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Thursday, May 29, 2008

News Bike Made From Cop Car Door Confiscated As “Evidence…”

Posted by Matt Davis on Thu, May 29 at 4:13 PM

A man riding a bike made from the door of a cop car had it confiscated by a police officer as “evidence” in downtown Portland late last year.

BIKE: Cops wanted it destroyed…

Downtown Officer Matt Wells confiscated the bike from a friend of its manufacturer, Reverend Phil Sano, allegedly saying “this can’t be right.” Sano says Officer Wells telephoned and threatened to arrest him for theft, but insists that the car door was acquired by “legitimate means.” Eventually, Sano was able to cut a deal with the cops to give his bike back in late February, but “the cops said the door should have been destroyed because that’s what it says in the rules,” he says. Sano, who is organizing a bike porn event at the Clinton Street Theater on June 13th as part of Pedalpalooza, is thrilled to have his cop-car-door bike back, and plans to ride it around for the event. It’s nice when stories like this have a happy ending…

BIKE: 60lbs of anarchist metallic joy…

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Comments

Yeeeah! Go Rev. Phil!

Posted by Le-ooh! | May 29, 2008 4:24 PM

Thanks Mr Davis. I owe a big heaping pile of thanks to bike lawyer, Mark Ginsberg and all my friends who encouraged me to get my bike, "Doorprize" back home.

For those interested the world premiere of Bike Porn 2: Bikexploitation is Friday June 13th @ the Clinton Street Theater. It is part of Pedalpalooza and the Portland Underground Film Festival

Posted by rev | May 29, 2008 8:05 PM

glad to see that Rev. Phil made this little-Hitler wannabee (Officer Matt Wells) back down from his ill-founded position and climb off his high-horse and give back Rev. Phil's lawful property. I mean the very damned idea of such craven legal nit-picking...it makes me want to scream..."go to hell PoPiggies!"

Posted by not a little-Hitler wannabee | May 29, 2008 9:14 PM

I'm pretty sure that a similar PPD car door can be found behind the fire station on 12th and Powell. I shoulda taken a pic of the wrecked cruiser when I went to that free child safety seat installation seminar a few months ago.

Posted by martin | May 29, 2008 9:32 PM

The Rev. Phil's next project is to make a bicycle out of a CIA "black helicopter".

Posted by wearsaluminumfoilhat | May 29, 2008 9:44 PM

What a freak. These idiots who go around riding these freak tall bikes shouldn't be allowed to breath. What a POS!

Posted by Huh? | May 29, 2008 10:59 PM

What a wonderful, quirky story. That bike is odd, but it is strangely cool.

Posted by Mikael | May 30, 2008 1:10 AM

Ahhh, there really is nothing better than a hippie on a stupidly tall, (look at me! I said look the motherfuck at me!!!) asinine bike with a non-functional cop door attached to it. Portland's wonderful weirdness never ceases to tickle me!

Posted by jake | May 30, 2008 4:51 AM

Posted by jake | May 30, 2008 4:52 AM

I saw a group of bikers kicking the ever living shit out of that cop door bike this past weekend in a park near Alberta.

Posted by Hollygo | May 30, 2008 8:43 AM

Man, David Cross has really let himself go...

Posted by PR Walters | May 30, 2008 9:27 AM

Well done Mr Davis. I owe a big heaping pile of thanks to bike lawyer,
Mark Ginzberg and all my friends who encouraged me to get my bike,
"Doorprize" back home.

For those interested the world premiere of Bike Porn 2:
Bikexploitation is Friday June 13th @ the Clinton Street Theater.

Posted by revphil | May 30, 2008 10:22 AM

I spotted what I'm assuming is this same bike outside of Rocco's a few months ago and wondered where the owner scored the cop door. I'm glad to hear he's been allowed to keep it but, really, what does "legitimate means" entail exactly? I've gotta know...

Posted by Brandon | May 30, 2008 10:50 AM

Stuff White People Like # 203

Having so much free time and never having to worry about where the rent money is going to come from that I'll waste time doing incredibly pointless things like building a completely useless bike to show how much I hate the "man"

PS: I wish I were black or a Chinese earthquake victim so I'd have real problems. Instead I'm a non-descript white person and I've got to try so hard to make my life meaningful.

Posted by kungfu | May 30, 2008 11:52 AM

I have a burning irrational hatred for tall bikes.
Fuckin tall bikes are for clowns.

Posted by rico | May 31, 2008 11:37 AM

Loosen up a bit people. That bike looks super fun and is hilarious. Rev phil is creating joy.

Posted by Arty | May 31, 2008 12:03 PM

He certainly is! I know I laugh hysterically whenever one of those tall bike ridin' fools passes me!

Posted by jake | May 31, 2008 1:57 PM

I fully agree with ARTY!

Posted by not Arty, just Farty | June 1, 2008 10:40 AM