The Monday Roundup: Cheaper bikesharing, bike pediatrics & more

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‘Bitlock’ wants to get rid of your bike key.
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Here are the news, views, and other tidbits that caught our eyes last week…

Smartphone bike lock: A half-funded new Kickstarter promises an app-activated U-lock that could decentralize bikesharing.

Should kids ride? Streetsblog reporter and mom Tanya Snyder digs into The American Academy of Pediatrics’ controversial recommendation to ride with young children only “in parks, on bike paths or on quiet streets,” and never with an infant under 12 months.

Lower fines, more citations? The bike mecca of Davis, Calif., just lowered first-time fines for lawbreaking bikers from $203 to $50 as part of an effort to get cops to write them more tickets.

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Blue Miyata 1980’s

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Year: 1980’s
Brand: Miyata
Color:Blue
Size:Small
Photo: http://statigr.am/viewer.php#/detail/460231068274312497_96456
Stolen in Portland, OR 97209
Stolen:2013-10-19
Stolen From: Outside of the Bent Brick on NW Marhsall
Neighborhood: NW
Owner: Eli Madrone
OwnerEmail: elimadrone( atsign )yahoo.com
Description: Small Blue 1980’s Miyata road bike 18 speed, with light blue handlebar wraps and black fenders. Community Cycles sticker on seat post.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T13010729.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Black with blue/white highlights Kona Jake the Snake 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Kona
Model: Jake the Snake
Color:Black with blue/white highlights
Size:53CM
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2013-10-20
Stolen From: Taken from tehback of my truck at the PIR parking lot on Broadacre rd
Neighborhood: North Portland
Owner: Chuck Linke
OwnerEmail: cklinke(replace with at sign)comcast.net
Description: Blue bar tape, custom set of Sugar built tubular cross wheels w/ Clement MXP tires, TRP brakes,blue eggbeater pedals,Retro shift shifters.
Police reference#: T13010727
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Blue

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Color:Blue
Size:Silver
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-10-13
Stolen From: My bike was stolen on SE 28th and Ankeny, in front of Esparza’s.
Neighborhood: Buckman
Owner: Derek Johnson
OwnerEmail: homealonefan( atsign )hotmail.com
Reward: $100
Description: My Schwinn has a new front wheel with regular spokes, the back wheel is original and has half the spokes. There was a Port of Portland bell on the handles. The front brakes are pretty much spent. My front tire has a presta valve, the back one just a normal one.
Police record with: Yes
Police reference#: T13010726
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Moss/Grey Novara Randonee 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Novara
Model: Randonee
Color:Moss/Grey
Size:55cm
Serial: F806Y0905
Photo: http://stolenbikesboston.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2013-10-20
Stolen From: U-lock was cut off right in front of Hubers restaurant on 411 SW 3rd and Stark. Thief was seen riding towards Pioneer Place area.
Neighborhood: SW
Owner: Cody Chambers
OwnerEmail: codypchambers( atsign )gmail.com
Description: The bike has a black Planet Bike rack, black Planet Bike Fenders, and silver Shimano clipless/flat pedals, Fizik saddle. The frame of the bike is forest green but the front fork is black. Black drop bars with STI shifters and brakes.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-88639
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

red trek 2002

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Year: 2002
Brand: trek
Color:red
Stolen in Hillsboro, OR
Stolen:2013-10-5
Stolen From: Porch of friends apartment near the Elmonica max stop at Kings Court apartments.
Neighborhood: Kings Court
Owner: Lance Poehler
OwnerEmail: lancepoehler(A T)gmail.com
Description: red trek mountain bike with commuter tires and fenders. The handle bar grips are old and almost worn through. There is an old odomiter cables with a mount on the handle bars (it is loose and to big for the handle bars). Shifter coers are open and missing the cover.
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

