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Stolen Schwinn Pixie

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Rad Amerika minibike. 52 – 16 gearing. Nice soft banana seat. 12″ front wheel on a custom 20″ fork. Two handle bar configurations one for cruising – the other for The Tuck. This bike was the 2007 zoobomb century winner, I will miss it dearly.

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Safe and Sound Streets Open House (N)

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Join City staff and your neighbors to review specific transportation needs and possible solutions in your neighborhood. Provide input on projects that could be completed if additional transportation funding is secured.

Location:

    North Portland
    Kenton Firehouse
    8105 N Brandon Avenue

For more information visit or phone: www.safeandsoundstreets.com 503.823.1394

Safe and Sound Streets Open House (NE)

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Join City staff and your neighbors to review specific transportation needs and possible solutions in your neighborhood. Provide input on projects that could be completed if additional transportation funding is secured.

Location:

    Northeast Portland
    King Neighborhood Facility
    4815 NE 7th Avenue

For more information visit or phone: www.safeandsoundstreets.com 503.823.1394

Safe and Sound Streets Open House (SE)

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Join City staff and your neighbors to review specific transportation needs and possible solutions in your neighborhood. Provide input on projects that could be completed if additional transportation funding is secured.

Location:
Southeast Portland
St. Philip Neri Church, Carvlin Hall
2408 SE 16th Avenue

For more information visit or phone: www.safeandsoundstreets.com 503.823.1394

Safe and Sound Streets Open House (E)

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Join City staff and your neighbors to review specific transportation needs and possible solutions in your neighborhood. Provide input on projects that could be completed if additional transportation funding is secured.

Location:
East Portland
East Precinct Community Room
737 SE 106th Avenue

For more information visit or phone: www.safeandsoundstreets.com 503.823.1394

Safe and Sound Streets Open House (NW)

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Join City staff and your neighbors to review specific transportation needs and possible solutions in your neighborhood. Provide input on projects that could be completed if additional transportation funding is secured.

Location:
Northwest Portland
Friendly House, Keystone Room
1737 NW 26th Avenue

For more information visit or phone: www.safeandsoundstreets.com 503.823.1394

Safe and Sound Streets Open House (SW)

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Join City staff and your neighbors to review specific transportation needs and possible solutions in your neighborhood. Provide input on projects that could be completed if additional transportation funding is secured.

Location:
Southwest Portland
Multnomah Center
7688 SW Capitol Highway

For more information visit or phone: www.safeandsoundstreets.com 503.823.1394

OHSU embarks on bike commuter injury survey

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Bike to Work Day

On the way to work,
and to better health.
(Photo: Jonathan Maus)

A team of researchers at Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) are embarking on an ambitious study of bicycle commuters.

The study will track 1,000 bicyclists for one year and hopes to garner new information about the health of bike commuters and rate of injury during their commute. Data from subjects will be collected through online surveys. Participants will fill out an initial survey and then will be prompted to fill out another survey each month.

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Sauvie Island event latest sign of ‘cross enthusiasm

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Good, dirty fun.
(Photo courtesy
Portland Racing)

All signs point to a huge cyclocross season this year.

Cross bikes are flying off the shelves of local shops, the first Alpenrose Cyclocross Clinic had a record 149 participants, and Saturday’s inaugural Kruger’s Kermesse race — the first chance to race cyclocross bikes this season — had over 400 participants (even 30 kiddie racers showed up).

Race organizer Kris Schamp reported that the day was full of great racing, especially the Men’s Category A race which he said “was a treat to watch.”

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Cyclocross Clinic

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Where?
The Alpenrose Dairy is located at 6149 SW Shattuck Rd., Portland, OR 97221.

When?
This year’s dates are September 5, 12, 19, and 26–all Wednesdays!

Clinics start at 6:30pm sharp and end about 7:30pm.

Registration is open from 6-6:20pm at Alpenrose Dairy. Please don’t be late as daylight is precious.

How much?
Register for the whole series for $25. Yes, it’s $5 bucks more this year. However, there is no charge for all Juniors (ages 13-18) and Kids (ages 12 and under).

You can pay with cash or check at the first clinic or send a check with a standard OBRA release form to: Team S&M; c/o Sellwood Cycle Repair; 7639 S.E. Milwaukie Ave.; Portland, OR 97202. This will really help us manage the volume of participants and get started on time. Plus, the clinics are most helpful if attended in full!

Otherwise, each clinic costs $10. Not sure if you want to do the whole series? No sweat! Come to the first clinic and pay $10, and if you like it then settle the $15 balance at the second clinic. We’re easy. (Our goal is to encourage participation in the whole series.)

What’s the best reason to bother with pre-registration? It’s the only way to qualify for the grand-prize giveaway of a new, 2008 Kona “Jake the Snake” ‘cross bike. What a gimmick! The raffle will be held Sept. 19 (the 3rd clinic), and, yes, you must be present to win. Just in time for the first race!

Why?
Hone your ‘cross skills with some of the top local ‘crossers and most experienced racers in the Pacific Northwest. Get measured practice first so you can train properly later. Socialize with your brethren. And so on.

What else?
Please contact Erik Tonkin via email at tonkin@sellwoodcycle.com with any questions. (He’s happy to talk and has, in fact, been fielding clinic-related questions since March.) You may also call Sellwood Cycle Repair at 503-233-9392.