[Posted by “kvitkay”]
Small (49 cm) blue & white woman’s specific 2004 Fuji roadbike stolen Friday night May 19th. Bike was locked at a rack in a “secure” basement of condo building at NW 21st and Flanders. Bike has yellow crank brothers pedals. Please contact kvitkay@gmail.com if you have any info. Thanks.
[From Ian Stude]
Pedalpalooza is almost here!
Our annual printed calendar of Pedalpalooza events is just about to come off the presses. Once it’s ready we have only one hurdle left — peppering the city with thousands of copies to spread the good word about Pedalpalooza’s two and a half weeks of BIKE FUN.
Fortunately, we have the venerable Portland Mercury on our team. The Pedalpalooza Calendar will inserted into every one of the 42,000 copies of the Portland Mercury’s June 1st issue. But…
We can always do more to spread the bike love. After all, not every bike-friendly establishment in our fair city gets copies of the Mercury. So, we here at Calendar Central have made sure to print plenty of extra calendars for distribution to bike shops and bike-loving businesses.
Here comes the call-out for volunteers:
What we need now is a Pedalpalooza Calendar Distribution team, including a distribution coordinator. Are you up for the job? Sound off to throw your hat in the ring. Pedalpalooza needs your help!
To volunteer contact Ian at iangoesbybike [a] comcast net, or leave a comment.
In my post last week about changing existing stop sign and yield laws for cyclists, I referred to City of Portland Transportation Planner Stuart Gwin. I’d heard that Stuart had some previous involvement with the Idaho statute that allows bicycles to roll stop signs.
Stuart was formerly the chair of the Citizen Advisory Committe for the Ada County Highway District, which governs several cities in Idaho (including Boise).
He recently shared some information with me about the statute and his involvement as its first test case.
The three-foot rule that recently passed as a city ordinance in Grants Pass has generated some good discussion. A few minutes ago I got an email from Ed Abrahamson. Ed is the Principal Planner for the Multnomah County Land Use and Transportation Program.
He shared this photo he took last summer while on vacation in France. Turns out Ed has been a long-time proponent of a safe passing law and wants to capitalize on the recent momentum.
[Posted by “Oliver”]
14 year old Cannondale M500(M500 printed near seat post),19 inch aluminum black/hunter green frame, rigid forks/frame. Fat Continental town and country tires, worn black leather sadle. Rapid-fire shimano gearshifters. New derailer and pedals. Silver world map sticker on neck. Bicycle Place- Bethesda, Maryland and yellow Albuquerque bike shop stickers on top of neck. Kryptonite cable lock around frame. I was the original owner of 14 years, rode the bike in many U.S. citys. Stolen out of locked NW apartment basement next to Couch school about 10 days ago. Call Oliver at 202 746 8742 if you see it around town (YEAH, RIGHT!) thanks.
Good Sport Promotion, the folks behind Reach the Beach, the downtown Twilight Criterium, Mt. Bike Oregon and other local bike events have announced their new Hottest Day of the Year Ride for August 6th.
I don’t usually cover news from other cities, but since road safety issues are a very hot topic in Portland right now, I thought I’d pass on some news from Grants Pass. Grants Pass is a town of about 25,000 just north of the California border.
According to Mark Lansing, a bicyclist and lawyer from Grants Pass who also writes a monthly column in Oregon Cycling Magazine, just last night their City Council adopted the following ordinance by a 6-1 vote:
[From Jasun Wurster]
There are still a few open slots that could really be filled for the PedalPalooza dance party. Please look at:
http://www.pnxcorp.com/PP/
and send an email to jasun [at] pnxcorp.com if you are interested in helping out.
Also, feel free to print out as many of the fliers as you want and pass them out to anyone or tape to any bicycle. We can legally have 500+ people at this party. The place is HUGE!!!
Oh-yea, if anyone knows of food or beer/wine donations please email me as well.
Thanks,
jasun
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This Saturday and Sunday from 11 am til 5 pm, all New Seasons Markets will be hosting a BBQ benefit for the BTA.
They’ll be serving up grilled quesadillas with gourmet salsa and guacamole, a drink, and a slice of melon for dessert…all for $6. 100% of the proceeds go to the BTA so bring your family and friends and fill up for a good cause.
Find your local New Seasons Market here.
BTA staff and volunteers will work the BBQ, but they could use a bit more help. If you’d like to take a shift email Michelle Poyourow at michelle@bta4bikes.org for more info.
Lately I’ve been seeing more and more bikes being used by Portland’s homeless population. I’ve started to get to know a few of them and hear their stories and experiences about their nomadic, rolling existence.
Sometimes I won’t meet the owner of the bike, I’ll just observe its load and marvel at the bungee cording skills that it takes to carry everything they own, everywhere they go.
For the past three years, the Community Cycling Center has sent a volunteer crew on Cycle Oregon to detail (yes detail) bikes after each days ride. All the proceeds from the bike detail service (I think it’s around $30 a bike) go directly to the CCC’s Holiday Bike Drive. Last year this money helped 250 low-income kids get a bicycle, a helmet and a holiday party.
The other day, while looking for the BMX Museum, I happened upon a new bike shop in Northeast Portland called Goods. Goods specializes in high-end BMX parts, frames, and clothing.
The shop was started about a year ago by 10-year Portland resident Shad Johnson. While Shad says there’s a great BMX scene in Portland, most of his sales come from his website at GoodsBMX.com.
In typical BMX’er fashion, I received the glaring stare-down by some too-cool shop regulars when I rolled up on my dorky road bike. They looked at me and said, “You must be looking for Cyclepath.” Cyclepath is a shop that sells custom road and mountain bikes and is in the same building as Goods.