SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, January 31; 9 AM, South Eugene High School
2009 Walking & Biking Summit: Crossroads to the Future
Join in all day or choose to attend one or more of the three segments
for this year’s Walking and Biking Summit: Crossroads to the Future
organized by Eugene’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
(BPAC)! Join the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy [...]

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Wild biking, bushwacking, and packrafting
the length of the Alaska Range:
A firsthand account and wild slideshow by
Paul Adkins.
“Forced to dismount on soft ice and slog up a 6,000-foot-high pass, three adventurers press on in their effort to traverse the rugged Alaska Range by mountain bike. On their seven-week, 775-mile expedition the trio rode on glaciers, game [...]

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The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), Written By: Lewis Taylor
Monday, July 7 2008
Imagine getting more exercise, feeling less rushed and having more quality time with your kids.
It’s all possible if you’re willing to undergo a paradigm shift and a bit of a lifestyle change, say proponents of the latest micro-trend in transportation.
Soccer moms and hockey dads, [...]

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Dear Members:
Since January of this year, GEARs has grown nicely as an organization. We’ve just about doubled our membership with 188 members as of October 20th. We’ve had a successful year when it comes to rides too. The Blackberry bRamble & Jamboree was the highlight of the summer where we had 350 riders on the [...]

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GEARs (Greater Eugene Area Riders), a local not for profit bicycle club, will hold its annual meeting and Bike Swap on Monday, November 10, 2008 from 7 to 9 pm.
The GEARs Annual Meeting will take place from 7-7:30pm, when club members will elect the 2008-2009 GEARS Executive Board and consider by-law amendments. amending the club [...]

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By Mark Baker
The Register-Guard Published: Oct 4, 2008
We are a bunch of biking fools. Even in the rain.
At least Boulder, Colo., has the excuse that the sun shines there about 300 days a year.
In a survey of 442 U.S. cities with a population of 57,000 or more, 8.5 percent of Eugene residents ride a bicycle [...]

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