tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76807765027233591202024-03-14T01:00:05.725-04:00Gears Girls Women's Road Cycling GroupGearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-5328668477555281152012-05-12T07:34:00.002-04:002012-05-14T13:45:57.267-04:002012 Gears Girls Rides PostponedDue to recent major changes at Gears Bike Shop, the 2012 Gears Girls rides (which were set to start on Tuesday, May 15th) have been postponed to a yet to be determined date. Gears Bike Shop and Gears Girls wants to ensure that all club rides are safe and enjoyable so until that time, the rides will be postponed. Please check the Gears Bike Shop website for updates about Gears Girls and other clubGearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-81767138936892379702011-08-28T18:29:00.000-04:002011-08-28T18:28:42.196-04:00Final Gears Girls Update for the 2011 Season - week of August 29thHi Girls. This will be my final update for the 2011 Gears Girls season! Come out to one of our final rides of the season - Monday, Tuesday and Thursday rides will all leave from Gears as usual at 6:30pm. To mark the end of the season, we'll do a slightly shorter ride on Monday and Thursday and, provided the weather is good and people are interested, we'll end GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-82193421465968409472011-08-21T18:27:00.000-04:002011-08-21T18:26:59.306-04:00Gears Girls Update for the Week of August 22nd Hey Girls. Second last week of the official Gears Girls season! Come out and ride while you can! All rides will proceed as normal this week. As always, check the blog for updates regarding weather cancellations. The final 2011 Gears Girls ride will be on Thursday, September 1st. There will not be an organized Saturday ride on Saturday, September 3rd because of the GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-48924408962463525242011-08-15T16:45:00.001-04:002011-08-15T16:45:47.273-04:00Monday Gears Girls Ride Cancelled due to rain Hey Girls. It's pouring here in Oakville - not sure what it's doing elsewhere. I checked the weather forecast and it's calling for chance of rain and thunderstorms on and off this evening. In light of that - and the fact that it's currently pouring - I'm going to have to cancel tonight's GG ride. If you're hardcore and looking to ride in the rain post something to FB to see if you can GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-63114717598696244462011-08-15T12:57:00.001-04:002011-08-15T12:57:43.015-04:00Gears Girls Update for the week of August 15, 2011 Hi Girls. Hope you all had a great weekend! All is a go as usual for this week - rides will proceed as normal tonight, tomorrow, Thursday and Saturday. Weather looks a bit iffy for the week so be sure to check the blog http://gearsgirls.blogspot.com for updates and possible ride cancellations due to inclement weather. The Gears Girls season will soon be over so be sure to GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-79565012375558854642011-08-02T15:17:00.001-04:002011-08-02T15:17:40.849-04:00Gears Girls Update - Week of August 1st, 2011Hi Girls. Sorry about the delay in getting out the weekly update...hope everyone remembered that there was no ride yesterday . Rides will go on as usual tonight and Thursday. We may get another early start on Saturday (7am or 7:30am) depending on the weather forecast - starting at 7am has worked well as we've been avoiding a lot of the heat and getting back to Gears in timeGearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-90255497976520696262011-07-28T16:41:00.001-04:002011-07-28T16:41:53.502-04:00Tonight's Gears Girls Ride - weather update Hi girls. A number of you have emailed to ask if tonight's ride is still on. It's not raining in Oakville but it looks very overcast and like it may start raining soon - doesn't call for rain tonight but who knows. I'm not going to cancel tonight's ride because it may turn out just fine but we may have to make a last minute call on the ride or turn around early. I'mGearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-46953404282923465352011-07-24T17:36:00.001-04:002011-07-24T17:36:44.550-04:00Gears Girls Update for the week of July 25thHi Girls. All rides will proceed as planned this week - check the blog http://gearsgirls.blogspot.com for weather updates if necessary. Remember, there are no longer organized GG rides on Wednesday evenings - all other evening rides will proceed as normal. With the approaching long weekend, there