Blue, black, silver Trek 1.1 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Trek
Model: 1.1
Color:Blue, black, silver
Serial: Wtu355c1390h
Photo: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/842/imagepnha.jpg/
Stolen in Milwaukie, OR 97222
Stolen:2012-09-24
Stolen From: Stolen off my second story balcony
Neighborhood: Clackamas/ milwaukie
Owner: Kathy Gonzales
OwnerEmail: Kathy_emata@yahoo.com
Description: My bike has a bike gallery sticker on the frame, as well as cat brand removable front and black lights. Front tire has a gold cap on tire and the back tire has a silver cap due to a recent flat?
Police record with: Milwaukie pd
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Orange Trek 7.3 FX 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Trek
Model: 7.3 FX
Color:Orange
Size:20 inch
Serial:C1609395
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-09-20
Stolen From: From behind the condominium at 2919-2931 SE Woodward Street (on the Taggart Street side)
Neighborhood: Richmond (Southeast Portland)
Owner: David Becker
OwnerEmail: dhebecker@yahoo.com
Reward: $100
Description: Bike has front and rear fenders (one of struts on front fender is missing), a rack, and had a Kryptonite lock and cable locked to the rack.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-155952
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

PBOT set to re-stripe SW 5th near I-405 for buffered bike lanes

A short but crucial bikeway connection between downtown Portland and SW Barbur Blvd will get a bit nicer thanks to the Bureau of Transportation. PBOT announced today that they’ll begin a lane re-striping project that will re-allocate roadway space on SW 5th Ave and SW Sheridan in order to make room for bike lanes.

On SW 5th, plans call for a new, standard bike lane to be striped between 6th and Caruthers and then a buffered bike lane between Caruthers and SW Sheridan. PBOT is also set to add sharrow pavement markings on Caruthers and Sheridan between 5th and 6th.

Here’s the before…

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Black Sunday Gary Young Pro Complete 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Sunday
Model: Gary Young Pro Complete
Color:Black
Size:20″ BMX
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2012-09-24
Stolen From: Pacific Northwest College of Art on 13th and Johnson, blue bike racks right outside the main building, was locked up with cable lock
Neighborhood: Pearl District
Owner: Paul Stanley
OwnerEmail: pstanley425@hotmail.com
Reward: cash reward
Description: BMX bicycle, the brand of the bike is called “Sunday” and it also has bike parts on it made by the brand “Odyssey.” All black parts, with bronze/sepia colored rims, and olive green grips. Bike has one single brake cable leading to rear brakes. Pedals are plastic. I locked my black helmet to it as well.
Police record with: Portland Police Bureau
Police reference#: 12-155910
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Petals By Bike is latest bike-based business to hit Portland streets

A pedal-powered petal peddler.
(Photo: Petals by Bike)

Petals By Bike is the latest bike-based business to launch in Portland. North Portland resident Jillian Sevick debuted her business last weekend to coincide with the opening of the new Bushel and Peck bakery on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd (between Shaver and Failing).

Sevick, who’s last job was touring with the Flaming Lips, says she’s always had an entrepreneurial spirit and, “a love for bicycles.” “I often dreamed about the endless possibilities Portland’s amazing bike culture has to offer. In today’s market, starting a business is really hard but I want to work for myself, to grow something, to share something with a community that has shared so many creative things with me.”

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silver paint peugeot mixte 70-80’s

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Year: 70-80’s
Brand: peugeot
Model: mixte
Color:silver paint
Size:28-30
Photo: http://web.stagram.com/p/288218067573391199_5406006
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2012-09-25
Stolen From: my apartment porch on se 35th and madison street, portland or between 12 am and 5 am last night the 25th.
Neighborhood: se madison and 35th street, portland or
Owner: elena tsiorba
OwnerEmail: lena@ettodesign.com
Reward: $50
Description: upright handle bar with no tape and the gears are only on the right handle bar. There is red wire that is used for the breaks. Caramel colored Brooks women’s seat that has a scratch on the right side of the seat from a fall I had. my U shape lock was still attached to the back of the rack. There are no stickers on the frame at all
Police record with: Portland PD online
Police reference#: T12008085
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Bicycling (and Portland) stars in new global initiative to spur physical activity

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From Designed to Move report.

