Category: UO

2013 University of Oregon Kit Orders

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From the UO Cycling Team:
The University of Oregon Cycling Team is now accepting orders for our 2013 team kit. I want to personally apologize for the delay in getting this order started. We struggled through several redesigns before we were confident that the quality of our artwork matched the quality of these materials. Thank you for your patience. We are extremely excited to offer you an entirely new product line, featuring top-quality clothing by Castelli Sportful America and the stellar design work of current team member Scott Warneke and UO Cycling alumnus McKenzie Sampson. You will find the current design concepts below. Please know that while the overall concepts will stay the same, the UO licensing process and several pending sponsorships will likely necessitate slight changes in the designs between ordering and production. 

Product Options and Pricing

-Team Race Jersey_ _– $109 (Special Pre-Order Price: $99)
-Team Bibshort w/Kiss 3 Pad — $124 (Pre-Order: $109)
-Long-Sleeve _Speed_suit — $190 (Pre-Order: $170)
-Wind Vest (wind proof, water resistant, artwork similar to that of speedsuit) — $99 (Pre-Order: $90)
-Thermal Jacket (four-way stretch, water proof, artwork similar to that of speedsuit) — $164 (Pre-Order: $155)
-Arm Warmer (Lycra, featuring Scott’s wood-grain pattern) — $39 (Pre-Order: $34)
-Leg Warmer (Lycra, artwork TBA) — $49 (Pre-Order: $44)

Ordering and Payment:

Your order and payment-in-full must be received no later than WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH. This is a firm deadline, which must be respected in order to guarantee the receipt of our order by the start of the 2013 collegiate road race season. You may choose to defer payment for shipping until the product arrives (estimated arrival date: March 1st, 2013). If you would rather simply take care of shipping costs right now, please send either a pre-paid shipping label or additional funds to cover the estimated shipping cost to your home or place of business. Upon arrival of the kits next year, orders lacking adequate payment for shipping will be set aside until additional payment is received. 

CUSTOM ORDER FORM FOUND HERE

Please send your payment (CHECK ONLY, payable to “UO Cycling”) to the following address:

EMU Club Sports (Cycling)
1222 E 13th
Eugene OR, 97403-1228

You will receive a confirmation email within 48 hours of receipt of payment.

Lastly, feel free to share this information with any friends or family that may be interested. Prices will go up once the order is placed and reserve stock becomes limited in quantity. Many thanks for your support, and happy holidays. Go Ducks!

Dillon Caldwell
University of Oregon Cycling
uocycling.com
caldwell@uoregon.edu
541.771.0177

UO Bike Program "Fix-It Network" Celebration

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I am happy to announce that the UO Bike Program’s network of self-service bike repair stations is nearing completion! You are cordially invited to join us in celebrating the installation of the final Fix-It Station at 13th and University on Wednesday, November 7th at 12:30pm.

Thanks to the Student Sustainability Fund, the ASUO Over-realized Fund, and Greater Eugene Area Riders, we will have six locations across campus. Students, faculty, and staff can put their bike in a stand and perform minor repairs. Since they are conveniently located at prominent destinations on campus, bicycle commuters will find it easy to pump up their tires in between class or adjust their brakes before riding home. See attached image for a poster displaying the station locations.

A big THANK YOU to Campus Planning and Campus Operations for putting in many hours to help us site and performing the installation of the Fixit Stations! Also with help from EMU Marketing and the Emerald Media Group, we created maintenance videos that can be accessed via QR codes at the Fix-It Stations.
The Fix-It network is just one more way that we are supporting and promoting bicycling at the University of Oregon. We already received national recognition for our recent efforts. The League of American Bicyclists, a national advocate and lobbying organization for bicycling, published an article the Bike Program contributed to in this issue of their quarterly magazine, American Bicyclist. You can read the full magazine online (we are on pg 26-27).
We have received lots of positive feedback about the stations, and we will continue to look for opportunities to promote these great resources, install more stations around campus, and continue to look for other ways to maintain our leadership as a Bike Friendly University.
Best regards,
Briana

—

Coordinator 

A Cycling Filled Thursday Night

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This Thursday night you should be at a cycling event. With an evening packed with fun & interesting bike happenings there’s sure to be something that everyone will find interesting. Besides our GEARs General Meeting that will include some great sharing of knowledge there is also the inagural Cycling for Veterans Ride, Bike Touring 101 with the UO Bike Program, and the Pedals & Pint event at the Rogue Public House. Read below to find out more and we’ll see you there.

Now get out there and enjoy the sunshine!!

