4/25: Hello readers and friends. I'm still recovering from a surgery I had on 4/11, so I'm unable to attend events and do typical coverage. See this post for the latest update. I'll work as I can and I'm improving every day! Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor

Gold/Yellow

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Model: https://www.dropbox.com/sc/mmpkw25lhngxlo8/Je8IUIrTo0
Color:Gold/Yellow
Photo: http://s24.postimg.org/j2hbjvakl/1391884_720622894632803_1474050041_n.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2013-10-01
Stolen From: My house next to a church on Blandena & Commerical
Neighborhood: North Portland
Owner: Lif Bowers
OwnerEmail: metaphysicsbob@gmail.com
Reward: yes
Description: Just like the photo just with out any leaves.
Single speed
A bit of rust on the body
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black/Carbon/White Specialized Crux Carbon Expert Disc 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: Specialized
Model: Crux Carbon Expert Disc
Color:Black/Carbon/White
Size:56cm
Serial: WSBC604106656H-2856340
Photo: http://specialized.com/ca/en/bikes/archive/2013/crux/cruxexpertexpertcarbondisc
Stolen in Oregon City, OR 97045
Stolen:2013-10-10
Stolen From: Around 6am Thursday Morning the front door of First City Cycles in Oregon City was smashed out, the bike was set up as a window display and was secured with a cable lock. The lock was cut and the bike was taken out the front door.
Neighborhood: Main Street Oregon City
Owner: AdAm Beykovsky
OwnerEmail: adam(replace with at sign)fccycles.net
Description: Stock Brand new 2013 Crux Carbon Expert Disc
Police record with: Oregon City PD
Police reference#: 13-4225
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Ask BikePortland: How can I convince my friend that cycling is safe?

“This is the second time she’s been right-hooked in five months…How can I suggest to her that biking around can be okay again?”

Welcome to our latest installment of Ask BikePortland where we (that includes you, dear readers) attempt to answer your burning bike-related questions.

Today’s question comes from reader Chris Muhs. It’s sort of a bummer of a topic, but one I felt was important to share with the community because I think it’s something many other people grapple with. Chris wants to know how to convince his girlfriend that — despite two collisions in five months — she shouldn’t stop riding.

Here’s the background and Chris’s question…

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PBOT gets to work planning the ’20’s Bikeway’ project

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PBOT will have to be “creative” if they want to create high quality bicycling conditions on NE/SE 28th as part of their 20’s Bikeway Project.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

PBOT’s Rich Newlands at the Bicycle
Advisory Committee meeting Tuesday.

The Bureau of Transportation is off and running on their effort to plan the 20’s Bikeway Project. The project was given the green light a few years ago thanks to a $2.5 million federal grant. On Tuesday, PBOT project manager Rich Newlands presented the latest details with the Bicycle Advisory Committee.

While the grant funds both the planning and implementation of the project, before they break ground Newlands says they need to “better define what the line on the map in the 2030 Bicycle Master Plan really means.” In other words, the 20’s Bikeway is called out in the BMP, but now’s the time when the City needs to make concrete decisions about the route and what type of biking conditions each section will end up with.

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Bike Commute Challenge wraps up with big party at City Hall

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Seeing City Hall’s courtyard completely lined
with bikes was a treat of its own.
(Photos: M.Andersen/BikePortland)

Oregon’s annual Bike Commute Challenge wrapped up Thursday night with cheap beer, free pizza, prize raffles and the results of a month of online trip logging.

Unlike in recent years, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance held its afterparty inside Portland City Hall. It’s a small, beautiful building with an indoor atrium that created a fun multi-level interaction for a couple hundred attendees.

In all, this year’s challenge drew 10,555 riders at 1,290 workplaces, biking a collective 1.2 million miles. (Memo to the “freight community” from the “cyclist community”: that’s a lot of reduced road maintenance. We assume your check’s in the mail?)

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Black Fuji Cyclocross 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Fuji
Model: Cyclocross
Color:Black
Serial:IF81200785
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2013-10-10
Stolen From: SW corner of Wasco and NE Martin Luther King Blvd. Kitty corner to the Courtyard Marriott.
Neighborhood: Rose Quarter
Owner: Edward Regnier
OwnerEmail: ed.regnier@gmail.com
Reward: 300
Description: 2009 Black Fuji cyclocross. Had light holders on front and back. Bell had been installed but the thumb was broken so it didn’t work.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-157891

dark grey Specialized Vita Elite 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: Specialized
Model: Vita Elite
Color:dark grey
Size:medium
Serial: WSBC602051377H
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2013-10-6
Stolen From: Oregon Convention Center, near the corner of NE Irving and NE MLK Blvd, Portland.
Neighborhood: Lloyd District
Owner: Anna Roberts
OwnerEmail: annabee42(AT)hotmail.com
Reward: $300
Description: Dark grey bike with blue lettering, had black back rack, 2 silver water bottle holders, and handlebar extenders.
Police record with: Portland police
Police reference#: 13-157736
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Freight Committee: “Postpone any advancement” of Barbur road diet

Barbur needs more capacity, not less,
says freight committee.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

The Portland Freight Committee, a group that advises the City’s Bureau of Transportation on “issues related to freight mobility”, penned a letter to Commissioner Steve Novick (and sent a copy to Mayor Hales) that outlines their opposition to the proposed “road diet” on SW Barbur Blvd. Novick mentioned the letter during his remarks at a City Council hearing on the SW Corridor Plan yesterday.

The PFC claims the road diet proposal would lead to a reduction in vehicle capacity and they feel SW Barbur needs an increase in capacity. They also say if the conditions are unsafe, “the cyclist community” should pay for a public outreach campaign and that if people want to ride bicycles they should walk them on dangerous sections or consider using other streets.

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Weekend Event Guide: October 12-13

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Ride Along with the Stedman Family-23

Get out and enjoy the fall colors
on the ‘Leaf Lookin’ Ride’ this Sunday.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

The weekend is right around the corner and as per usual there’s a great selection of rides and events you should consider. Check out the details below…

Saturday October 12th

Family Pumpkin Pickin’ on Sauvie Island – 9:30 am at Grant Park, 11:00 am from Arbor Lodge Park
Just 10 miles from downtown Portland, Sauvie Island is a great bicycling escape. The PDX Cargo Bike Gang (a Facebook group) has teamed up with Kidical Mass for a family ride to one of Sauvie’s best destinations: Kruger’s Farm. The farm offers pumpkins, beer, food, and other activities. More info here.

Sunday October 13th

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