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Conference noted::bicycle

Title:	Bicycling
Notice:	Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:	JAMIN::WASSER

Created:	Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3214
Total number of notes:	31946

210.0. "NEW ENGLAND AREA RALLY, 1987" by CHEAPR::NORTON () Thu Feb 12 1987 12:02

    I just got an a registration form for Near '87.  If anybody's
    interested in attending, it's going to be held July 30-August 2
    at UNH, Durham, New Hampshire.  Some of the activities planned
    are rides, workshops, manufacturer exhibits, movies, live music,
    boat tours, lobster & clambake, wine & cheese party, and fashion
    show.  
    
    Anybody who wants to eat or sleep there needs to register by June
    19.  There's a wide variety of prices, depending on whether you
    sleep and eat there, or just show up for rides.
                                                                   
    To get a registration form, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope
    to:	
    			Barbara Paiton
    			U.N.H. Conference Office
    			Pettee House
    			Durham, NH 03824
    			(603) 862-1922

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
210.1	DEC people are involved	EUCLID::PAULHUS	Chris @ MLO 8-3/T13 DTN 223-6871	`Thu Feb 12 1987 14:33`	22
	For inside information: DEC people are very involved - I'm on the organizing committee and in charge of exhibits, and Ed Fisher is the head of the Rides Committee NOVA::FISHER. The HOT TIP for NEAR is that by paying a bit more (or maybe less, if you get 5 or more people together) you can avoid the usual dorm room and get an apartment with kitchen and bath! It's $45 for the weekend for the dorm room and $220 for 4 to 6 people for the apartment. If you want to do it 'in style', you can opt for the New England Center for elegant dining, and a dinner cruise too. This is going to be one nice event. For those who are not familiar with GEARs, NEARs, etc: These are major bike rallys with 500 to 1500 bike riders attending. They are usually held at a large university during the summer for the cheap housing and mass food service. There are rides from 5 to 125 miles at most of them, usually 20 or more different rides to choose from, from easy (can bring small kids) to killers. Your time at the event will be absolutely filled, forcing you to make decisions about which ride, workshop, meal, social event, exhibit, etc. to go to and what to pass up. Try it! - Chris pass up.
210.2	More Info	ENUF::JSMITH		`Fri Feb 13 1987 15:44`	3
	When will info on rides, workshops, etc. be available? Is there an entry fee for each ride or activity? Whats a GEAR? Are the rides competative for prizes or just for fun?
210.3		EUCLID::PAULHUS	Chris @ MLO 8-3/T13 DTN 223-6871	`Wed Feb 18 1987 15:20`	16
	Info on rides, workshops, etc are contained in a booklet that you recieve at Registration, when you get to the event. For detailed ride info, you might bug the Rides Chairman. A one-covers-all registration fee covers rides, workshops, exhibits, etc. You pay for meals and housing as seperate packages. The total for the weekend, if you are staying in a dorm, runs about $130. Fancy dining, boat cruises, apartments, etc are more. The rides are, like most club rides, for [hmmm.... what are club rides for ? ] pleasure, health, social, senic, etc. (not competitive)(much). I think the event registration fee is about 15 to 20$. A GEAR is the same kind of thing, but sponsored by LAW and an LAW affiliated club. GEAR-UP will be held on Long Island two weeks before NEAR - see Bicycle USA for information, the Almanac for registration forms. NEAR differes in that LAW is not involved (so far, mayby in the future) and that not just one club, but many clubs participate in the event's organizational chores. - Chris