Blue/Silver Torker Bermuda Tandem 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Torker
Model: Bermuda Tandem
Color:Blue/Silver
Size:One Size
Serial: SISBS11D00167
Photo: http://www.torkerusa.com/uploaded/dynamic/176/Tandem-thumb_960.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-09-14
Stolen From: Stolen from The Bike Commuter bike shop in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland. Located at 13th and Umatilla, right on the Springwater Corridor trail. The bike was set outside of the shop, leaning against a tree in plain view of our service area and sales counter. Stolen sometime between 10am and 7pm.
Neighborhood: Sellwood
OwnerEmail: info@pdxbikecommuter.com
Description: Cruiser style tandem, blue and silver, big 26″ whitewall cruiser tires, 7speed Shimano gearing. It was part of our rental fleet, so it’s seen a bit of abuse.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Trek 8.3 DS 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: Trek
Model: 8.3 DS
Color:Black
Size:19
Serial: SWTU105C5184G
Photo: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/mountain/dual_sport/ds_series/8_3_ds/#
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2012-09-8
Stolen From: My garage
Neighborhood: Between Hawthorne & Division at SE 48th
Owner: David Hedin
OwnerEmail: dah@portlandstate.org
Reward: $25
Description: No reflectors on the front or wheels. Kryptinite lock attached.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T12007733
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

blue Schwinn Moab unknown

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Year: unknown
Brand: Schwinn
Model: Moab
Color:blue
Size:27″
Photo: http://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/JeepXJ3/Mountain%2520Biking/IMG_2944.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2012-09-9
Stolen From: Trinity Fellowship church, 2700 Se 6th Ave, Portland 97206
Neighborhood: South Tabor
Owner: Josiah Makinster
OwnerEmail: makbunch@gmail.com
Description: Skull tire stem caps, red brake pads, front shocks, front and back lights
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T12007727
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Guest Article: Northwest Portland preps for bike-friendly future

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Sunday Parkways NW 2011-19-18

People ride outside one of many
stately homes in northwest Portland.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

[This story was written by northwest Portland resident and local transportation activist Rebecca Hamilton.]
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While our neighbors in southeast Portland emblazon their Neighborhood Greenway intersections with painted sunflowers and north Portland artists envision gold-leaf murals of cycling heroes along popular cycling routes, the Northwest District has long seemed to pedal on indifferently, unattached to biking as a part of its identity.

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People on Bikes: The Couch curve

See them up close below.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

It’s been way too long since the last installment of our People on Bikes column, so before this sunny and warm weather leaves us for good, I figured it was time for another one.

This morning I rolled out to NE Couch (say “cooch”), where it makes that sweeping bend just before the Burnside Bridge. I sat in the grass across from the bike lane for about 25 minutes, snapping up as many people on bikes as I could. I saw a mix of bodies and bikes; but not the quite the diversity I’ve seen at other locations (like Waterfront Park). While it’s a semi-popular bike traffic, going west on NE Couch and entering downtown via the Burnside Bridge isn’t exactly a place where the “interested but concern” feel comfortable. We know the problems at Couch and Grand; and then there’s the Burnside Bridge freeway and how it unceremoniously dumps you into downtown (don’t get me started).

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ODOT, State Police go extra mile for safety on Cycle Oregon

[BikePortland contributor Will Vanlue is on the Cycle Oregon ride this week. This is his latest dispatch.]

Plenty of cones help keep
things safe as Cycle Oregon riders
roll down Highway 97.
(Photos by Will Vanlue)

Cycle Oregon’s mission of helping the economies of Oregon’s rural communities keeps the route, for the most part, on quiet back roads with little motor vehicle traffic. However, there are occasions when there is only one road leading between communities giving people no other choice than to share the road with a large volume of motor vehicles.

There was one such situation this year when the route turned on to Highway 97, a major north-south corridor between Oregon and California, which regularly has traffic traveling in excess of 65 MPH.

Normally it’s a harrowing stretch to ride on a bicycle but for a few hours during the ride the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Oregon State Police were able to turn it into a safe, pleasant, and -by some estimations- fun place for people to travel on bicycles.

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‘Sanctuary Century’ bike ride will raise money for animals

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Love animals? Like to bike? Then tomorrow’s Sanctuary Century should be in your plans. It’s a 100 mile bike ride around the Portland area that will raise money for organizations that provide safe harbors for chimps, farm animals, and more. Check the details below…

The Sanctuary Century is a 100 mile (century) bike ride fundraiser in Portland, Oregon to benefit Out To Pasture Farm Sanctuary, Hope Animal Sanctuary, and Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest.

2012 marks our 4th year for this event and this year’s ride is scheduled for Saturday, September 15.

Please join us on the ride or make a donation and help us reach (or even better, exceed) our goal of $20,000.

Please like our Facebook page to stay updated on ride info.

If you have questions about the ride, please contact ericphelps@gmail.com.

How one intersection in South Waterfront is working (for everyone)

Bikes are just one small part of the
picture in South Waterfront.
(Video still – Watch video below)

Our friend (and BTA Alice Award winner, Bike Train superstar and bike shop entrepreneur) Kiel Johnson is a close observer of how people are getting around in the South Waterfront area near the tram and OHSU.

Kiel runs the Go By Bike bike shop and valet service and he’s seen first-hand how the cycle-track on SW Moody, the aerial tram, the streetcar, and the new Gibbs Street Bridge have changed the area. He recently made a film highlighting the intersection where all these things come together. It’s an amazing look at what can happen when a city invests (a lot)* into giving people choices. It’s a multi-modal dreamworld. It reminds me of those YouTube videos of intersections in the early 1900s where it looks crazy and busy; but somehow, it works.

Watch it below…

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med Gary Fisher Superfly 100 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: Superfly 100
Color:med
Size:white/black/red
Serial:213PS04110 and 213ss04110
Stolen in Forest Grove, OR 97106
Stolen:2012-09-14
Stolen From: top of my car while i was at practice.. pulled from a locked thule rack 🙁 forest grove stoller center (athletic center)
Neighborhood: Forest Grove , OR
Owner: Wynne Lobel
OwnerEmail: wynnelobel@yahoo.com
Reward: yes
Description: Gary Fisher Superfly 100 carbon fiber full suspension 29er.. all stock parts .. new shorter stem on it..

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/542/wynnesgaryfishersuperfl.jpg/

Police record with: Forest Grove police
Police reference#: 12251883
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Gray Trek 7.5 FX 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Trek
Model: 7.5 FX
Color:Gray
Size:20
Serial:WTU159C0617G
Photo: http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Hw2&sa=X&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1478&bih=929&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=M6qieOGssP7BgM:&imgrefurl=http://martinsj2.wordpress.com/2010/08/10
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2012-09-05
Stolen From: Basement of apartment building. It was locked around a pole, lock vanished as well.
Neighborhood: downtown
Owner: Jessica Crettaz Goudy
OwnerEmail: jesstaz@hotmail.com
Reward: no
Description: Fenders, rack, kick stand and lights added. Phone: 503 830 7595
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-155634
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Red SPECIALIZED Rockhopper Mountain Bike 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: SPECIALIZED
Model: Rockhopper Mountain Bike
Color:Red
Size:17″
Serial: P6D C30487
Stolen in Portland, OR 97203
Stolen:2012-09-13
Stolen From: The university of Portland campus
Owner: Sara Bindl
OwnerEmail: Bindl16@up.edu
Description: Bright red with white letters across the frame “SPECIALIZED.” Few scratches
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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