When I dip and you dip we dip! Let’s all ride the Big Dipper and then follow the “north star” down Lincoln St. to the Little Dipper on the river. We’ll meet outside The Cider House at WildCraft Cider Works at 7pm this Thursday.
Category: Eugene
February 18th – The Brain Redux
This Thursday, get inside the mind of Bike in Shapes. Node to node, cortex to cortex, let’s bike the Brain, from the new Coldfire Brewery (263 Mill Street) at 7pm. Sun or grey matter, be there!
Thanks again to Neuroscientist & BIS Alum Dave for making this shape in 2011!
November 18th – Light Saber
Along time ago in a galaxy far far away….it was time to bike in the shape of a light saber rays.
Ride details from R2D2: “Bee bee boo bep bep boo beep” (Translates to: Ride leaves 13th Ave Falling Sky Brewing House on Wednesday, November 18th at 7pm).
October 22nd – Back to the Future is Here
20 years ago, Back to the Future traveled to the Future, October 2015. Great Scott, we’ve arrived in the Future! To commemorate this special month, jump on your hover bicycle to ride in the shape of Doc’s electric silver locks. We’ll meet Thursday, October 22nd at 7pm at Ninkasi Brewing Tasting Room and head out from there.
February 19th – Chuck Norris
Let’s open a can of…Chuck Norris, the shape. We’ll meet at the Elk Horn Brewery at 7pm this Thursday, February 19th, and strut from there. In honor of this ride, here’s a few Chuck Norris Bike Facts you may not know:
- When Chuck Norris rides bicycles, cars use the sidewalk.
- Chuck Norris’ bicycle doesn’t have a handle bar, it has a fist-le bar.
- Light is jealous of the speed of Chuck Norris’ single speed.
We will have more new Chuck Norris Bike Facts posted each day on Facbook leading up to the ride…https://www.facebook.com/bikeinshapes
January 29th – Frosty Pole
Nothing is quite as delicious as a frosted ski lift frame or a brisk winter Bike in Shapes ride, eh Harry? Harry?! Let’s dumb down this week and ride the “Oh look, frost!” Frosted Pole from Dumb & Dumber 1 (the good one). We’ll meet at The Cannery this Thursday at 7pm, and sally forth on a short-sweet rectangle, before returning to a nice cold frosty.
November 20th – A few stones from Stonehenge
For ages, the meaning and mystery of Stonehenge has alluded us. How were those big stone moved together? And recently how did four rogue stones move themselves aaaallll the way to Downtown Springfield?! This Thursday let’s ride the ‘henge! Eugene folks, we’ll meet in the middle of the Autzen Footbridge at 7pm. Springfield folks, you can meet up with us at 7:20ish at the Abbey (Claim 52’s Tasting Room at Sprout! Regional Food Hub on 4th & A Street). We’ll shape the rocks (and rock the shape), finally looping back to The Abby for some brews around 8pm. See you this Thursday at 7pm at Autzen Footbridge!
September 25th – The Middle Fork (Shapeless Ride)
Put a fork it in…let’s kick fall off with an ode the Middle Fork of the Willamette. We’ll ride the newly opened middle fork path starting at the Autzen Footbridge at 6:30pm and head down the Willamette, crossing south through Springfield down to Dorris Ranch and parallel the “Fork” to Clearwater Park, before heading back to the Growler Underground in Downtown Springfield around 8:30. This ride is a little longer (13.7 miles / 1.5 hours) so we’ll get an earlier start than normal.
It doesn’t really look like a “shape,” right? Ah yes, life happened this month and I didn’t gather time for “shaping.” That said, I’m sure the purr of the Willamette combined with the technicolor foliage will more than make up for absent photoshop cosmetics of yours truly. :) Shapeless it is!
August 10th – Zapata’s Mustache
**This ride is cancelled due to expectations of 99 degree + temperature. We’ll see you in September!**
Grab on to your handlebars & handlebar mustaches, it’s time for the yearly abuelo of all Bike in Shapes…the Tour de Shapes (aka a longer summer weekend ride). Next Sunday, we’ll start from Arriving By Bike at 11am, and trace Zapata’s Mustache out to Agrarian Ales in Coburg. Viva la peddling revolucions!
July 30th – Sneaker
Pre-pare for the total Track Town, Bike Town, Brew Town experience, all gargled together in the Sneaker shape. We’ll start at the Tap and Growler, next Wednesday, 7pm. Let’s skirt the river, jogging our bikes through Pre’s Trail, and tagging Glenwood as we u-turn back along the south bank.
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