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BikeInShapes, Eugene, Springfield

November 20th – A few stones from Stonehenge

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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!

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BikeInShapes, Eugene, Springfield

September 25th – The Middle Fork (Shapeless Ride)

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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.

Middle ForkIt 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!

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BikeInShapes, Eugene

August 10th – Zapata’s Mustache

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**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!

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BikeInShapes, Eugene

July 30th – Sneaker

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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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BikeInShapes, Eugene

June 19th – The Key of Fermentation

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Stay with me here: “For centuries and centuries (and in a galaxy far far a way), brewers have searched for the secrets of the perfect beer. “If only,” they thought, “we could find the Key of Fermentation, our quest to unlock perfection will be obtained….”

Fast-forward to the Willamette Valley in 2014: this June, we will unearth the Key of Fermentation, and funny-enough, its in a shape we can bike-trace! Imagine that. Let’s meet at NE corner of Monroe Park on Thursday, June 19th, at 7:00pm, and unlock The Key of Fermentation, along the Fern Ridge Trail and concluding at Claim 52 Brewing. Thanks to Claim 52 for hosting us and staying up a little later!

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BikeInShapes, Eugene

May 7th – Prancing Piggy Redux

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On National Bike-to-School day, BikeInShapes will be riding in the shape of old Prancing Piggy to support Safe Routes, the Eugene Springfield Safe Routes Schools program. We’ll meet at Oakshire Public House Wednesday May 7th at 7pm, jump on the bacon and be back to imbibe. $1 of every beer will go to Safe Routes. Thanks to Emma for getting this rolling. Learn more about Safe Routes at: http://eugenesrts.org/.

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May is National Bike Month. There are lots of other awesome biking activities this month, including CycloFemme on Mother’s Day, Moonlight Mash on the 14th, and much more listed here:
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http://www.webikeeugene.org/2014/04/29/may-bike-month-events/

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BikeInShapes, Eugene

September 26th – The Oregon Map

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Let’s bring back a classic shape, and ride a cheers to our dear state, Oregon. Let’s meet at 7pm this Thursday at the Cannery. We’ll head up “Hwy 101” (aka High Street) to the “Columbia River” (ere..the Willamette), soaking up the first gulps of fall all the way around.

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BikeInShapes, Eugene

July 7th – Tour de Shapes, Mt. Hood

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This should peak your interest…BikeInShapes’s annual summer “Tour de Shapes” is coming! We’re riding out to Agrarian Ales Hop Farm and Brewery in Coburg, tracing the shape of “Mt. Hood.” We’ll depart next Sunday (7/7) from Arriving by Bike (Willamette and 27th) at 10:30am*, and dock at Agrarian by lunch. First beer is free for bicyclists. It’ll be a 14 mile trek out, so bring water for the ride. Extra credit for wearing “Hoodies” or red bicycles (aka, little red rides…in the Hood).

*Springfield/Coburg Rd. ‘shapers can jump on the ride as we pass the Coburg Rd. Papa’s Pizza around 11am+/-.

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