July 2010
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Clean up the beach and your body, July 18th!
Join Playa del Run Beach Festival on July 18 and participate in a 5k or aquathlon and clean up the surrounding beach. The Heal the Bay Beach cleanup sponsored by Clif Bar will occur directly after the athletic activities (5k fun run/walk or aquathlon). You are welcome to participate in the athletic activities and/or the beach cleanup, just come out and clean up! Located in Playa del Rey the...
January 2010
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December 2009
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November 2009
13 posts
Hopelifecycle - Cycle the Ivory Coast
Hopelifecycle (http://www.hopelifecycle.org/index_en.html) will be cycling through the Ivory Coast the last part of November 2010. The money raised will go to help children infected by HIV/AIDS and to children who have been orphaned due to their parents dying from AIDS.
Delphine Pregnon, one of the producers of the project, will be having an informational meeting at my house in Pasadena on...
Let your voice be heard in Mandeville Accident...
As some of you have no doubt heard, the jury has reached a verdict in the Thompson case. The jury found the defendant guilty on all seven counts charged:
- Count 1: Reckless Driving Causing Specified Injury (victim: Ron Peterson)
- Count 2: Battery with Serious Bodily Injury (victim: Ron Peterson)
- Count 3: Battery with Serious Bodily Injury (victim: Christian Stoehr)
- Count 4: Reckless...
Ride with Shifting Gears 11/15/09
Approx. 34-40 miles, MODERATE
Meet: PANERA BREAD 4720 Lincoln Blvd Marina Del Rey 310. 823-3860 *PLEASE park near US BANK (corner of Lincoln and Mindanao Way in Marina Del Rey)
Time: 8:00 am Leave: 8:30 am
Route: We’ll warm up with a flat ride through the South Bay beach area before we ride around the PV Golf Course. One short steep hill plus a few short climbs. Shorter route will turn...
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WatchThe ride of a lifetime. Train with Shifting Gears Cycling for ALC 9. Sign up HERE.
-Video courtesy of Chris J. Russo
“PCH—smooth sailing!”
– Sunday’s ride brought lots of smiles as SG riders rode on the newly paved PCH. Whatta dream!!!
Click here for: Bike Cleaning by Leslie
PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT BY MAINTAINING AND CLEANING YOUR BIKE. IT WILL SAVE YOU TIME FRUSTRATION AND MONEY
$35.00 for anyone participating in a charity ride:
$45.00 for the general public:
To Book an appt: call and set up a time you drop off and pick up, turn around is same day or next day.
This includes drive train and chain, wash and wax frame, and wheel treatment.
Check and mark things...
Shifting Gears Classifieds
Selling a bike? Looking for one? Have a service to offer? Members can take advantage of posting their ads here on our bulletin board. Send an email with ALL the details of what you want to post to bulletin@shiftinggearscycling.com and we’ll get it listed.
Ride the coast this weekend 11/8/09
Come on out for a ride up PCH this Sunday, November 8th. We’re meeting at Helen’s Cycles, Santa Monica at 8:00am, and riding out at 8:30am. We’ll take a quick spin to Cross Creek in Malibu. Return to Helen’s for a flat fast 30 miler with one small hill, or continue on to Trancas for a beautiful 50 miler with rolling hills. PCH is dangerous and must be ridden with...