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Brian Reynolds documentary wins award at Bend Film Fest

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Brian Reynolds, in a still from
the documentary about his life.

Brian, a documentary about the life of Brian Reynolds, won the Katie Merritt Audience Award at the Bend Film Festival last weekend. Reynolds was an avid cyclist and former board member of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) who passed away back in 2007 after a 15 year battle with cancer.

Reynolds, a former CFO of Portland-based Rejuvenation, was a well-known figure in the local bike scene in part because of how he used cycling as his “treatment” for cancer.

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Chrome/Silver Gary Fisher Monona 2007

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Year: 2007
Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: Monona
Color:Chrome/Silver
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2009-10-12
Stolen From: On PSU Campus, between Shattuck Hall and Neuberger Hall
Neighborhood: South Park Blocks, downtown Portland
Owner: Robert T Bowers
OwnerEmail: commercial@rtbowers.org
Reward: $100
Description: Silver/Chrome Gary Fisher Monona, with rack, fenders, and gray cyclocross tires.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Local bike industry to host screening of “We Just Work Here”

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Still from Vernor’s film.
-Watch Trailer Below-

This Thursday, several bike companies based in southeast Portland will host a showing of Brian Vernor’s film We Just Work Here as part of the Oregon Manifest.

Portland Design Works, Ruckus Components, Showers Pass, and Tonic Fabrication will host the event which will also be a benefit for the Oregon Food Bank.

Dan Powell from Portland Design Works says they hope the event showcases the “spirit of bicycle entrepreneurship” that is alive and well in Portland. “As companies that contribute to the thriving cycling industry here in Portland, we hope to bring together a group of like minded people to share in a fun evening of local community and bicycle celebration.”

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campagnolo raligh frame w/ all original campagnelo parts

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Year: ?’69-’75?
Brand: campagnolo raligh frame w/ all original campagnelo parts
Model: old on raligh frame..tan/goldish
Serial: stamped with G. Engen or Engen on bottom of frame
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2005-05-13
Stolen From: Lloyd Center Mall in 1992 on Mother’s Day…
Neighborhood: Lloyd Center Mall
Owner: Amber Burton
OwnerEmail: lynn138@centurytel.net
Reward: YES
Description: THIS BIKE WAS A GIFT FROM MY DAD. It was stolen in approx. 1992! From Lloyd Center Parking Lot–I was buying my mom a mother’s day card! It was his old bike from when my mom & he were married. It was gold in color, had all Original campagnelo parts on Raleigh frame. On bottom of frame it had ENGEN or G. Engen stamped! This is something so sentimental I could never replace it. If some miracle this bike still exists, please contact me! I could never imagine I could ever get it back..please turn over every old gold-ish Campagnelo bike you see! look on underneath the lowest part of frame for stamp of G. Engen or Engen. Thank you and I pray someone finds it and returns it to me!
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Olive Green Trek Unknown Unknown

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Year: Unknown
Brand: Trek
Model: Unknown
Color:Olive Green
Size:Hybrid
Stolen in Portland, OR 97210
Stolen:2009-10-10
Stolen From: NW 24th and NW Northrup – it was locked to a pole.
Neighborhood: Nob Hill
Owner: Dani Dennenberg
OwnerEmail: daniella@spiretech.com
Reward: $65.00
Description: The bike was a hybrid make with Trek written in white coloring and was outfitted with a bike rack, a mirror on the left, 8-gears on the right and 3 on the left. One of the tires was left with the u-lock on it, so they took the frame and back wheel.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

blue Viscount made into single-speed 70’s

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Year: 70’s
Brand: Viscount
Model: made into single-speed
Color:blue
Size:mens 54″ish
Stolen in 97202, OR
Stolen:2009-10-8
Stolen From: Moon & Sixpence
NE 42nd and Sandy Blvd
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Owner: brian wilson
OwnerEmail: brianwilson@bikegallery.com
Description: Blue Viscount road-bike made into single speed. Courier-style bars. Blue candy-striped grips. Extremely worn Brooks saddle. Platform pedals.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Reverend Phil’s “Door Prize” tall bike gets lit up

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Bike Temple Grand Opening-8

All lit up. (See video
of it below).

Reverend Phil, a fixture on Portland’s bike fun scene, has added an bright new feature to his infamous “Door Prize” tall bike.

First, the bike is so named because its main frame includes an actual door off of a crashed-out Portland Police car. As if that’s not enough to attract attention, now Phil has wired up and attached a full set of flashing lights — also off of a patrol car.

Thankfully, he doesn’t have a siren hooked up. Yet.

Check out a short video of the flashers in action:

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Believers come together for Bike Temple grand opening

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The Bike Temple crew (L to R):
Josh, Halley, Phil, Kernal, Amos, Ted.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Portland’s place for bicycling believers, the Bike Temple, celebrated its first physical location with a special grand opening event Friday night.

A large crowd of people from varying religions came together at the Lotus Seed Ashram (formerly the First Presbyterian Church) in Northeast Portland to bless their bicycles, profess their belief in them, and to offer themselves in service of anyone with a bike who needs help.

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Red Schwin Aluminium Comp ?

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Year: ?
Brand: Schwin
Model: Aluminium Comp
Color:Red
Size:25″-29″ ?
Serial: cant read #s
Photo: http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/6609/dsc02182.jpg
Stolen in PDX, OR 97211
Stolen:2006-09-12
Stolen From: Bike was left against gate @ Columbia Hydraulics Sat.Sept.2006 @ 10:00a.m.. At 5:30p.m.,I left work,walked across Columbia Blvd.@ N.E. 17th.Av. took the bike & went home. A couple kids left it there,& walked away.
Neighborhood: N.E. Columbia Blvd. & N.E. 17th. Ave
Owner: Steve Hawkins
OwnerEmail: schtavah@yahoo.com
Reward: Return to Owner IS the reward
Description: This Red possibly 15spd.beat up schwin aluminum comp belongs to someone. Lets see if you people can help a non-cyclist find the owner.
Police record with: N.A.
Police reference#: N.A.

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