newsletter – GEARs

Starting in February 2012 the monthly GEARS Newsletter is going all electronic – no more printed newsletters.

Ruthy Kanagy has generously taken over the GEARS newsletter editor position (with Paul Adkins as the electronic wizard) and she would like to ask for your help in getting her off to a good start by sending her articles, poems, trip reports, news, photos, items for sale, best rides of 2011 reports, your cycling resolutions for 2012, and anything else you can think of, to:

ruthyk@bikefriday.com

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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 dozen folks in out of the rain to sell their used wares and to score some good deals on everything from retro bike shoes to new hand-built wheels. There seemed to be even more bikes for sale this year with the great diversity of Eugene bikes shining through: tandems, recumbents, folding bikes, folding recumbents, BMX, mountain, cruisers, retro 10-speeds, and more. The mix of bike styles was as broad as the type of GEARs members we have.

Before the Swap started we held a short general meeting where Sue Wolling, the outgoing President, gave a “Year in Review” for the club and Gary Cook passed the “Volunteer of the Year” award onto this years winner, Paul Adkins. The meeting was wrapped up with the introduction of the new board (see below) and the selling, bartering, and buying began. Thanks to everyone who came out we look forward to growing and improving the event next year.

Elections

Elections for the GEARs Board are held annually at our November General Meeting. This years election was held at the Vet’s Club as part of our annual Swap Meet and General Meeting.

Here is the new GEARs Executive Board. Thanks to everyone who voted and participated in your local cycling democracy.

President: Richard Hughes
Vice President: Garry Swanson
Treasurer: -To be appointed by new Board
Secretary: Duncan Rhodes
At Large: Howard Shearer
At Large: Paula Erickson
At Large: David Gizara

Monthly Meetings

We hold our General and Board meetings separately. Everyone is welcome at either or both.
Get More Details online www.eugenegears.org

Upcoming Board Meetings:
Tuesday, Dec. 7th & Monday, Jan. 3
6-8 p.m. Keystone Cafe

Upcoming General Meetings:
Saturday, December 11
Take Me to Cooky’s: Riding Solo from Eugene to DC
3-4 p.m., Bascom Room of the Eugene Public Library
Tuesday, January 18
Bob & Linda’s Presentation
6-8 p.m. Countryside Pizza & Grill (645 River Road)