Category: Event

Willie Weir Returns to Eugene

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Come join us, the Outdoor Program as we host Willie Weir and Any Port in a Storm: Cycling & Wild Camping Through Portugal.

Willie Weir will tell us stories of amazing, scenic, low-trafficked roads and vineyards as far as the eye can see. Wild, dramatic coastline, glacial valleys, as well as ancient cities paved in cobblestone. In crisscrossing the bicycle-friendly country of Portugal, Willie and his wife Kat consumed large quantities of port, wine and cheese, and lived to tell the tale. And they didn’t break the bank either but they were accosted by a herd of sheep, frightened out of their minds by a still unknown beast and almost blown off a dune into the Atlantic! Even if you never plan to set foot (or tire) in Portugal, you’ll want to come out and be entertained and inspired by Willie’s stunning images and storytelling.

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Free for UO Students & OP Coop, $5 general

Co-sponsored by LiveMove

Date: Friday, April 13, 2012, at 7 PM
Cost: Free for UO Students and OP Co-op; $5 General
Location: 180 PLC Hall, UO Campus (1415 Kincaid St.)

Tree Planting by Bike

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Celebrate Oregon Arbor Week on bikes! Join Friends of Trees Eugene and plant native trees in Jefferson Park along the bike path through the Lane County Fairgrounds, and street and yard trees in nearby neighborhoods. Join us this Saturday, April 7, 10am-1pm, Amazon Path, near the Fairgrounds.

Event begins at 10am with a speech by Mayor Piercy and the City of Eugene receiving it’s Tree City USA award. Then we will break into teams and plant 25 trees in the park and another 40-60 street and yard trees in adjoining neighborhoods. We will have one or two teams planting neighborhood trees by bike, so let us know if you have bike trailers to bring and ride if you can. There will be a barbeque hosted by Northwest Natural with food and drinks for all after the trees are planted.

For more information, contact Erik Burke at ErikB@FriendsofTrees.org or 541-632-3683

A Portland Tree Planting by Bike- photo: Greg Raisman

 

Celebrate St. Patty’s Day At Evviva

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GEARs General Meeting: March 17, 6-8pm
Evviva Training: 960 Charnelton, next door to Hutch’s

Luke DeMoe, Evviva’s manager, has invited GEARs members to an interactive evening that will be sure to make this St. Patty’s Day one of the most memorable!  We are invited to learn about and take part in several activities along with soft drinks and snacks.
•    Byron and Caitlin Gold will give us information on their
very popular Crossfit class
•    You are invited to bring your bicycle (700c tires) and participate in a session using the Computrainer, which is computer-generated training.
•    We will move over to Hutch’s to look at Retul, their Bike Fitting station.
•    We will find out about CycleSole, which are form fitted insoles that are made to fit you shoe and riding style.
•    Eric Taylor, Hutch’s manager, will be on hand to answer bike or accessory questions. You can make purchases using your GEARs Rewards Discount.
•    Soft drinks and snacks will be served.
We are most fortunate to have this unique opportunity. Please let us know if you would like to attend and if you would like to bring your bicycle and participate in the Computrainer.  RSVP to Garry Swanson garry@eugenegears.org or Call 541-218-5271

 

Upcoming Events This Week

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Besides the usual weekly rides there are some other items of interest coming up over the next week. As usual all these, and more, can be found on the Community Bike Calendar.

Bike Willamette Campaign
Friday, February 24th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, Agate Alley Laboratory Restaurant banquet room, 2645 Willamette Street

After three steering group meetings (join these meetings if you want to!) we have settled on six areas that merit our most immediate attention:
– Identifying and collecting contact information for supporters of the campaign
– Identifying and collecting contact information for business and property owners along south Willamette St.
– Identifying and collecting contact information for the existing organizations which will support our goal
– Developing our key messages for letting people know what we are about and gaining their support
– Establishing our resource library of information, documents, published articles that relate to this project
– Planning some fun events for our group and for Willamette Street

We will spend significant time in small groups working on the above tasks.
There will be a sign-up sheet for speaking to city council at one of 8 city council meeting in the next few months. We’ll re-cap a couple of meetings with Eugene Planning staff that occurred this week.
News: Both the Amazon and the Friendly Area Neighborhood Association Boards have sent letter to the city staff supporting the inclusion of bike lanes on any new design for Willamette St.
Join the Bike Willamette Campaign Google Groups email list for inter-group communications. Head to this web address and join the Bike Willamette Google Group – you’ll be able to send email to and receive email from the whole group. <http://groups.google.com/group/bikewillamette>

Paul Moore for Bike Willamette Campaign: 541-954-3843
P.S. We’re still meeting at 9:05 am on Saturdays in front of Arriving By Bike to cruise on Willamette St. and then converse over a hot drink or food along Willamette.

Bike Industry Job Fair hosted by Collins Cycle Shop
Sunday, February 26th, 12-5pm.