GEARs General Meeting- Sharing Your Cycling Philosophy
Thursday, 6:30-8:00 pm
Countryside Pizza

Join us this month to explore several cycling topics and explain/describe your individual philosophy as to how you approach them.  We have so many accomplished members and what a great way to gain knowledge from them as they share their experiences (secrets?) to promote more efficient and enjoyable cycling!  The following five topics can be a “jumping off point” for all of us to share insights and enjoy each other’s company!
1. General Training Plan (Miles per week, Cadence, Mental training)
2. How to train in cycling for a jill (Weight bike/body, Seated vs. standing,Use of markers on the hill, Cadence)
3. Cycle Training Diet (Caloric needs + BMR ProteinFats and Carbs, energy drinks/food)
4. Group cycling vs. Spinning
5. Communication while riding (Verbal & hand signals)

Cycling for Veterans
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30
Alton Baker Park; Picnic Shelter # 1

This ride is open to all veterans, especially disabled veterans, their friends and families.
Contact: Ree  541.337.3710  stumpy@efn.org

Bike Touring 101
Thursday, 5:30-7:30
Outdoor Program Barn (18th and University)

Considering going on a bicycle-assisted adventure this summer, or some other time in your life?  Join the UO Bike Program next Thursday for Bike Touring 101.  We’ll go over all the basics and have a lot of time for questions.The event is FREE.

Several of our staff will talk about trips they’ve done, and go over topics including equipment, shelter, food, route planning, preparing and maintaining your body, bike fixin’, and more.  We will discuss touring locally, nationally, and internationally.  There will be a lot of time for our panel to take questions.
We look forward to seeing you!  Let me know if you have any questions.

Pedals & Pints at Rouge Public House Eugene

On Thursday, April 26th the Collins Bicycle Shop and the Rogue Public House are teaming up to host a bike maintenance clinic featuring bike technicians, bikes, tires to practice flat repair and a lecture on basic bike maintenance and safety.

The event will be hosted at the Rogue Public House in Eugene from 5-7pm. The event is free for Rogue Nation members (free sign-ups at the pub) or $10 for non-members, space is limited so please call for reservations.

Rogue Ales Public House
844 Olive Street
Eugene, OR97401
(541) 345-4155

 

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.

https://www.facebook.com/events/376307519075885/

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.)

UO Bike Program To Install Five Self-service Bike Repair Stations

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It’s been so great to see the energy grow on the UO campus with both the LiveMove student group and the UO Bike Program continually pushing for positive changes to the campus area for cyclists. The latest news from the Bike Program involves some assistance from GEARs Education to help them purchase five self-service bike repair stations and to create educational material for the campus area. We look forward to continuing to work with these student groups to grow cycling in our community at large!

—–News Release—-

The University of Oregon Bike Program is leading a project to install a network of five self-service bike repair stations around the UO campus, to support and encourage bicycle transportation for our campus community.  The Bike Program has received $7,000 in support from the UO Sustainability Center’s Student Sustainability Fund, and $750 from the Greater Eugene Area Riders to pay for four stands and educational materials.  A fifth stand will be paid for with funds left over from a grant for another project from the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, which came in under budget.

The stands, which will be installed in central, high-visibility locations on campus, will provide bicycle users with air, tools, and a stable spot to hoist their bike for maintenance.  Each station will include an info panel with bike repair and safety information, as well as directions to our campus DIY repair shop in the Outdoor Program Barn.  Web resources will include new how-to-fix-your-bike videos produced by the UO Bike Program in partnership with Erb Memorial Union Marketing and the Oregon Daily Emerald.

“It will be great to see these repair stands around campus as reminders of the university’s commitment to sustainability and active transportation.  We all see reminders of our societal commitment to cars every day.  I think this project sends a strong message about our priorities as a community,” said Ted Sweeney, the student coordinator of the UO Bike Program. “People need to be able to trust their bicycles to get them where they need to go every day, and knowing that tools and air are always nearby might give some the confidence they need to start commuting by bike.”

The Bike Program is working with staff in the Department of Campus Planning and Real Estate to approve the final siting for the FixIt stands, and hopes to install the network by the end of spring quarter 2012.


More about the UO Bike Program: The University of Oregon Bike Program, a branch of the UO Outdoor Program, works to connect students with bicycles. Since 2008, the student-run program has offered low-cost bicycle loans, a free do-it-yourself bike maintenance shop, and related classes and events for the UO Community.

For more information, please contact Ted Sweeney, UO Bike Program Coordinator. bikes@uoregon.edu, (503) 737-4419

 

"If We Build It…" Photo Exhibit

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Eugene undertook a step toward becoming more bicycle friendly when it installed a two-way bike lane on Alder Street this summer, separating bicycles from moving cars. While the Alder Street cycle track was under construction, 11 University of Oregon students were exploring the home of numerous such cycle tracks – The Netherlands – on a study abroad course.
The course, “Sustainable Bicycle Transportation,” inspired the students to create a photography exhibit to share their experiences and to help facilitate a community conversation about what other bicycle innovations might be possible in the Eugene-Springfield area.

The exhibit, which is free, opens Thursday, Nov. 3, at Humble Beagle, 2435 Hilyard St., from 6-8 p.m. Photos will be on exhibit until Thursday, Nov. 17.