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Year: 2002
Brand: Cannondale
Color:Dark Green
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2009-04-18
Stolen From: KOIN Tower on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Clay.
Owner: Dave Demcak
OwnerEmail: davedemcak@hotmail.com
Description: A dark green Cannondale with proflex Vector fork, raise handle bars, black platform pedals, and hybrid tires.
In observance of our national holiday to commemorate the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., I thought I’d share a video clip (below) of the man in action (big tip o’ the hat to Matt Davis of the Portland Mercury).
I realize that the effort to make bicycles an accepted and respected form of transportation in America is a far cry from the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement — but there are parallels. Many of us who represent “the bike community” or “bicyclists” have been called upon to explain our tactics and ideas to people who don’t see the world in the same way.
Early last Friday morning, a man was kicked out of Waterfront Park for 30 days by a Portland Police officer because he was riding in the park at 4:30 am (the park is closed from midnight to 5 a.m.). The incident has sparked an interesting debate about how the Portland Parks Bureau deals with park facilities that have paths used as transportation corridors within their boundaries.
Unlike other popular multi-use paths that are inside Parks-managed properties (like the Eastbank Esplanade and the Springwater Corridor), the path that runs through Waterfront Park is not technically considered a transportation corridor. The official reason is because it was not funded with federal transportation dollars (the two examples above were funded through the FHWA’s Transportation Enhancement grant program).
Hope you are all having a happy day off (or day on). Here’s the news that caught our eye this week:
– A group of business leaders and investors (worth about $13 trillion) has thrown its weight into the climate change fight, urging world governments to act quickly.
– More cars—about four million—were scrapped than sold in the US in 2009
– New Seattle mayor Mike McGinn has been spotted riding his bike to press conferences — on topics unrelated to bikes.
– By the numbers, Vancouver, BC is squarely the greenest city in the Pacific Northwest. The second-greenest city? You might be surprised to find it isn’t Portland.
Brand: Specialized
Model: Allez
Color:white
Size:54
Photo: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2kxRm7nhyq8OJXojNGbWNQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCOqW0vWWpcKMVw&feat=directlink
Stolen in Portland, OR 97205
Stolen:2010-01-12
Stolen From: Vista Townhomes, 912 SW Vista Ave, NW 23rd and Burnside,
Neighborhood: Goose Hollow
Owner: Yassine Diboun
OwnerEmail: yassine.diboun@gmail.com
Description: I had some T2 aero bars on the bike. Shimano components and Look pedals.
Police record with: 10-004565
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2007
Brand: Novara
Model: Carema
Color:Blue/white
Serial: U67P20936
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2009-07-17
Stolen From: Embassy Condominiums, 2015 NW Flanders St. Portland, Or, 97209
Neighborhood: Alphabet/Nob Hill
Owner: Lauren Bobetsky
OwnerEmail: Lauren.bobetsky@gmail.com
Description: This bike is white and blue with a black plastic storage pouch on the back. It is a road bike so thin tires and lower handle bars.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2001
Brand: Felt
Model: F85
Color:Red
Serial: B20018047
Photo: http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/7476/img0053hp.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97205
Stolen:2010-01-15
Stolen From: Vista Ave, SW (between Burnside & Park Place).
Neighborhood: SW (Goose Hollow)
Owner: Erica Wagner
OwnerEmail: elvaagner@gmail.com
Description: Not sure of exact date of theft somewhere between 1/12-1/15. The bike is outfitted for clips but they did not steal the shoes. Custom fitted for me 5′ 7.5″. Really well maintained a bit of rust at the gears. Clamp for a Kryptonite lock.
Police record with: 10-004565
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2003
Brand: Cannnondale
Model: T800
Color:Dark Grey
Size:Jumbo
Serial:N111724
Stolen in Portland, OR 97203
Stolen:2009-01-15
Stolen From: 1/15/10, from my house near Roosevelt High School. Nearest cross street is N Burr and N Leonard.
Neighborhood: St. Johns
Owner: Dan Johnson
OwnerEmail: teacherjohnson@gmail.com
Reward: I can offer nothing more than my gratitude and a loving home for my bike.
Description: River City Bicycles sticker on down tube (where it was purchased), non-factory installed Fizik saddle, black handlebar tape that is beginning to come off on the right side, Sigma wireless cycling computer mounted to the right of the stem and on the front fork, low-profile Cateye headlight, Shimano clipless pedals, heavily-worn rear rack from pannier use, Planet Bike rear fender that does NOT hug the rear wheel, different brand of front fender, Specialized Armadillo tires with heavy wear.
Police record with: 10-4206
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2007
Brand: Kona
Model: Cindercone
Color:Orange
Size:20
Serial: f7020572k
Stolen in Beaverton, OR 97007
Stolen:2010-01-15
Stolen From: My apartment porch
Neighborhood: Beaverton, off Murray and Farmington
Owner: Andy Russ
OwnerEmail: andyruss@comcast.net
Reward: Karma
Description: Kona Cindercone, Burnt Orange, BMX pedals, Blackburn mini pump at bottle carrier, Black Synergy bike seat bag, Skull n Cross Bones stickers by Kona logo on both sides of down tube, Serfas road tires
Police record with: 10-500873
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2000
Brand: Trek
Model: 4300
Color:Silver/Blue
Size:21 inch
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2009-12-29
Stolen From: SE Tibbetts and 36th street
Owner: Matt Bones
OwnerEmail: Bones.Matt@hotmail.com
Description: Nightrider front headlight, Planet Bike rear flashing LED light. Sticker on frame “Ashland cycle sport” (Where it was purchased”
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike
Year: 2005?
Brand: Trek
Model: 7.2FX
Color:silver
Size:55?
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2010-01-15
Stolen From: Sweet Basil nw glisan and 16th.
Owner: Scott Snair
OwnerEmail: scottish_snair@hotmail.com
Description: Sticker on the top tube “I brake for people”. UPC type sticker under that. Transit rear rack. Coil lock around top tube as well
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike
[Note from Publisher: Sorry this week’s cartoon comes out a bit late. Enjoy the weekend! — Jonathan]
Illustration by Mark Markovich/markoart.net
Concept and writing by Jonathan Maus
– Larger version here (250kb, JPG)
– Related story: Editorial: My year as a woman in a city of bikes
– Browse more cartoons here.