Collins Cycle Shop will host a job fair for those interested in a career in the ever growing cycling industry. Employment opportunities include working in a bicycle shop, manufacturing, shipping and receiving, warehousing, mechanic school, independent sales representative, fabrication, design and more.

The purpose of this event is to create a network for those interested in working in the cycling industry. Although there may not be immediate openings available, we will share resumes with employers seeking qualified help. The following employers have expressed interested in attending this event: Specialized Bicycles, Morgan Hill CA, Giant Bicycles, Newbury Park CA, Cyclone Bicycle Supply, Portland OR, Seattle Bicycle Supply, Seattle, WA, City of Eugene, Bicycle Transportation Program, Castelli Cycling Clothing, Portland, OR and Garmin, Olathe, Kansas. Those interested in job opportunities are encouraged to submit their resume to onsite HR staff.
Music provided, courtesy of Skip Jones.
Bicycles and other merchandise will be relocated temporarily in order to accommodate space for this event at Collins Cycle Shop, 60 E. 11th Avenue, Eugene. Sales will resume on February 27.

City Council Meeting- Public Input on Ped/Bike Master Plan
Monday, Feb. 27th, 7:30 p.m. City Council Chambers
This is the last meeting before the Ped/Bike Master Plan goes in front of the Council for approval on March 12th so this is the last chance to comment in support of the Plan. This is also a good time to make comments about the Street Repair Review Panel and recommend that the next “pothole bond measure”  match mode share and provide better funding to active transportation projects (expand funding for path repair and in the right-of-way bike/pedestrian improvements)
Bicycle Appreciation Day (BAD)
Thursday, March 1, 11am-3pm, 13th & Kincaid, Lillis Business School, UO Campus
Time to get your bike ready for spring riding! Bring your bike, as volunteers and Bike Program mechanics will be doing minor repairs and adjustments for free. Co-sponsored by the UO Bike Program and UO LiveMove. FREE!

 

Foot and Pedal: The Relationship Between Oregon’s Land Use Laws and Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Planning
Friday, March 2, 2:30-3:45, Walnut Room of the Erb Memorial Union (EMU), University of Oregon
The panelists will discuss the importance of creating robust systems of bicycle and pedestrian networks in our cities, and how Oregon’s land use laws help local governments create those systems. They will also identify changes that could be made to current laws in order to make bicycle and pedestrian transportation planning easier. Finally, they will explore the difficulties that economic realities can cause, even despite perfect planning.
Panelists:  Shane MacRhodes, Program Manager, Safe Routes to School – Eugene School District 4J; Emily Jerome, Deputy City Attorney, City of Eugene; Reed Dunbar, Associate Transportation Planner, City of Eugene Public Works; Mia Nelson, Willamette Valley Advocate, 1000 Friends of Oregon.

All Comer's Mountain Bike Meetup

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The announcement below comes from Disciples of Dirt and sounds like a great day of mountain biking (and more).  The All Comer’s Meet is the biggest open-to-everybody mountain bike event in the local area and the WhyPass trails are awesome
You will be able to “break into ride groups depending on pace/skill level. ACM is an all-abilities fun ride day—it is not a race. Invite your friends—everyone is welcome!” So break out of the road, commute, utility, or whatever bike rut you may be in and try out some great mountain biking with some new folks.
Youth without supervision must check-in at the Trips for Kids-CAT table, so they can lead them to the best riding group.
Bring your own mountain bike and join the fun!

All Comer’s Meet

Event Date : Sun, 01/15/2012 – 9:45am
Location: WhyPass trail system near Lorane, OR

Announcing the 8th annual All Comer’s Meet hosted by the Disciples of Dirt. Folks will gather at 9:45 am at “The Pile” and break into ride groups depending on pace/skill level. ACM is an all-abilities fun ride day—it is not a race. Invite your friends—everyone is welcome! Helmets are required.

Things to Bring:

  • Fenders… there will be mud on hand
  • Post-ride snack… bring enough to share
  • Camp chair… for sitting around the post-ride bonfire
  • Pop-up shelter… if you have one
  • Firewood… if you can

The DOD will Supply:

  • Refreshments by Ninkasi Brewing
  • Homemade chili and chili dogs
  • DOD branding irons

Directions to WhyPass


General Meeting & Elections PLUS a Bike Swap

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Recycle Your Bicycle

GEARS will hold its annual meeting and Bike Swap on Monday November 28th from 6 to 8 pm at Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St.  All GEARS members are invited to join for free Pizza and a soft drink ($5 for non members)!  We will vote on a By-Law change, have a presentation about the bRamble and elect and present the Executive Board. A Bike Swap, from 7-8pm, that will offer cyclists an opportunity to sell and exchange bicycles, bike parts and accessories, will follow this. Each “seller” who is not a GEARS member will be charged $5. Memberships are available starting at $12/year at the event or online at http://eugenegears.org/membership

Both events are open to the general public.