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‘Pedal Powered Talk Show’ now filming in Portland

On the set of the “Pedal Powered Talk Show”.
(Photos: Daniel Stark Photography)

Once again proving that cargo bikes can do amazing things, a new talk show is being filmed in Portland — and it’s being done entirely by bike. The table the host sits at, the chairs the guests sit in, and all the production equipment are all built into a cargo bike that was made by hand in Northeast Portland.

If you haven’t guessed by now, this project was conceived by one of the owners of Metrofiets — the same folks behind the Hopworks Beer Bike (and many other creative bike-based businesses) that garnered national headlines back in September 2009.

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Brown Custom/Scattante Frame Not sure, men’s road bike ~2007

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Year: ~2007
Brand: Custom/Scattante Frame
Model: Not sure, men’s road bike
Color:Brown
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2011-11-29
Stolen From: 2020 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201. Bicycle and helmet was stolen from main bike parking area in parking
garage on 11.29.11. Most-likely between 5:30 and 6:00pm, time between
when parking attendant leaves duty and garage doors remain open.
Neighborhood: Downtown
Owner: Tyson Gillard
OwnerEmail: tysongillard@gmail.com
Reward: Negotiable
Description: Custom road bike, Scattante frame custom powdercoated paint charcoal brown with tan logo “Gillard Design & Technology”; top frame tube has embeded German, Welsh, and US flags;
white saddle and handle bar grips’ Shimano Ultegra components; eggbeater
style clipless pedals.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T11008831
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Blue Specialized Allez Epic 1990

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Year: 1990
Brand: Specialized
Model: Allez Epic
Color:Blue
Size:700C wheels
Serial:BB06598
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2011-11-28
Stolen From: Parking Lot of Eldorado Restaurant, NE 80th Street at NE Glisan.
Neighborhood: Montavilla
Owner: Michael Fortune
OwnerEmail: Michael_Fortune@verizon.net
Reward: 90.
Description: Blue Specialized (Allez) Mens Road Bike, aluminum 25 in. frame, wheels 700C, black luggage rack in rear, handlebar light, orange yellow handlebar tape.
Has Prince George’s County registration decal. Call me, 503 922-0003
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-156840
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

black/grey Trek 8.5 DS 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Trek
Model: 8.5 DS
Color:black/grey
Size:22.5
Serial: WTU138C1298G
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2011-11-23
Stolen From: taken from garage
Neighborhood: laurelhurst
Owner: Darcy Macknight
OwnerEmail: dmacknight@gmail.com
Description: gary fisher edition
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-102031
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black/Green Scott Spark Junior 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Scott
Model: Spark Junior
Color:Black/Green
Size:24 inch
Serial: 797-374-0017
Photo: http://images.thebikelist.co.uk/imagecache/file/width/900/images/models/Scott/2010/spark-jr-24/Main.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2011-11-17
Stolen From: Sabin Elementary School, 4013 NE 18th Ave, Portland, OR, 97212
Neighborhood: Sabin
Owner: Stefanie Fisher
OwnerEmail: fishersteffi@gmail.com
Reward: 100
Description: Kid’s mountain bike in perfect condition. Frame is black with green lettering.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-103-281
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

BikeCraft not just for Portland makers anymore

This weekend!
(Photo: Adams Carroll)

When I first held BikeCraft on that snowy evening way back in December 2005, besides an excuse to bring people together and hang out with friends, my main goal was prove the following point: “Look at all this amazing bike stuff that’s made by hand right here in Portland!”

In subsequent years I stayed mostly true to that, only allowing Portland-based vendors to participate (although last year we welcomed several from out-of-town). In the six years that have followed, I think we’ve proved the point quite well.

This year, my friends Aaron and Amos (who have taken the reins of the BikeCraft event) have lined up an impressive list of vendors from out of town. Here’s a closer look at them…

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Reader proposes solution for tricky Hayden Island bike crossing

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This tricky intersection on Hayden Island
has one reader dreaming of solutions…
See his below.

If you’ve ever biked across the I-5 Bridge from Portland to Vancouver, you are aware of the annoyingly serpentine route you’re expected to take once the dedicated bike path ends and you’re forced to cross N. Tomahawk Island Drive (map).

Reader Dave B. (whose day job is “Transportation Design Engineer” for a private firm) is a regular I-5 bridge bike rider. Earlier this month, while biking across the crosswalk at N. Tomahawk, he got yelled at by a man driving a large SUV. “I get halfway across and have to brake to a halt as the driver of a suburban decides not to stop for me,” shared Dave via email, “Then he brakes to a halt and proceeds to berate me for not getting off my bike and walking across the crosswalk.”

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Brown Brooks Women’s Saddle

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Brand: Brooks
Model: Women’s Saddle
Color:Brown
Size:Women’s
Stolen in Portland, OR 97203
Stolen:2011-11-28
Stolen From: Holladay Park between NE Pacific and NE Oregon St.
Neighborhood: Lloyd District
Owner: Cara Railsback
OwnerEmail: cara.b.railsback@gmail.com
Description: Bike seat with bike repair kit (including tools and tire tube) and brand new leather women’s Brooks saddle
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 11-156825
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

black Trek 6000 1997

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Year: 1997
Brand: Trek
Model: 6000
Color:black
Size:20in
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2011-11-29
Stolen From: My garage 1833 N. Webster street.
Neighborhood: Overlook
Owner: Peter Noordijk
OwnerEmail: noordijk@pdx.edu
Description: Black trek 6000. Topeak baby seat on back. Trailer hitch on rear axle. front suspension with jimmy-rigged rack. V-brakes. COntinental rear tire
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T11008798
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office seek tips on I-205 bike path homicide

KGW screen grab showing Crippen.

A 50 year old woman was found dead on the I-205 multi-use path in Clackamas County at 1:00 am on Friday morning (11/25) and law enforcement officials are now searching for clues in what they believe to be a homicide.

According to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, Dana Crippen — who they say “was previously to be known to be homeless and living in the Eugene area” — was found on a the path where it goes under SE Johnson Creek Blvd, just west of I-205. Here’s more from the sheriff’s office:

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Portland “Bicyclist with a capital B” leads Vancouver Bike Club

Maria Schur
(Self portrait)

In many ways, Portland resident Maria Schur epitomizes the die-hard Portland bike lover. She averages 120 miles a week in the saddle, commutes by bike to her job at BikeTiresDirect, spent two years as a bike messenger in San Francisco, participated in the first ever Critical Mass ride in 1992, operates a bike-centric blog and has a grandfather who traded his car for a bike in 1942.

What makes the 45-year old Schur stand out from her Rose City peers is her position as president of the 500-member Vancouver Bike Club (VBC), Clark County’s oldest and most active cycling organization.

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