Bike theft awareness campaign

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The Southeast Precinct of the Portland Police Bureau have started a bike theft awareness campaign.

Officers have been standing on the Hawthorne Bridge in the early morning and passing out forms for cyclists to fill out and return to them. According to one cyclist, who was stopped last Tuesday at 6:30 AM, the form asks for your driver’s license number, name, address, phone number and date of birth. It also asks for a thorough description of your bicycle including the approximate value and serial number.

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Stolen: White Univega

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My roommate’s vintageish women’s style univega w/ white fenders was stolen on Dec 6th around 7 pm at 50th and Lincoln.

It’s white w/ cruiser style bars. The Univega logo is in red.
Someone cut her lock.
There also should be two light mounts on the bars(i had just let her borrow my front light the other day!)

Please keep an eye out,
I appriciate it.

joshmcnair@gmail.com
(will add phone number soon, mine is out of minutes, but we got a hosue fun, i just don’t know it yet!)

Bike Gallery employee wins National Championship

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Cross Crusade #2 - Alpenrose Dairy Portland, OR

Just got word that Shannon Skerritt – Bike Gallery employee and Vanilla Bicycles sponsored cyclocross racer – has rode to victory in the 30-35 Masters race at Cyclocross Nationals!

OBRA’s Candi Murray says Shannon is the first-ever Oregonian to win a cyclocross national championship. (see this comment)

According to reports, conditions were treacherous. Rain, sleet, snow, white-out conditions, so bad that they’ve postponed the rest of the day’s races due to 50 mph winds.

Way to go Shannon! We’ll be waiting for the full scoop on your blog.

[This photo is from Cross Crusade #2 at Alpenrose Dairy]

Friday link love (updated)

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Oregon Cycling Magazine launches new site

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Oregon Cycling is a free magazine available in coffee shops and bookstores all over the Northwest. They’ve got a host of solid contributors and it’s a quality publication. However up until now, their website left a bit to be desired.

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Cast your vote to keep bikes in the budget

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Clear your calendars for December 13th in order to speak up for bikes. If we don’t show up to this public forum on Tuesday night, funding for bike programs cut be at risk.

According to the BTA’s Jessica Roberts:

“This forum will directly influence which PDOT programs and services get cut. There will be live electronic voting on transportation funding priorities. It’s essential that bicyclists be well-represented, or we run the risk of bicycling programs being cut.”

Here are the event details:

Tuesday, December 13, 2005
5:30 – 7:00pm
World Trade Center
Plaza Conference Room
121 S.W. Salmon Street, Portland
Doors open at 5:00pm
RSVP to maureen.yandle@pdxtrans.org

Google and TriMet launch “Transit”

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News4Neighbors reports that the Google and TriMet collaboration that I reported on back in October has officially launched. “Google Transit” is in beta and you can read more about it straight from the horses mouth on the Google Blog.

No sign of bike-specific route planning…but then again, we’ve got a local grassroots effort well underway. And loyal readers know Google has worked with Metro on a bike-mapping project in tandem with Google Earth.

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“Super Legal Bicycle Ride” happens tonight

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This just in from local biker Elly Blue:

“The Super Legal Bicycle Ride will be a rolling demonstration of cyclists riding safely, courteously, and in compliance with all Oregon laws. We aim to show that current state laws hinder traffic flow when they require cyclists and motorists to behave identically. We will educate the public about the benefits of acknowledging differences in size, speed, and safety between cars and bicycles.”

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Huge crowds at BikeCraft and Social

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BikeCraft!

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Wow. What a night. A great turnout from bike lovers of all stripes! Thanks so much to everyone who braved the wintry chill to join us at the BikeCraft Faire and Shift Social last night. It felt amazing to have so many different parts of the cycling community come under one roof. Here is the photo gallery…and below is a rapid-fire list of thoughts and thanks.

  • I talked for about 3 hours straight with nothing to drink when all of the sudden my throat broke and I was reduced to a whisper for about 10 minutes.
  • The Sprockette calendars sold briskly and they raised $400 bucks!
  • Amy and James DeRosso’s bike-inspired stoneware sold out and was one of the hottest items of the night.
  • Due to profuse talking and hand-shaking in front of my little welcome table, I didn’t really get a chance to browse all the great stuff.

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