would be dead.”

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