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From our Bike Events Calendar
May14Sat9:30 am Tour de Donut hosted by Mighty-O... @ Mighty-O Donuts Ballard CafeTour de Donut hosted by Mighty-O... @ Mighty-O Donuts Ballard CafeMay 14 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Please arrive before 9:30 to check-in and receive your t-shirt at the Ballard Mighty-O location (1555 NW Market St, Seattle, WA 98107). The ride will depart at 9:30 am. Mighty-O Donuts and Bike Benefits have teamed up again to put … Continue reading10:00 am Friends on Bikes 2nd Saturday Ri...Friends on Bikes 2nd Saturday Ri...May 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmFriends on Bikes2nd Saturday Ride Series– – – ✨🌸 SPRING HAS SPRUNG 🌸✨And we are ready to roll into the sunshine. Starting April 9th, join us every second Saturday, late mornings for no-drop, snack-forward, and friendly rides all over Seattle.Meet-up locations … Continue reading10:00 am Little Brook Neighborhood CleanupLittle Brook Neighborhood CleanupMay 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 amMonthly 2nd Saturday Neighborhood Cleanup. If you want to help with cutting vegetation, bring your own good gloves and tools. We have yard waste bags, grabbers, yellow bags for trash, light weight gloves and vests.And, as usual, if you want info … Continue reading5:00 pm Teacher Fund(ay) by CBRR @ Center for Bicycle Repair and RestorationTeacher Fund(ay) by CBRR @ Center for Bicycle Repair and RestorationMay 14 @ 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
The Center for Bicycle Repair and Restoration (CBRR) is proud to announce its first paid position, a teacher who will take over the shop’s four-week introduction to bicycle repair and maintenance course. This new hire is a big step for … Continue reading
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The dark side of bait bikes
Bike theft is a serious issue. Not only do victims lose the value of their bikes — measured both by money and sentimental value — but they also lose their mobility. A bike isn’t a car stereo or Amazon package, … Continue reading
Howell: Vaccinate your bike
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Brock Howell of Bicycle Security Advisors. The group is launching a campaign to fight bike theft by getting more people to register their bikes online with Bike Index. Bike theft is a major problem … Continue reading
Panel of experts will discuss solutions to bike theft
Bike theft continues to rise steeply in Seattle. And that not only costs people money, but many people won’t replace their stolen wheels. At a time when our increasingly congested city needs more people to get around by bike, theft is … Continue reading
SPD: How an officer recovered a stolen mountain bike in Cal Anderson
Seattle Police Officer Drew Fowler was on bike patrol in Cal Anderson Park Saturday when he spotted a high-end mountain bike in the hands of a suspected thief. Officer Fowler stopped the man and asked if he could have a … Continue reading
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Tagged bike index, bike thefts, capitol hill, drew fowler, spd, stolen bike recoveries
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With the problem on the rise, UW Police host a Bike Theft Symposium
Bike theft is up, at least on UW campus. “It’s our number one property crime on campus,” said UW Police Deputy Chief Csaba Maczala. “That’s a good thing, since violent crime is down. So I’m glad we most have to … Continue reading
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Tagged bike index, bike theft symposium, bike thefts, cindi west, crime, csaba maczala, keith jackson, kendra borzio, project 529, q13, spd, uwpd
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Community unites to buy honest stolen bike buyer an even better ride
What started as yet another stolen bike story morphed into a wonderful tale of a guy who simply did the right thing and a community that came together to thank him … and then some. Yang bought a $500 bike … Continue reading
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Tagged bike index, bike thefts, brock howell, stolen bike recoveries, yang
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Map: Where bikes are getting stolen + How Bike Index is changing the bike theft game
Bike theft has been crazy so far this spring. Or at least it seems that way. Seattle Police received 581 stolen bike reports January through May, according to police report data at data.seattle.gov. But though that is a ton of … Continue reading
Bike theft hero spots stranger’s ride, returns it during victim’s costumed birthday bike ride
Seattle has a new hero, and her name is Alex Cruse. Alex was in a car in Wallingford with her fiancée and soon-to-be father-in-law when she spotted an orange and white All-City Macho Man bike near an apparent homeless encampment … Continue reading
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Tagged alex cruse, bike index, bike thefts, fremont, wallingford, zanna furness
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