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Vancouver gets its first artistic bike rack

Vancouver’s first ever art racks.
(Photos: Marcus Griffith)

In the latest act of Portland’s bike love spreading to Vancouver, a Portland resident is opening Clark County’s first fully dedicated climbing center in downtown Vancouver, complete with Vancouver’s first artistic bicycle rack (a.k.a. “art racks“).

The Source is co-owned by Portland resident Hanz Kroesen and former Portland resident Michael Lary. According to Lary, the mountain peak shaped bicycle racks at The Source were designed and built by Kroesen, along with “most of the metal work” in the building.

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Swobo wants “Sprout” name, but local builder had it first – UPDATED

A Sprout Cycles frame on
display at the Oregon Handmade
Bicycle Show last month.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Portland resident Edwin Brown has been building his Sprout Cycles brand since 2005. Now he’s fighting to keep it after learning that a much larger company has registered attempted to register a trademark for ‘Sprout’ bicycle products and plans to start is considering a new line of kids bikes under the same name.

Back in October, The Coloradoan reported that Swobo — a well-known bike industry brand owned by Santa Cruz Bicycles in California — had relocated to Fort Collins, Colorado. According to The Coloradoan Swobo’s new CEO Peter Discoe has plans to rebuild the brand under the Fort Collins Bicycle Company umbrella. Among his plans for Swobo is a new line of kids bikes dubbed “Sprout.”

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Ride planned tomorrow in support of Occupy Portland

SW Main Street - Occupy Portland-7-6

View of Occupy Portland from
SW Main Street.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Local activist and founder of Crank My Chain! Cycle TV Dan Kaufman is organizing a bike ride from Southeast Portland to show support for Occupy Portland.

Kaufman is encouraging interested folks to “occupy your bicycle” and ride to this Friday’s meeting of the General Assembly that takes place in Terry Schrunk Plaza (across from City Hall). Kaufman’s ride is part of a larger idea/effort he’s putting together dubbed “Occupy Wall Street/Liberate Main Street.”

In a nutshell, Kaufman wants to plug into the Occupy movement in order to spur more citizen activism around transportation justice issues (such as the continued government subsidy of automobiles and influence of Big Oil on our national politics).

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Dark Green Trek District 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Trek
Model: District
Color:Dark Green
Size:54
Serial: WTU352C1879E
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2011-11-10
Stolen From: My home at 30th and SE Taylor st.
Neighborhood: Sunnyside
Owner: Shawn Higgins
OwnerEmail: Shawnpatrickhiggins@gmail.com
Reward: yes
Description: Dark Green Body, Light Tan Trim Tires, Black Belt Drive, Brown Ergon Bio Cork Grips, Brass Crane Karen Bell, Black Back Rack.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T11008215
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Hillsboro school custodian starts student bike repair program

Still from KATU News video (watch their story here).

A reader brought to our attention a great story about the power of bicycles and how one person can make a difference.

The head custodian at Poynter Middle School in Hillsboro, John Sarrazin, has turned a chance encounter with a student who needed help fixing his bike into a full-fledged afterschool program. Here’s how a teacher at the school described to us how it all came about:

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Black Zipp 404 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Zipp
Model: 404
Color:Black
Size:700c
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2011-11-7
Stolen From: Reed college west parking lot.
Neighborhood: East Moreland
Owner: cole Sprague
OwnerEmail: Sciencecole@me.com
Description: A pair of zipp 404 wheels front one has no decals and they have challenge Limus tires mounted.
Police record with: PPD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Chrome Unmarked unmarked late

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Year: late
Brand: Unmarked
Model: unmarked
Color:Chrome
Photo: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/831/chomebike.jpg/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2011-11-05
Stolen From: Outside of Powell’s Bookstore on W Burnside & NW 10th
Neighborhood: Pearl District
Owner: Sam Rusek
OwnerEmail: sjrusek(at)gmail.com
Reward: $200
Description: My 70’s lugged steel frame bike was stolen outside of Powell’s Bookstore (NW 10th & W Burnside). The most distinguishing feature of this bike is that it is an ALL CHROME FRAME with virtually no other markings on the frame. It was built with all custom components. There is a hole that used to hold a plate on the headset. The bike does not have a stamped serial number but does have a California registration sticker on the seat tube. Near the stem of the headset is stamped ‘SR’. When I last saw it, there was no bar tape on the handlebars, white fenders, black seat & a black back rack. Thank you for your help.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T11008212
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Job: Mechanics (Joe Bike)

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Sorry, this job has been filled.

Job Title
Mechanics

Company
Joe Bike (3953 SE Hawthorne Blvd)

Job Description
Joe Bike is tripling in size and expanding its staff. We’re looking for experienced, personable mechanics with a high level of integrity and an interest in our kinds of bikes, especially utility, commuting, touring, IGH, and belt drive. Besides our utilitarian focus, this is a full-service neighborhood shop for all kinds of cyclists, as well as a provider of complex custom builds for people all over the world. Please study our lineup to find out why. Joe Bike hires and pays above the industry average and offers a growing list of benefits. We are remaining on Hawthorne in SE.

How to Apply
Stop in with a resume (3953 SE Hawthorne Blvd). A working interview is part of the screening process at some point. References are required.

Large Bianchi Milano 1990

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Year: 1990
Brand: Bianchi
Model: Milano
Color:Large
Size:White
Serial: H9001849
Photo: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/144c1
Stolen in Eugene, OR 97401
Stolen:2011-11-3
Stolen From: 3119 Kinsrow Ave., locker #7, Eugene, Oregon.
Neighborhood: Kinsrow/Chevy Chase
Owner: Steve Pankow
OwnerEmail: spankow@gmail.com
Reward: $100 upon successful return
Description: Notable visual features include: silver retro-reflective tape on both wheel rims, black Planet Bike Cascadia fenders, Topeak BeamRack with pannier frame extenders, two 2-fish lockblocks on handlebar with one Fenix L2D light installed, chrome Dinotte tail light attached to BeamRack, black WTB saddle, cracked Mirrycle mirror installed on left handlebar grip, black zip-tie attaching chainguard to frame, white sticker on seat tube from some Bay Area bicycle shop.
Police record with: Eugene PD
Police reference#: Incident # 92422
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

black bridgestone city limit

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Brand: bridgestone
Model: city limit
Color:black
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2011-11-08
Stolen From: 926 se 49th ave apt 11 right in front of my door
Neighborhood: Se hawthrone area
Owner: Curtis Cooksey
OwnerEmail: ccooksey83@gmail.com
Reward: $50
Description: black bridgestone city limit frame. 21 speed with quick shifters. kind of beat up looking. quick release seat and rear tire. curved handle bars with a bar going across the top. It is not a retail bike a friend of my dads built it for himself and sold it when he built another one.
Police record with: PPD
Police reference#: 11-156338

silver/grey Diamondback Trace 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Diamondback
Model: Trace
Color:silver/grey
Size:20″
Serial: U11K27939
Photo: http://www.diamondback.com/bikes/dual-sport/2011-dual-sport/trace-11/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2011-11-9
Stolen From: Stolen from a backyard of a home on SE Reedway, half block from 82nd Avenue. Near McDonalds. Mt Scott-Arleta neighborwood between Foster and Woodstock.
Neighborhood: Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood,
Owner: Geoffrey Ziemer
OwnerEmail: geoffziemer@gmail.com
Reward: $200.00
Description: The bike has blackburn lights on front and back. The front light is cylinder shaped. The wheels have a distinct reddish/pink strip of color between the tire and the spokes.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T11008177
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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