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The Monday Roundup: Bike suit, Idaho Stop endorsement & more

Hidden features on the “Commuter Suit.”
(Photo: Parker Dusseau)

This week’s roundup of the best bike links from around the world is brought to you by Abus Locks, which recommends investing 10 percent of your bike’s value in its lock.

Bike suit: The new Parker Dusseau Commute Suit combines “the look of a well-tailored two-piece with the stretch of workout clothes.”

Idaho stop praise: Laws that allow people to make careful, rolling stops instead of full stops when they’re on bikes are just as safe or safer; make biking almost 25 percent more efficient; and have been making Idaho an unusually bike-friendly state since 1982, writes Vox.com in an endorsement of the concept.

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East Portland kicks open Sunday Parkways season (photos)

A few years ago, not long after Sunday Parkways expanded into East Portland, I got an email soliciting volunteers for the event. “Don’t you think that out of this entire great city of ours, East Portland most deserves to experience Sunday Parkways?” it said.

Though there’s nothing wrong with that sentiment, it clearly wasn’t written by an East Portlander. The crowds enjoying the seven-mile loop during Sunday’s streets-as-parks festival made it perfectly clear: East Portlanders don’t just need Sunday Parkways. They want Sunday Parkways.

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burgendy trek mountain tracking,

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Brand: trek
Model: mountain tracking,
Color:burgendy
Size:black
Stolen in Portland, OR 97266on
Stolen:2014-04-4
Stolen From: The bike was locked up on the front steps at
my daughters near 84th and foster the cable was cut the bike was taken between 4:30am and

8:00am
Neighborhood: 84th and foster
Owner: hibdon Vicki
OwnerEmail: vhibdon(AT)mail.com
Description: On the frame across the top bar is a silver x mark and the bar going down under the seat there is a black v and on the horns it is inner tube and the bike rack has been riveted in four places
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

red/silver 2005 attack 1.0 k2

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Year: k2
Brand: 2005
Model: attack 1.0
Color:red/silver
Size:xl 20/21″
Serial: u4yk35224
Photo: http://www.bikepedia.com/quickbike/BikeSpecs.aspx?year=2005&brand=K2&model=Attack+1.0
Stolen in Portland, OR 97230
Stolen:2014-05-10
Stolen From: Winco on 1950 NE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR 97230
Neighborhood: argay/parkrose
Owner: aaron rivers
OwnerEmail: aaron(AT)livingearthinvestments.com
Reward: $200
Description: K2 full suspension with handlebar ends. Silver and red. One of the pedals also has a small break/crack.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 14-38017
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Dark blue Cannondale R400

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Brand: Cannondale
Model: R400
Color:Dark blue
Stolen in Portland, OR 97211
Stolen:2014-05-6
Stolen From: From garage on NE 31st and Emerson
Neighborhood: Alberta/concordia
Owner: Jonathan Dehaan
OwnerEmail: Jandhi2(AT)gmail.com
Reward: Beer
Description: Dark blue frame, matching blue handlebar tape. Www.namcmopar.com sticker on top tube. Mavic rims, serfas seca tires, planet bike mudguards.
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Lifestyle column: A strange but satisfying Mother’s Day victory

Lifestyle columnist Cathy Hastie.

I have never met anyone as dedicated to her bicycle-fueled independence as my 15-year old daughter.

It makes me proud to see Katie venture out on a stormy, miserable night to get herself to her martial arts class, the library, then back home again. And yet I am also a little confused by the fierceness of her commitment.

What makes her protect her cycling habit like a mama lion while my other teenage daughter slouches contentedly in the upholstered bucket seat of our family sedan, tapping texts and basking in the warmth of the car heater? They both have the same avidly bike-commuting parents. They both received the same encouragement to ride when possible as a means to cut back on exhaust, save money and gas, and multi-task travel with exercise. Both have been offered decent bikes with the important Portland-area accessories (fenders, lights, helmet). But now that the girls, close in age, have exited puberty, their perspectives on what a bicycle is good for are as different as chocolate and vanilla.

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Black Specialized Rockhopper 2005

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Year: 2005
Brand: Specialized
Model: Rockhopper
Color:Black
Size:26″
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2014-05-6
Stolen From: Village at Lovejoy Fountain (The Linc) parking garage
Neighborhood: Southwest/PSU
Owner: Chas Faggiano
OwnerEmail: cjfaggiano(at sign)gmail.com
Description: Black specialized rockhopper. Blue handle grips, blue metal pedals, blue brake cables, blue crank wheel, single speed with chain tensioner.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T14004836
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

white Specialized Myka 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: Specialized
Model: Myka
Color:white
Size:26
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2013-05-06
Stolen From: Village at Lovejoy Fountain parking garage
Neighborhood: Southwest/PSU
Owner: Jen Freymeyer
OwnerEmail: jennifer.freymeyer@gmail.com
Description: White Specialized Myka. Suntour front shocks, U-lock holder under seat.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 14-153655
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Giant Escape 3 2014

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Year: 2014
Brand: Giant
Model: Escape 3
Color:Black
Size:Large
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2014-05-7
Stolen From: Sheridan fruit company, Martin Luther king blvd.
Neighborhood: Burnside
Owner: Aaron Boyle
OwnerEmail: Aronbe883(A T)gmail.com
Reward: Negotiable
Description: Lights on front and back. Rack mounted to seat.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Red Hercules Cruiser Road Bike

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Brand: Hercules
Model: Cruiser Road Bike
Color:Red
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2013-05-10
Stolen From: N Mason Street
Neighborhood: Boise /Mississippi
Owner: Aimee Traeden
OwnerEmail: atraeden@gmail.com
Description: Vintage custom built single Speed Hercules Cruiser. Rear wheel was a Alexirims R450, had Continental Ultra Gatorskins on front and back wheels.
Had cruiser bars with red sparkle handles.
Police record with: Portland
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Weekend Event Guide: Sunday Parkways, Train Day, MMR & more

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Sunday Parkways season arrives in East Portland for Mother’s Day. Perfect timing.
(Photo J. Maus/BikePortland)

Welcome to your menu of weekend rides and events, lovingly brought to you by our friends at Hopworks Urban Brewery.

In the weather this weekend, Friday and Saturday are looking warm but damp — nothing Oregonians can’t handle — with Saturday getting drier as the day goes on. Next week, meanwhile, forecasters are expecting a heat wave into the 80s. But the inflection point on Sunday is likely to be glorious. Get those chains oiled.

Friday, May 9th

Midnight Mystery Ride – 11:59 pm at 8132 SE 13th Ave

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