July General Meeting: Inside the Toughest Race on Earth in Hell on Two Wheels Wednesday, July 27,  6-7 pm, J. Michaels Books 160 E Broadway, Eugene This month we have a great opportunity to hear author Amy Snyder talk about the Race Across America, a bicycle race like no other! Amy will be signing books [...]

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posted by Anya Dobrowolski, Advocacy Committee Chair Riding the success of our spring advocacy efforts, the GEARs Advocacy Committee (AC) will be meeting in June to discuss to start putting together a local advocacy strategy.  The June meeting will cover two important actions that will help us move forward to make bicycling in our community [...]

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May 10, 6:30 to 8pm. Hilyard Community Center. Are you trying to find out if riding a bike might be right for you? Or are you just getting started and need some great tips and safety guidance from some experienced helpful people? If yes is the answer to either of the above, you will not [...]

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Only two weeks into the new year, and already an incendiary bill that would outlaw children riding on bikes has been proposed.  This is exactly the kind of legislation that the GEARs Advocacy Committee needs to watch and comment on, to make sure that the collective voice of the bicycling community is heard.  Since being [...]

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Don’t miss the January GEARs General Meeting: Bob & Linda’s Tour Presentation Tuesday, January 18th, 6-8 p.m. Countryside Pizza & Grill (645 River Road) Have you ever contemplated a long distance cross-country bicycle tour? Did you ever wonder what gear was necessary and if you had the mental and physical stamina to succeed? Bob and Linda Metzger share “dos and don’ts” [...]

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Our monthly newsletter (Dec./Jan. this month) should be arriving in your inbox or mailbox today.  Here are a few pieces from it.  Become a member to get the full scoop! Swap Meet It’s become a great annual tradition and an anticipated event by the community, the GEARs Fall Swap Meet.  This years Swap brought several [...]

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The next GEARs General Meeting will be special presentation and discussion titled  ”Take Me to Cooky’s: Riding Solo from Eugene to DC.” One woman, 3500 miles, two front panniers, and a wave of good tidings.  Join us for a slide presentation followed by Q & A of Heidi Beierle’s ride across the country. Beierle scored the [...]

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GEARs will hold its annual meeting and Bike Swap on Tuesday, November 30, from 7 to 9 pm at The Vets Club (1626 Willamette St., Eugene). The GEARs Annual Meeting will take place from 7-7:30pm, when club members will elect the 2010-2011, GEARs Executive Board. Following the Annual Meeting, a Bike Swap will offer cyclists [...]

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For our September general meeting GEARs is pleased to present Joe Biel and Elly Blue in their Travelling Bikestravaganza!  Please join us on Thursday, September 9th from 6pm to 8pm for a traveling road show of bicycle talk, movies, zines, and transportation activism and advocacy. Elly Blue and Joe Biel will present short videos and [...]

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Surface Transportation Program- Urban (STP-U) funds; where we’re getting it right and where we might be missing the boat. On Thursday the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC) met at the Eugene Public Library and the main item on the agenda was the STP-U funds allocation for 2011-2013. For more information on the MPC you can visit [...]

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