A new report compiled and presented by Nike Inc., the American College of Sports Medicine and the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education at this week’s Clinton Global Initiative meeting, includes bicycle transportation as one of the key solutions to combat the world’s “urgent” physical inactivity crisis.

The report, titled Designed to Move: A Physical Activity Action Agenda, highlights six efforts from around the world that “are literally changing the way people move throughout daily life.” One of those six is how Portland has used “collaboration and culture to progress the bicycle movement.” In addition to the prominent role bicycling plays, the report also provides advocates a powerful new set of talking points.

As for Portland’s starring role, here’s an excerpt from report*:

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Dark Green Diamond Back Ascent 1991

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Year: 1991
Brand: Diamond Back
Model: Ascent
Color:Dark Green
Size:Medium
Serial:FTB9353
Photo: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=133120&start=15
Stolen in Portland, OR 97266
Stolen:2012-09-23
Stolen From: 6018 SE 87th Fully Fenced Back Yard
Neighborhood: Lents
Owner: James MacKenzie
OwnerEmail: jimmackenzie@earthlink.net
Reward: 50
Description: Same bike as in photo on URL except this one still had the original solid black seat and had an alloy water bottle bracket.
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: 12-155938
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

black/red/grey Ironhorse Quantum II 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Ironhorse
Model: Quantum II
Color:black/red/grey
Size:w/26 f/17
Serial:C98A5210
Stolen in Portland, OR 975216
Stolen:2012-09-25
Stolen From: 10 am at pcc SE center on 82nd and division, from rack by mount scoot building. cable lock was cut
Neighborhood: 82nd
Owner: Matt Marino
OwnerEmail: mattmarino7.27@gmail.com
Reward: yes
Description: tall seat post, bell seat, disk brakes two front and two rear lights, rock shock sticker on botton of front downtube
Police record with: portland pd
Police reference#: 12-84320
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Red/Black Trek 2.3 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Trek
Model: 2.3
Color:Red/Black
Size:56
Serial:WTU353G0451D
Stolen in Portland, OR 98203
Stolen:2012-09-23
Stolen From: University of Portland, in front of Buckley Center academic building.
Neighborhood: University Park
Owner: Joseph McRee
OwnerEmail: mcree@up.edu
Reward: $100
Description: White Bontrager seat w/ carbon post, Red handlebar tape; Ultegra rear derailleur, 105 cranks/front rerailleur/shifters, shimano pedals
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: 12-155937
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Metalic Blue Univega Nuevo Sport 1981

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Year: 1981
Brand: Univega
Model: Nuevo Sport
Color:Metalic Blue
Size:50-52 cm
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2012-09-24
Stolen From: Franklin High School Bike lock-up.
Neighborhood: Franklin
Owner: Steven Payne
OwnerEmail: tangopayne@yahoo.com
Description: Metalic Blue Univega with a pretty scratched up frame. Most components recently replaced: hand-built sealed bearing wheels from A Better Cycle, new handlebars with black tape, new brake levers and cables w/ black cable housing , original dia-comp center-pull calipers w/ orange pads, older shimano cranks and triple chain ring (52/42/30) and 42 has no ramps, new shimano 6sp gear set, older shimano front and rear derraileur, black Blackburn rear rack, silver Planet Bike fenders, new black seat, old hybrid pedals.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: T12008046
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Thoughts on carrying bikes as Gibbs Bridge elevator closes again

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Annual BAC facility tour-15

A sign of disrespect? Or a minor inconvenience?
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

On the eastern end of the new (and carfree) Gibbs Street Bridge over I-5, there are two options: You can either carry/push your bike up or down the many flights of stairs, or you can wait for the elevator. When the elevator is not working — which has been the case four times since the bridge opened in July — you are left with only one option. And, as I noted earlier this month, the stairs can be challenging if you have a bike.

This morning, the City of Portland announced yet another closure of the elevator. This would be the fifth closure in just two months. Is this elevator unreliable? Is it time to improve the stairs to make them easier to navigate with a bike in-arms?

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