🚨 Please note that BikePortland slows down during this time of year as I have family in town and just need a break! Please don't expect typical volume of news stories and content. I'll be back in regular form after the new year. Thanks. - Jonathan 🙏

Photo of the Week: DeFazio and Oberstar’s pedicab ride

As we mentioned yesterday, Congressman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) is currently on a tour promoting job creation through transportation infrastructure spending. Before coming to Portland, Oberstar stopped in Eugene to take a tour of stimulus funded projects. Joining him on the tour was Eugene Congressman Peter DeFazio. To get around, the two hopped in a pedicab from Emerald City Rickshaws which was pedaled by Portlander Ryan Hashagen (who owns Portland Pedalworks, the two businesses are sister companies).

Check the photo below the jump…

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Event: Sisters Mountain Bike Festival (10/01/10)

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Event Name: Sisters Mountain Bike Festival
Event Start Date: 1 October 2010
Start Time: 3:00:00 PM
Web Site: http://sistersmountainbikefestival.com/
Event Description: Take the grand tour of the Sisters backcountry that showcases the Peterson Ridge Trail system and beyond. Guided and unguided rides are offered for all levels of experience.

The entry fee buys you a weekend of excellent food, beverages and mountain biking, as well as access to the Sisters Athletic Club for after-ride maintenance. All proceeds benefit the Sisters Schools Foundation and the Sisters Trail Alliance.

BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge off and rolling

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The team from the Portland City Attorneys Office.
(Photo: BTA)

If you’ve noticed that the roads are a bit more full of bikes than usual, it’s because the BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge is underway. The month-long event is in its 16th year and if last year’s record-breaking participation is any indicator, there are likely to be several thousand brand new bike commuters on the roads.

The Challenge is a friendly competition between workplaces to see who can log the most trips by bike. There are over 1,100 teams and nearly 8,000 individuals currently logging trips on the BikeCommuteChallenge.com website. Once logged in, you can log your trips and even set up head-to-head competitions. Teams are separated into a number of categories based on size and other factors (like non-profits, public agencies, and so on). After results are tallied, the BTA hosts a big and awesome party to celebrate (read our report and photos from last year’s event).

Last year, riders logged over 1.2 million miles. One-third of the way through this month, riders have logged 262,624 miles.

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48 cm Bianchi Volpe 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Bianchi
Model: Volpe
Color:48 cm
Size:sage green w/ red lettering
Stolen in Forest Grove, OR 97116
Stolen:2010-09-9
Stolen From: stolen from Pacific University Campus, locked to rack between Strain Building and Price Hall
Neighborhood: Pacific Campus, Forest Grove
Owner: Mary Bricker
OwnerEmail: brickermary@yahoo.com
Reward: $100
Description: When stolen bike had Missoula, MT, city registration sticker, under-seat bag w/ lights, a black rear fender, rear cargo rack with spring clamp, and schwinn bike computer/ spedometer on it. has a few chipped paint spots on frame. seat is standard black/ blue, some of the vinyl starting to peel on the nose of the seat. I have the serial # somewhere in my records, but haven’t managed to dig it out of my files yet, and wanted to get this listing out ASAP.
Police record with: filed with PU campus police/ Forest Grove PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Jobs of the Week

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Here comes your weekly local job stimulus update.

This week we feature a job opening at the top notch NW shop, Portland Bicycle Studio. Additionally, the downtown safety authority, Pacific Patrol Services would like to pay you to ride around all day keeping watch over the security of its charges.

Follow these links to learn more and apply. Please remember to tell them you saw the ad on BikePortland… and good luck to all applicants!

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white TREK 5000 2004

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Year: 2004
Brand: TREK
Model: 5000
Color:white
Stolen in Portland, OR 97215
Stolen:2010-09-9
Stolen From: Stolen at Loprinzi’s Gym on SE 41st st and Division
Neighborhood: Richmond
OwnerEmail: Ront3200@aol.com
Description: 26 Speed TREK Mountain Bike
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Sunday’s ‘Cycle Swap’ will breathe new life to riverside warehouse

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John “Coop” Cooper.

This Sunday, a warehouse under the east side of the Fremont Bridge that sits partially over the Willamette River will be buzzing with bikes, bike parts, and the people who love them. The PDX Cycle Swap is a new event that its organizers plan to hold every second Sunday of the month. With competitions, live music, vendors, food and more, it looks to be a great event that will bring the community together and hopefully become a Portland mainstay (and I’m not just saying that because he’s an advertiser!).

The Swap is being put together by 27 year-old Portland native John Cooper (his friends call him “Coop”). Coop says his vision for the event is a “Saturday Market feel but strictly geared toward bikes.” I asked Coop to share a bit more about himself and what we can expect on Sunday.

What is the Cycle Swap and how did it come about?

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White Bianchi Bergamo 2003

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Year: 2003
Brand: Bianchi
Model: Bergamo
Color:White
Size:Medium?
Photo: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=13451&l=b244e70637&id=509528531
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2010-09-8
Stolen From: Residential home on SE 22nd and Oak.
Neighborhood: Buckman neighborhood
Owner: Katherine Ray
OwnerEmail: Skidoodilybop@gmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: White bike, with little rainbow balls on three spokes on the front wheel.
Police record with: Portland Police Bureau
Police reference#: T10005937
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Checking in on the Broadway Bridge detour

Broadway Bridge detour observations-12

Despite detour plans recommending
against it, some people are riding
across the bridge in the
main travel lane.
(Photos © J. Maus)

I spent some time yesterday watching how people on bikes were handling the detour onto the Broadway Bridge. The bridge just (partially) re-opened to traffic last Friday and currently there are two lanes open as well as the south sidewalk. All bike traffic is supposed to only use the sidewalk, but I noticed yesterday that some people are taking the lane and there’s some confusion about how to get onto it.

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Black fixed gear with crooked handlebar

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Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2010-09-9
Stolen From: Stolen from my home on 38th and Division
Neighborhood: Southeast
Owner: Aimee Amparo
OwnerEmail: scientific314@yahoo.com
Description: My bike was rusty brown and had a silver pedal on the left and a black pedal on the right. Dropout handlebars that were black, and a break on the left handlebar that was crooked and barely worked. It also had a bouquet of wheat wired to the handlebars. It is a fixed gear with a kind of loose chain and a frame to fit between 5’6 – 5’8 i’d guess.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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