Jump into an inescapable spacetime pull of the “Block Hole” — a whole block, that is. That’s right, we will cycle an entire block loop before being sucked into the Cascadian Courier Collective Falling Sky X CCC Release Gathering for after beers. Meet at the Falling Sky Brewing Pour House & Delicatessen (790 Blair) at 7:00pm this Wednesday, January 25th for our .28 mile winter cupcake ride.
Puzzle me this…this Thursday will be BikeInShapes first foray into Downtown Springfield! We’ll be visiting one of the new “springs” of Springfield, Plank Town Brewing Company. Let’s meet this Thursday at 7pm on the Autzen Footbridge, and trace the “power cord” along the river to the “jig saw.”(Click on Calendar for full map). We’ll end at Plank Town Brewing Company (4th & Main). All are welcome & thanks to Plank Town for $1 off pints and appetizers!
This Thursday, come wade in the water with the ultimate mythical lake monster, “Nessie” the Loch Ness Monster. The last known sighting of this plesiosaurs-like creature was in Scotland in 1933, but now that we are “shapin-it,” I am sure Nessie will give us surprise peak deep down in the Willamette….one can hope. ;)
Let’s meet at the new Oakshire Public House in the Whit (across from the Wandering Goat) at 7pm (yes, earlier!) this Thursday and head for back brews afterward.
There’s no debate, you’ll want to be at the Presidential Comb on Thursday, October 18th, leaving at 7:45pm. We’ll start at a Falling Sky Brewery and flip-flop through all of the president streets, the teeth of the comb! POTUS with US!
BikeInShapes is bubbling in anticipation to honor and continue celebrating the life of Erin Noble. We’re calling it the “Be Noble” ribbon ride. We will begin where many Noble mornings began, the Martin’s Trailhead off W. Amazon (See map). We’ll trot our bikes down the Amazon Creek running trail, looping Erin’s ribbon through town over to the Whitaker. The ride will conclude with fundraiser pints at Ninkasi.
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s been change from August 30th to Monday, September 3rd to accommodate a generous gesture from Ninkasi Brewing. Their tasting room is donating a portion of the beer proceeds all day Labor Day to Erin Noble’s Fund to Save the Amazon Creek Headwaters.
So to recap:
Date: Labor Day Monday, September 3rd.
Start: Martin’s Trailhead, 6:30pm.
Finish: Ninkasi Tasting Room, 7-9pm.
Ninkasi Brewing is donating 25% their tasting room beer proceeds all day Labor Day to Erin Noble’s Fund to Save the Amazon Creek Headwaters. Thank you Ninkasi for this generous gesture.
This little piggy went to the market. This little piggy stayed home. This little piggy went weeeeeeee as it pranced throughout Eugene! Let’s meet this Thursday, May 17th at Falling Sky Brewery at 7:45pm and ride the Prancing Pig. This is a 7 miler, so we will leave at 7:50pm to enjoy the beautiful sunset along the river!
Due to the weather, we’ll meet same time, same place, next Wednesday for the Periodic Table. Enjoy the snow! See you at the Bier Stein at 7:45pm on the 28th.
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“Fe” your lab coat and “O” your tires as we geek out to the Periodic Table shape. We’ll start from The Bier Stein this Wednesday at 7:45pm. If it’s too crowded afterward, we’ll migrate over to The High St. Cafe. Be there or be [an element] square!
What about supporting a cello band that tours….by bicycle! Indie-celloist Ben Sollee is coming through town on 7/30 (Sat), and we’re going to do a bonus-July BikeInShapes in the shape of a cello. Let’s meet at that Saturday at The Vintage at 6:30pm for the ride. We’ll grab a bite afterward before the show starts.
Thanks to Larisa for mapping the ride and providing the blurb below.
http://www.myspace.com/bensollee
http://www.wowhall.org/events.php
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3705695
Armed with a cello, Ben Sollee often tours the country by bicycle, imploring folks to rediscover the connections between music, art, dance, their community, and personal relationships. Beyond bridging genres and demographics with earnest, dynamic songwriting and passionate performances, Ben Sollee seeks to intertwine his music with art and life. “Ben’s songs speak worldly wisdom and stand on their own, and he is out there in this world with those songs and that cello, riding his bike and fighting the good fight and doing all he can to help make the world right.” ~ Yim Yames
In 2010, Ben embarked on the “Ditch The Van Tour.” Ben and his band abandoned the comforts of a motorized vehicle and hauled their gear and instruments (yep, the cello too) across the country on bicycles. Ben’s mission was to engage a greater sense of community involvement at every performance. By huffing it on two-wheels between cities, instead of driving or flying, Ben and his crew were able to discover people and facets of our country in ways that traditional touring could not allow. “It’s not about being green or even sustainable… we want to exploit the limitations of the bicycle to slow down and experience the rich communities and people that I’ve spent years flying-by and driving past.”
Sweet tooths and animal lovers unite as we bounce up and down the river path on “The Gummy Worm and Gummy Bear.” Let’s meet outside the Ninkasi Tasting Room Thursday (7/21) at 7:45pm and return there for brews afterward. See calendar for a detailed map. Thanks to Ninkasi for having us.
It’s BikeInShapes first birthday, and she’s inkling to celebrate in a Eugenean manner. What better way than to spiral up the basin of our town’s roots, Eugene Skinner’s Butte. We’ll start at the David Minor Theater (180 E. 5th Ave) at 7:45pm next Tuesday and glide down the butte to The Bridge Bar & Grill (444 E. 3rd Ave.) for a cold one. Beer only squatters are welcome too. Be ready for a butteful evening!
T-shirts: Want a BikeInShapes t-shirt full of this year’s shapes? Scrounge up a plain shirt to bring with you on Tuesday. We’ll screen print it off for return at the July 21st ride. If you can chip in a couple bucks for the Emerald Green ink, that’d be lovely. :)
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