Black Specialized Stumpjumper 1986

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Year: 1986
Brand: Specialized
Model: Stumpjumper
Color:Black
Serial: AS693295
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2014-04-01
Stolen From: 1235 SE Yamhill St.
Neighborhood: Buckman
Owner: Jon Losey
OwnerEmail: jonlosey(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Description: A mostly stock stumpjumper from 1986 (I think). It had a rack in the bike and it had handle bar extensions.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T14002998
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Dark Green Novara Express 2005

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Year: 2005
Brand: Novara
Model: Express
Color:Dark Green
Size:55 cm
Serial: F04091991
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2014-03-30
Stolen From: Stolen from backyard in SE Portland near 72nd and Foster.
Neighborhood: Foster/Powell
Owner: Wade Cosgrove
OwnerEmail: frail(A T)mac.com
Reward: $100
Description: Novara Express with very rare Sobdeall brown leather grips. Also rare Brooks B17 Special brown leather seat with copper trim/rivets. Has Planet Bike fenders and lights and a Detours bag on a rear rack. Has Shimano R501 rims with Continental Gator skin tires.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 14-152117
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Sam Oakland, leader of the ‘Shift of the 1970s,’ dies at 80

Pioneering Portland bike advocate Sam Oakland
received a Bud Clark Award for lifetime achievement
from the Bicycle Transportation Alliance in 2001.
(Photo courtesy BTA.)

An often-forgotten forefather of Portland’s street-level bike advocacy movement died last week.

Sam Oakland, an English professor, poet and author who rode his bicycle to work at what was then Portland State College, started rallying bicycle riders to attend City Hall hearings in the late 1960s and led citizen actions in support of Oregon’s groundbreaking 1971 Bike Bill.

“There just wasn’t a lot of advocacy going on at that time,” said Karen Frost, who followed in Oakland’s steps 25 years later as the first executive director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance. “He was really kind of a prime mover.”

He called his volunteer network the “Bicycle Lobby,” and referred to himself only as its “clerk.”

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A bike tour of The Dalles: No spandex required

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Several murals in downtown The Dalles
depict the area’s rich history.
(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)

While most of the attention for cycling in The Dalles is focused on the stellar roads outside the city, you’ll be missing a lot if you don’t explore the town itself. Put another way; you don’t have to wear spandex or be ultra-fit to explore the cool things this town has to offer. From history, to local watering holes, to big views of the Gorge, a bike is all you need to take it all in.

After being here a few days, I heard about several “must-see” destinations over and over again. So today, I headed out and connected a bunch of them up into a tour. I had a great time doing it myself, so I figured it’d be worth sharing.

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Dark Green Redline Conquest Sport 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Redline
Model: Conquest Sport
Color:Dark Green
Size:54cm
Serial: ISBS11C01788
Photo: http://imgur.com/ve9PfKM
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2014-03-25
Stolen From: NW 21st and NW Hoyt Street, in front of St. Francis KBC Apartment
Neighborhood: NW 21st St.
Owner: Matthew Zussman
OwnerEmail: zuss.matt(A T)gmail.cm
Reward: Eternal gratitude, pride, as many drinks of your choice as you can drink in one night. Or a lovely dinner, if you prefer. Okay, and $100.
Description: Chrome Planet Bike Rack…..Chrome water bottle cage……black rear fender…….Sellwood Bike Commuter sticker & Reed College sticker
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: T14002978
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Chad Sperry, The Dalles’ bike ambassador

The Dalles - Day One-37

Breakaway Promotions owners Chad Sperry (right) and
Lori Waters (center), with employee Tony Kic
outside Baldwin Saloon in The Dalles.
(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)

It seems like every notable bike city has its unofficial bicycle ambassador. Sometimes it’s a blogger and consultant, like the case of Mikael Colville-Andersen in Copenhagen; or it can even be a city official, like when Mia Birk led the cycling charge in Portland in the 1990s. Out here in The Dalles, the position rests with a man named Chad Sperry.

Sperry is co-owner of Breakaway Promotions, one of the largest and most successful bicycle race event production companies in Oregon. Sperry runs the business with wife and business partner Lori Waters. Together, they’re responsible for an impressive list of events; from mountain biking to elite-level road races and national championships. In total, they put on over two dozen events with over 60 event days in Idaho, Utah and Oregon. His Gorge Roubaix is one of the reasons I decided to come to The Dalles. And it’s an event with extra meaning because Sperry lives here and he’s an unabashed advocate of cycling in his home town.

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black/silver giant revel 2 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: giant
Model: revel 2
Color:black/silver
Size:young mans
Serial: C81A3992
Photo: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=143339913
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2014-03-23
Stolen From: our deck
Neighborhood: off johnson creek blvd
Owner: beth ritchie
OwnerEmail: ted4beth(A T)yahoo.com
Reward: $20
Description: black/ silver, young mans mountain bike
Police record with: clackamas pd
Police reference#: 14-8293
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

City telephone poll puts PBOT’s possible monthly street fee at $8 to $12 per home

Sidewalk to nowhere-2

NE Broadway and Vancouver Avenue in 2011.
(Photos by J.Maus/BikePortland)

An 800-person phone poll that wraps up tonight is offering some new insight on the city’s leading ideas for raising money for transportation projects.

BikePortland reader Ethan Jewett, who received a call Friday on his family’s land line, said the “main options” presented by the pollster were an $8-per-month flat fee on each household to pay for road maintenance and safety improvements, and a $12-a-month fee that would also pay for better bus service in low-income areas.

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Black Cannondale 29er SL2 2012

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Year: 2012
Brand: Cannondale
Model: 29er SL2
Color:Black
Size:XL
Serial:PM08949
Stolen in Portland, OR 97218
Stolen:2013-03-30
Stolen From: Old Salt restaurant near NE 42nd and NE Killingsworth
Neighborhood: Inner NE
Owner: Doug Sparks
OwnerEmail: dnsparks@gmail.com
Description: Black 29er, Black seat saddle bag, top bar bag, White water bottle holder, USB charge front light, planet bike red back light
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: T14002937
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

The Monday Roundup: Bike ergonomics, lawsuit incentives & more

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Carpal damage is a risk of heavy riding.

— This week’s Monday Roundup is sponsored by Western Bikeworks, who remind you to check out their gargantuan warehouse sale April 5-6.

Here’s the bike news from around the world that caught our eyes this week:

Bike ergonomics: A retired doctor has some simple tips for stopping long bike rides from screwing up your body.

Lawsuit incentive: People on foot or bike who win civil lawsuits against people in cars would get minimum damage awards — $1,000 plus attorney fees — under a proposed Oakland law.

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black Trek

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Brand: Trek
Color:black
Size:15 inch
Serial:WTU099C0189C
Stolen in Portland, OR 97201
Stolen:2013-03-31
Stolen From: Outside The Bike Gallery on SW 10th PDX.
Owner: Ann Aman
OwnerEmail: ann.aman(AT)yahoo.com
Description: Woman’s black Trek- hybrid. Has pink water bottle holder and a bell.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 14-25909
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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