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The Clown House celebrates a wedding

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Clown Wedding

[The newlyweds on
their new tandem.]

Tonight I attended a special event at the Alberta Street Clown House, the wedding of Roadkill Racoon and Reddish Raddish (their real names are Carol Banner and Morgan Nilsen).

I have to admit, when I first heard about this I thought it was just another excuse for a party and some typical Clown House antics (mini-bike races, mud wrestling, tall-bike jousts, etc…). But it turns out this was the real deal.

The ceremony was even presided over by a real justice of the peace…the honorable Reverend Phil.

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Stolen: Trek 5200

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[Posted by “JoanS”]

Trek 5200, 52 cm size, charcoal black with maroon and silver decals. Shimano Flite Deck Computer, Terry Butterfly seat, Shimano 959 pedals, lizardskin chainstay protector, Continental Grand Prix 4 Seasons Tires, Specialized Stem, Trek seat pack.

“Watchdog” blog hopes to keep tabs on TriMet

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Ira Flowers is a local film producer and daily TriMet user. He hasn’t owned a car for the past 10 years and rides the bus twice a day to and from his office.

He recently got in touch to tell me a story about an experience his girlfriend had with a TriMet bus driver:

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Full account of citizen initiated complaint process

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Cyclist Mike Reuter was the first person to utilize a little-known legal procedure known as the Citizen Initiation of Violation Proceedings. This legal process allows crash victims to take the law into their own hands. It was first brought to light by Portland lawyer Ray Thomas and I posted about it back in January.

Back on April 6th of this year Reuter successfully used this procedure to issue a citation to a driver that hit him back in September 2005 yet was never charged with wrongdoing at the time of the crash.

In order to help other people that might find themselves in a similar situation, Reuter has provided a detailed account of his experience. I have published it below.

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Portland presence in NYC messenger ‘zine

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MESS is a new magazine from New York City that covers the messenger scene. The zine is written by veteran bike couriers with over 30 years experience riding in the streets of New York, DC, Houston, Minneapolis, and of course Portland.

In clicking around their website I noticed a familiar name on the byline of several articles, BillDozer. I don’t know this guy personally, but I know he used to be very active in the Portland messenger scene. He also happens to be a talented writer. I especially like this opinion piece he wrote titled, In Praise of Riding Like a Jerk.

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Stolen: Two Kleins

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[Posted by “beswick”]

Klein Quantum II and Klein Attitude Comp:

Klein Quantum II (1997) is green to blue fade paint. Has Look HSC3 carbon fork, Shimano 600 parts, Vector Pro wheels, Cinelli Nerve bars, Ritchey stem. Has a deep scratch on the right seat stay near the rear brake.

Klein Attitude Comp (1996) is a bright metallic orange color with yellow Klein lettering, Marzocchi Bomber Z2 fork (metallic lime green), White industry crankset, Thomson post, silver King headset, 8 speed XT parts, Gripshift Xray shifters. Oury grips. Was stolen without it’s wheelset.

These bikes were stolen from the back of my car in NE Portland June 2005. Yeah, I know it was a while ago but I’m still looking for my girls.

Please email beswick1@gmail.com with any info. Thanks for looking!

Stolen: Schwinn Moab

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[Posted by “greengirl”]

My bike was locked outside the Ecotrust Building (721 NW 9th Ave) on May 23rd around 9AM. Apparently the Krypto cord was no match for a pair of bolt cutters. It was gone by 6PM. It is red and white, Judy shox, mounts for light and mileage counter, looks great and rides great. I will pay a reward! Please help! 503-816-9778 my name is gina.

Vanilla Bicycles unveils limited edition print

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[Art Nouveau, Vanilla-style.]

Back in November, I posted about a poster that Sacha White of Vanilla Bicycles was creating with local artist Dan Gillsdorf. Now that the print is finally done, I’ve been waiting for Sacha’s permission to publish more details. After first offering it to Vanilla owners, he has given me the green light to share it with you.

According to Sacha, the print was inspired by his affinity for the work of French artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939). Here’s more about the original work from Sacha:

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PUMP board member to attend World Mountain Bike Conference

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Roger Louton, board member of the Portland United Mountain Pedalers and Western Oregon state representative for the International Mountain Bicycling Association, will attend the 2006 IMBA Summit/World Mountain Bike Conference this June in Whistler, BC.

According to their website, the Conference, “will be a global gathering of mountain bike advocates, trailbuilders, land managers, tourism professionals, ski resort managers and members of the bike industry.”

Roger has been active in negotiations with Portland Parks and Recreation officials about local mountain bike issues, especially bicycle access to Forest Park singletrack trails. I asked Roger a few questions about the Portland mountain biking scene and what he hopes to accomplish at the Conference:

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Stolen bike bought from thief, returned to owner

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A few days ago I was hanging out on my street talking to a neighbor. Suddenly, riding toward me on a strange bike with a huge grin on his face was a friend of mine, known as West Cougar. When he got closer, I noticed the bike was a green Kronan (a Swedish military bike similar to the ones used out at the Nike Campus) and I instantly realized why he was smiling.

This bike was recently posted on the Stolen Bike Listings and West Cougar had just bought it off some guy on the corner for $150!

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Stolen: Purple Specialized

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[Posted by “isobel”]

Unlocked (Duh!) but with Krypton lock in mounting bracket on frame. Purple womens Specialized 21 speed bike with carrier and with rear fender only. Has white sticker on frame of bike saying something like “Pedalling in a Revolution.” An early ’90s model. Stolen from Col Sumner’s Park during Kickball game evening of Monday 15th May 2005.

Name: Isobel Hockett

email: veen49@wa-net.com

phone: 503-282-9196 home

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