Tis The Season - Peace, Happiness, Memories, More Rides & Beyond

[Larry Diffie]

Merry Christmas GEARs!

 

It’s been a while since I added words to this GEARs Group site, so I thought I’d take the time to wish you all the very best Christmas, Holiday and New Years!

 

According to our Wonderful Ride Coordinator – “Kentucky Bob”, 2025 was another Great Year of GEARs Riding!  He’ll be putting out numbers at the GEARs Awards Gathering coming up in early 2026 and in a future GEARs Newsletter.

 

To me, the key is that we keep Riding and enjoying the company of those we Ride alongside and the places the Routes take us!  I know we all appreciate all the Ride Leaders who show up and take us places!

 

Back to Riding and Christmas – how many of you had a bicycle under the Christmas Tree while you were growing up?  I remember my 1960 Schwinn Speedster, green, 26”, with a coaster brake.  The size was perfect for my 10-year-old long legs (I couldn’t raise the saddle of my 24” Red Schwinn Spitfire with a coaster brake any more), also a Christmas present.

 

There are many reasons to celebrate Christmas, and along with those reasons, for me, Christmas has been a primary reason for my still enjoying Riding it just keeps on giving – health, friendships, adventures, gets me outside into our wonderful world, and personal accomplishments.  Riding also brought my Beautiful Wife and I to Eugene so I could Ride next to Rivers, in places of green surroundings and yes, sometimes rain and cold – which led to my joining a GREAT CYCLING CLUB known as GEARs!

 

May this year fill you with even more Amazing Riding & Beyond Memories.

 

Peace & Merry Christmas to All!

Larry

[Richard Hughes]

Well said Larry and you have done more than you share to help bring us together. Kentucky Bob has done outstandingly herding grasshoppers to lead rides we all enjoy as it takes a peloton to make it work.

Peace and gratitude to all.

Richard

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[Mark LaPage]

Thanks Larry, Very well put. 

 

         Let's not forget & thank our fearless leader of all. Miss Kayna Robison for keeping us ALL focused on what's really important that we are all equal and that our cycling community has brought us all together to help make GEARs what it is today! I for one believe it was the best decision I made in 2023 to join GEARs.

 

Merry Christmas. Health & Many Miles for All in 2026 

 

Mark L 

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