Are you a GEARs member? I certainly hope so. At only $12/year it’s a steal!  By being a member you  not only help our work, you also receive our newsletter, e-mail alerts, invitations to events, and discounts at an increasing number of bicycle friendly businesses (Bike Rewards) around the greater Eugene area.

As another bonus of GEARs membership we are excited to offer 50 free Adventure Cycling trial memberships to our members.

Adventure Cycling has been dubbed “America’s bicycle travel experts” and is a great resource for thousands of cyclists. Adventure Cycling Association’s nonprofit mission is to inspire people of all ages to travel by bicycle for fitness, fun, and self-discovery. Founded in 1974 as Bikecentennial, Adventure Cycling is the premier bicycle travel organization in North America with 44,500 members nationwide.

For a limited time Adventure Cycling is offering complimentary trial memberships (a $40 value) to members of select clubs, and GEARs has been chosen as one. Sign-up now!

Your free membership will include:

• 9 issues of Adventure Cyclist magazine
• Discounts on Adventure Cycling maps
• The Cyclosource catalog – a book, map, & gear guide
• The Cyclists’ Yellow Pages online – premier trip planning guide
• Access to Adventure Cycling special organized tours

This free trial membership is valid only to new Adventure Cycling members and must be sent to a U.S. mailing address.

Use this special link to sign up for the free trial membership: http://tinyurl.com/ACGEARS

If you’re not a member of GEARs yet and would like to join and take advantage of this great offer you can sign up here first.