GEARs coordinates rides each week throughout the year. To see the current list of upcoming rides download September’s Ride PDF right here. Questions? feel free to contact our Ride Director, Gary Cook by phone: 484-9398 or by email (though not checked as quickly) gary@eugenegears.org.

Ride Maps and Cue Sheets

We have posted a large selection of rides in a table, where they have been graded and details provided for each. GEARs Ride List.

Area Bicycle Maps

For bicycle maps of the Eugene-Springfield city area look here:
Eugene/Springfield City Area Bicycle Map (2010 version, PDF file) or ask at your local bike shop.

Ride Leaders are Back

We have reinstituted the Ride Leader position with each of our rides. All our rides are still “pleasure rides” where everyone is welcome. We welcome non-members to join us on any of our rides. If we have a large group or divergent levels, the Ride Leader may request someone to volunteer and become a second leader and separate the group to best accommodate both the faster and slower riders. We hope that all riders will find it worthwhile to participate and have a great ride. We try to keeps groups together, ride single file at the roads edge in town and in high traffic areas. All riders should obey traffic control devices and use bike lanes when appropriate. Many of our county roads have wide margins outside the fog line that provide a safe riding path. Riders should expect to regroup at the top of significant climbs and other locations at the Ride Leader’s direction. We have a no-rider-left-behind policy and hope that everyone will have a great time and enjoy visiting and riding with old friends and newcomers alike. We hope that any rider that decides to drop out or go another direction will let the Ride Leader know so that the group is not held up while looking for a missing rider. Ride Leaders will try to have enough ride descriptions along for folks to share and keep all riders on the designated route for the day.

FOR LEADERS

Download the Sign-Up Sheet to get the names and the release for folks going on the weekly rides.

GEARs Ride Leader Sign-Up Sheet

For other Regional Rides happening all around the Northwest check out our “Events” page. Also check out rides at Mid-Valley Bicycle Club.