will NOT be organized rides on Saturday, July 30th or Monday,GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-36489438650198247812011-07-20T09:23:00.001-04:002011-07-20T09:23:10.936-04:00Gears Girls - update re Thursday's GG rideHi Girls. Further to my weekly update, I have not been able to find anyone to lead the Thursday GG ride. As I mentioned in my update, I will not be cancelling the ride - anyone that wants to ride should plan on showing up at Gears as usual for 6:30pm and enjoy a "leaderless" ride . Alternately, post a message to the Gears Girls FB page to see who will be riding. Hope you GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-6599015819138462342011-07-17T21:50:00.000-04:002011-07-17T21:49:58.527-04:00Gears Girls Update for the Week of July 18thHey Girls. Hope everyone is well and getting some good rides in. With the hot weather we've been having remember how important it is to stay well hydrated - before, during and after the ride! Tim and I will be out for the ride tomorrow (Monday), but won't be around Tuesday or Thursday as we're both on vacation. I still need a couple people willing to help out with bothGearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-81821907810415155972011-07-11T15:24:00.000-04:002011-07-11T15:24:25.629-04:00GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-57078656545846187982011-07-11T09:54:00.001-04:002011-07-11T09:54:38.400-04:00Gears Girls Update for the Week of July 11th Hi girls. Hope you're all well and taking advantage of the good (but hot) weather and getting out there on your bikes. When it's this hot and humid I can't stress how important it is to hydrate well both during the day in anticipation of riding as well as during the ride. When it's this hot, you should have 2 full water bottles for evening rides - be sure to use a high quality GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-75080895787133871402011-07-04T14:03:00.001-04:002011-07-04T14:03:14.298-04:00Gears Girls Update for the Week of July 4, 2011 Hi Girls. Sorry about the delay in this week's update! Tim and I were on vacation all week and we only just got back. Rode pretty much every day. Found some awesome new routes. Ate and drank too much. Now back to work I suppose! All rides will proceed as normal this week. As always, check the blog http://gearsgirls.blogspot.com for updates regarding ride cancellations due to GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-70488584130761394962011-06-26T09:27:00.001-04:002011-06-26T09:27:27.150-04:00Gears Girls Update - Week of June 27thHey Girls. For those of you who did Tour of Waterloo today, hope it went well. Weather is/was great so it looks like you had ideal riding conditions. Yesterday turned out to be a great day weather-wise as well - looked like rain in the morning but with the exception of a bit of wind the weather turned out to be great. We did a really nice 100km ride up Snake Road hitting a GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-21722524471993206242011-06-23T16:39:00.001-04:002011-06-23T16:39:39.948-04:00Tonight's Gears Girls Ride Cancelled due to rain Hi Girls. In light of the current weather (don't know what it's doing around you but it was just pouring in south Oakville...and isn't looking like it's getting any better) tonight's Gears Girls ride is cancelled :( See you soon! Mel http://gearsgirls.blogspot.com/ GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-61566719176922868982011-06-21T22:19:00.001-04:002011-06-21T22:19:38.072-04:00Wednesday Gears Girls RideHey Girls. For those of you riding tomorrow night (Wednesday) - neither Tim nor myself will be at the ride because of work commitments. I know you'll be fine without me . Take care of one another, ride safe and have a great ride. As of right now the weather doesn't look promising for the next couple of days; as usual, I will update the blog (and try to send an email) if the GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-13805057199322995332011-06-20T12:21:00.001-04:002011-06-20T12:21:11.740-04:00Important Gears Girls Safety Information - Please read! Hi Girls. I was just told by one of the Gears staff members that last week one of the staff at Gears witnessed a cyclist in a Gears Girls kit running several stop lights while on her bike. Please note that this is totally unacceptable behaviour and is not condoned by the club or by Gears Bike Shop. It's hard enough to get drivers to take road cyclists seriously and treat them GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-9589917129655085192011-06-20T09:44:00.000-04:002011-06-20T09:45:02.190-04:00Gears Girls Update - Week of June 20th Hey Girls. Another great week of riding! All rides are a go this week unless of course there are rain cancellations - as usual, check the blog http://gearsgirls.blogspot.com for updates. A couple things to note and consider: Gears Girls Jerseys and Jackets: There are still a few remaining jerseys and jackets that need to be picked up from Gears. Drop by Gears anytime GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-77538962393949135472011-06-17T09:39:00.002-04:002011-06-17T09:43:06.983-04:00Gears Girls Sleeveless Jerseys - place your order quickly!Hey Girls.
Many of you have asked about sleeveless Gears Girls jerseys. Well, here they are. My friends at Niko Apparel as usual did a great job with the designs - thanks go out to Joe, Claudia, Ching and Brandon for getting the designs done so quickly! I have attached a picture of the jerseys along with an order form. Price is $60 each including HST. Fit will be comparable to the new GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-1361678645858333802011-06-16T16:36:00.001-04:002011-06-16T16:36:04.381-04:00Tonight's GG ride Hi Girls. It's overcast but not raining (yet). I'll wait until 5:30 to make a weather call but as of right now consider the ride a go. I won't have computer access once I leave work in about 5 minutes so please check the blog http://gearsgirls.blogspot.com for ride cancellations. NB, I'll only update the blog if the ride is cancelled. Hope to see you soon! Melhttp://GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-84307909108966544232011-06-13T08:01:00.001-04:002011-06-13T08:01:50.649-04:00Gears Girls Update - Week of June 13thHi Girls. Another great week of riding! Pace and skill levels of all groups continue to improve week by week - awesome work ladies! All rides will proceed as normal this week. Average distance for all rides this week will be between 40 and 45kms. Average pace has increased significantly since the beginning of the season and is more or less dictatedGearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-5099329403491551622011-06-10T14:20:00.001-04:002011-06-10T14:20:07.137-04:00Saturday Gears Girls RideHi Girls. Due to a last minute work committment I won't be at the ride tomorrow (Saturday) morning. If you normally ride on Saturday's and were planning on riding tomorrow, I would recommend posting something to the Gears Girls FB page to see who else is riding. Alternately, if you were planning on riding tomorrow feel free to drop me a line and I'll put you in touch with anyone else who GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-78260499345166316872011-06-05T10:28:00.000-04:002011-06-05T10:27:37.352-04:00Gears Girls update - week of June 6thHey Girls.Some great rides this week! I'm really impressed how much the pace and general skill level has picked up just in the past month. Kudos to those of you who have been coming out regularly and working hard!All groups will continue to ride at a pace that is comfortable for the majority of riders. While we have been splitting the Monday, Tuesday and Thursday groups up (due to size), evenGearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-60444398221151638742011-06-03T11:35:00.001-04:002011-06-03T11:35:50.891-04:00Midweek Cycling Club's Ladies Ride - Saturday, June 4Hi Girls. See below re Michelle Payne of Midweek Cycling Club's "ladies only ride" taking place tomorrow (Saturday) at 8:30am. Michelle's ride sounds like a great option for women looking for a shorter distance ride and a more relaxed pace. For additional information, contact Michelle at michip@sympatico.ca. Mel Good Morning Ladies! I will be guiding our "GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680776502723359120.post-48449003303995246382011-05-30T09:34:00.001-04:002011-05-30T09:34:09.154-04:00Gears Girls Update for the week of May 30thHi Girls.Great job by everyone who participated in Bike 4 Betty yesterday! Lots of Gears Girls kits visible on the route...and lots of money raised for a great cause! Lisa uploaded the 75km route to the GG Facebook page - check it out if you're interested.Gears Girls Jerseys and JacketsIf you ordered a jersey and/or jacket - they're ready for pick up from Gears. I can't wait to see everyone out GearsGirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021780516369715762noreply@blogger.com