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In 2010 we’ll be moving all around Eugene with some rides planned with very special endings!

Here’s a Google map with a draft of the ride meeting spots and basic plans for the day’s ride:

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Current Rides followed by Previous Rides:

September 18-Pirate Ride

It’s the day before “Talk Like a Pirate Day” and to get ready we’re planning a special event with the Eugene Public Library for an extra special ride to wrap up summer in a smashing way… arrrrrrg.
The ride will leave from the Sheldon Community Pool at 2 p.m. If families are interested in practicing any pirate skills such as walking the plank or diving for Davy Jones’ locker the Sheldon Pool recreation swim is open Noon-2 p.m. Once we cast off from the dock at Sheldon we will attempt to cross the brand new Delta Ponds Bike/Ped bridge which will have it’s opening day on September 11th. If the Northwest passage across the Delta waterway is impassable we will take an alternate southern route across the city’s main waterway crossing into downtown, Ferry Street Bridge. Dress-up and decoration of your ‘vessel’ is encouraged.

October 16- Walk + Bike Month Ride
Celebrating Walk + Bike to School Day and the LCHAY River Bend Run/Walk?
Possibly a Pumpkin Ride?!

November 20- Giving Thanks Ride (tots in tweed?)
Hopefully sightseeing and giving thanks for some of the complete SRTS grant projects and the Delta Ponds Bridge.

December 18- Holiday Lights Ride

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Here are some previous rides:
August 21- Adaptive Rec & Swim Ride

It’s the last ride before school starts, let’s make it count!  We’ll be meeting at the Hilyard Community Center to check out some of their cool adaptive bikes, do a ride around the neighborhood, and then end up back at Amazon pool where we’ll get a special early entry into the Rec. swim!  Come check out a family tandem, a handcycle, or other interesting adaptive bikes- you can even take it for a spin on our ride!  Then join us for a special Kidical Mass swim and BBQ!   Hot Dogs, buns, and fixings will be provided (as well as the grill), bring along a food or drink item to share if you can!
Thanks to the City of Eugene Hilyard Community Center and Amazon Pool staff for supporting the ride! Join us Noon on Saturday, August 21, Hilyard Community Center (2580 Hilyard).
Register HERE so we make sure and have enough Pool Passes for everyone!

July 17- Eugene Emerald’s Ride
Bikes & Baseball- How truly “summer in Eugene!” Ride as a group to an Em’s game. Special entry, prizes, dinner (dog, chips & soda), a visit from team mascot Sluggo, and more… all for only $5.00!!!

June 19- Bike & Boat the Willamette
Ride up the Willamette and then float down!! With support of the Eugene River House/Recreation Dept. we’ll have a great time using human and mother nature power to transport ourselves along the mighty Willamette. To be part of the float you need toREGISTER. Check out the registration page for more information. Special start time- Noon.

May 15- Walk & Bike Challenge Month Special. Free Play!!

April 17- Geocaching Ride- Meet at University Park
Geocaching at the University, Hendricks Park, or other spot nearby TBD. Connects with Confident Cycling for Families class held from 10-1 at Camas Ridge.

March 20- Bugs, Super Heroes & Heroines
Starting at the Science Factory’s “Cavalcade of Crawling Creatures” and ending at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art’s “Newart NW Kids: Heroes & Heroines” exhibit. 1st- Meet turtles, snakes, salamande..

**The Soup & Unicycle Ride** Join us as we ride from Monroe Park to McCornack Elementary School where we’ll meet up with a group of families who just completed the “Street Skills for Families” class. We’ll join them for some hot soup and watch the McCornack Unicycle Club perform!

Meet us at Monroe Park (9th & Monroe), Saturday January 16th at 3:00 PM.

**The Ugly Sweater Ride** In the spirit of the Holidays and the wonderful (and sometimes wacky) gifts that may come our way this season it’s time to pull those sweaters out of the drawer that you normally only put on when Grandma comes to visit. Inspired by the Ugly Sweater Ride put on by other local cyclists earlier in the day we thought we’d join in the fun.

(Art & Concept by Chris Nelsen)

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We ride on the third Friday of the month (6pm)  during the Spring & Summer and the third Saturday (3pm) during the Fall & Winter.

We meet at Monroe Park.

We have a lot of fun! Come join us.

Here are some previous rides:

Saturday November 21st, 3pm, Monroe Park

An Out-Of-This-World Ride!! Join us as we ride from Monroe Park over to Alton Baker Park. There we’ll follow the planets (starting at the Sun in Alton Baker) all the way out to Jupiter near the Owosso Bridge (a 1:1 billionth scale model of our solar system)!

Hot Chocolate will fit into our ride somehow….maybe near Neptune?!

2008 Holiday Lights ride (maybe we’ll do a repeat this year?):

Join us for a special holiday lights bike ride!

Decorate your bike, have dinner with us, enjoy area holiday lights, share some hot cocoa and have fun riding with other families!

December 20, 3 p.m.

Monroe Park (10th & Monroe) or meet us after dinner at 5 p.m.:

Bene! Pizza @ 18th & Chambers