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matte black marin muirwoods 29er 2007

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Year: 2007
Brand: marin
Model: muirwoods 29er
Color:matte black
Size:20.5″
Serial: A0737633
Stolen in Vancouver, WA 98663
Stolen:2012-08-21
Stolen From: 1601 g st. rear parking lot
dead end street
well lit but secluded
Owner: william wolter
OwnerEmail: billwolter@gmail.com
Description: 24 speed mountain bike
disc brakes
combination clip/clipless MTX pedals
planet bike light
blackburn computer
mid mounted handlebar extensions
heavy duty rear bike rack setup for panniers
front and rear fenders(rear fender has orange reflective tape stripe)
front tire is a townride
rear wheel is a borough cx sport
Police record with: vancouver Wa. police
Police reference#: viz.13387
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Specialized Crosstrail 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Specialized
Model: Crosstrail
Color:Black
Size:large
Serial: 602046173H
Stolen in Olympia, WA 98501
Stolen:2012-08-11
Stolen From: Confluence State Park, Wenatchee, WA
Owner: Jim Norman
OwnerEmail: jnenorman@gmail.com
Reward: yes
Description: Black with white lettering
Police record with: Park Ranger
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Portland Parks & Rec considers ‘Unicycle Bastards’ on park paving stone

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Jeff Lauten, shown here with his
daughter at the site of the future Harper’s
Playground, where he hopes to donate a
paving stone with his club’s name on it.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

The Unicycle Bastards, a local unicycle riding club, wants to help build Harper’s Playground in north Portland’s Arbor Lodge Park. The group came up with $260 to purchase a paving stone in the forthcoming playground; but their request was denied when Portland Parks & Recreation felt uncomfortable with printing the word “Bastards” in a children’s area of the park.

The club was informed of the decision last week and they have since requested an appeal of the decision.

Jeff Lauten, a 47-year-old Overlook Neighborhood resident and member of the Unicycle Bastards, says they think it’s unfair. “We’re just a small, old, silly group of unicycle riders,” he told me on the phone last week. “We love Harper [the young girl who the playground is being named after] and the playground and we just wanted to be a part of it.”

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A push for bike licensing follows Wheeler closure

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Wheeler Ave traffic and meeting-12

Bob Huckaby, owner of First Inc., wants
the state of Oregon to require
bicycle licenses.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Well it looks like First Inc. owner Bob Huckaby is a bit more frustrated with the City of Portland’s decision to close Wheeler Ave than I initially thought. KATU News is set to report this afternoon that Huckaby — the man featured in our story on Monday who aired concerns about people on bicycles not obeying the stop sign at N. Flint — plans to push for a bicycle license requirement via a statewide ballot measure.

According to KATU, Huckaby will pursue a campaign in 2013 to put bicycle license requirement up for a public vote with the aim of making people who ride bicycles more accountable and forcing them to become more knowledgeable of traffic laws. Here’s the video just posted on the KATU Facebook page (and watch how the pickup truck goes right around the new barrier and turns right on Wheeler at about the :36 second mark):

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Chrome Redline RL444 99

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Year: 99
Brand: Redline
Model: RL444
Color:Chrome
Size:24″
Serial: RMCG803992
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-08-22
Stolen From: 17th avenue, Tolman/Bybee area
Neighborhood: Sellwood/Moreland
Owner: Bryan Bassett
OwnerEmail: bryanbassett@comcast.nt
Reward: Yes
Description: Full chrome frame, single-speed, 24″ non-matching tires, black Redline handgrips, custom black (and grey?) seat, headlight, taillight, speedometer/computer. Big red “Redline” stickers on both sides plus across handlebar.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-73649
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Popular trail at Mt. Tabor Park now signed “No Bikes” – UPDATED

Trail use conflicts continue to plague one of Portland’s most popular urban sanctuaries: Mt. Tabor Park. For many years, the several miles of narrow singletrack trails looping around the park have been known as a fun place to ride a mountain bike. But, given the park’s urban setting and natural beauty, the crowded trails are also known as a place where user conflicts are common.

Last year I reported that complaints about trail conflicts between people walking and biking, led to the installation of a new “No Bicycles Please” sign on the Green Trail. The Green Trail is a 1.7 mile loop and is one of three trail loops that circumnavigates the park. Earlier this week a reader contacted me saying that several more signs had recently gone up.

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An apology from a Portland bike commuter

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A reader, Brandon S., sent in a little poem this morning. He described it as, “a short little thing I wrote out of total guilt from my bike commute today. Maybe others feel this way too sometimes, or have had the same experience.”

Here it is:

I should apologize, you are pretty mad.
I was going pretty fast, you walked out into the street.
I had my head down, you didn’t hear me.
I am young and foolish, you are a mom and barely awake.
I could have done it better, you could have looked both ways.
But we didn’t collide, thank god for that.
I’ll be smarter, you’ll be smarter.
I’m just trying to get to work, you are just trying to go for a walk.

I’m sorry.
Hopefully we can meet in a better way in the future.

Apologies,
A Portland bike commuter.

When real estate developers dream about bike parking

How developers dream in Portland

When real estate developers foresee on-street bike parking in the future, you know we’ve hit a tipping point.

The other day while riding in northwest Portland, I came across a commercial building that was for sale and under construction. There were signs on the building from the real estate broker trying to entice potential buyers. What grabbed my eye was a mock-up of what the new building could look like when it’s done.

The image included an on-street bike parking corral.

Portland’s bike corral program has been a big success. At last count they have well over 80 corrals installed in all corners of the city — from dense downtown streets to quieter commercial areas in the inner suburbs.

It seems to me that when the dreams of real estate developers include on-street bike parking; we’ve come a heck of a long way.

Oregon’s Scenic Bikeways make it big with NYC Times Square ad

Looks even better in Times Square.

Travel Oregon (a combined effort of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Oregon Tourism Commission) is continuing their aggressive promotion of Oregon as a premier bicycling destination. Last week they announced the publication of a new map of their Scenic Bikeways system and today they celebrated when Times Square lit up with the news.

Travel Oregon introduced the new map earlier this week. It includes full details on the nine officially-designated Scenic Bikeway routes complete with mile markers, information about nearby parks, campgrounds, lodging, eateries, nearby bike shops, and more. The map is available free from Travel Oregon’s website (where you can order a copy, it’s not available online yet).

And today from New York City, Travel Oregon staffer Kristin Dahl shared a cell phone image of the Scenic Bikeways map announcement being beamed on a jumbotron high above Times Square. Check it out below the jump…

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white Cannondale Six13 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Cannondale
Model: Six13
Color:white
Size:56
Photo: http://s3.amazonaws.com/ibike/pictures/140420/six13_large.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2012-08-21
Stolen From: In front of my house, near 16th and Wygant.
Neighborhood: Saben
Owner: Ian Collins
OwnerEmail: ian.collins@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: Only modification is hybrid flat/clip-in pedals.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T12007019
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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