Black & White Giant TCR Alliance 1 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Giant
Model: TCR Alliance 1
Color:Black & White
Size:M/L
Serial: F/N GQ820110
Photo: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/road/2261/32181/
Stolen in Portland, OR 97266
Stolen:2013-10-20
Stolen From: Mt. Scott Community Center (from the main entrance bike rack) sometime between 1:55pm and 2:20pm
Neighborhood: Mt. Scott
Owner: Bryan Fearn
OwnerEmail: bryan.fearn( atsign )yahoo.com
Description: My bike looks exactly like the model on the giant website:

http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/road/2261/32181/
Police record with: Yes – Portland Police
Police reference#: 1388569
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Silver/Red/Yellow Cannondale CAAD 7 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Cannondale
Model: CAAD 7
Color:Silver/Red/Yellow
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-10-17
Stolen From: Stolen from OHSU campus
Neighborhood: West Hills
Owner: Nick Esmone
OwnerEmail: esmonden( atsign )ohsu.edu
Reward: $300
Description: Beautiful cannondale bike – mainly sivler/grey colored, with red/yellow logos.
Police record with: OHSU Campus security and PPD
Police reference#: 13-15093
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

glossy black w/ green handlebar tape Kona Dew Drop 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Kona
Model: Dew Drop
Color:glossy black w/ green handlebar tape
Size:58
Serial: F902K3158
Photo: http://images1.americanlisted.com/nlarge/kona_dew_drop_56cm_touring_500_rochester_ny_29127061.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97214
Stolen:2013-10-18
Stolen From: It was stolen from my garage (the lock was broken off) in SE Portland between Belmont and Hawthorn, between 23rd and 24th (near Colonel Summers Park).
Neighborhood: Buckman neighborhood
Owner: Eliza Slater
OwnerEmail: elizaslater(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Reward: N/A
Description: My bike is a Kona Dew Drop. It has a glossy black frame with dark green handlebar tape (with a few strips of black and red electrical tape where the handlebar tape started to go). The size is 58. It has a black back rack and a water bottle holder. It has fenders on both wheels and there’s a strip of reflective tape on the back fender. It has disc breaks, drop handlebars, and medium width hybrid tires. When it was stolen, there was a U-lock on the rack and a back light.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T13010680
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Yellow Gary Fisher 29er Paragon 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Gary Fisher 29er
Model: Paragon
Color:Yellow
Photo: http://www.thebikelist.co.uk/gary-fisher/paragon-2006
Stolen in Portland, OR 97239
Stolen:2013-10-19
Stolen From: Ardea Apt Parking Garage level P2 – 0720 SW Gaines St, Portland, OR 97239
Neighborhood: South Waterfront
Owner: Sean New
OwnerEmail: snew7( atsign )hotmail.com
Description: All OEM parts as listed in the URL provided
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T13010670
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Red Gary Fischer Paragon 2009

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Year: 2009
Brand: Gary Fischer
Model: Paragon
Color:Red
Size:17.5
Serial: WTU324SI1821B
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2011-08-19
Stolen From: Bike was locked to a storage locker in a secure garage at a condo. Access only by remote or key. Lock used was a heavy gage bike cable and was cut cleanly.
Neighborhood: Sellwood
Owner: Ron Potts
OwnerEmail: pottsro(A T)mac.com
Description: Very clean mountain bike, use mainly on back country roads both paved and improved. Like new with all equipment standard for model except for upgraded Shimano pedals
Police record with: Portland PD
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Two devious bike theft tricks you should be aware of

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Bike thieves are a clever bunch.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

The world of bike theft continues to both fascinate and deplore us. It seems like just as innovation and technology promises better bike theft prevention and recovery tools, thieves are becoming more brazen, devious, and numerous.

In our ongoing quest to arm you with as much knowledge about bike theft as possible, we wanted to share the experiences of two readers. Both of these bike theft tactics where new to me, so I figured they were worth passing along.

The first is from a reader named Chris:

I used to have a roommate that was a complete moron and “accidentally” stole a bike:

He was in Eugene, OR and some guy on the sidewalk asked, as he was walking by, if he wanted to buy this Gary Fisher MTB for $40. He gave the guy $40, and the guy was gone before he realized that the bike was still locked to a bike rack. So, he went home to get some bolt cutters and returned to remove the lock and take his new bike home. It wasn’t until he got home that he had to be told by friends and family that he was swindled and just stole someones bike… I didn’t know him when he did this, but he still held onto a lot of guilt from this experience… doesn’t make him any less of an idiot, though.

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