What’s been happening at GEARS lately? With the launch of the new website, we want to build an expectation of communication to our GEARS Community. This section is meant to start that process by sharing information about what’s happening at GEARS, whether that be an event, a new product launch or a fantastic new service.
Get Out There Magazine’s 2011 Readers’ Choice Award
GEARS just got fantastic news! Thanks to our fantastic clients we are a recipient of Get Out There Magazine’s 2011 Readers’ Choice Award(s). Get Out There Magazine Website
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The Readers’ Choice Awards, in their 8th year, provide Get Out There readers from across the country the opportunity to vote on the people, places, events and organizations that make active living in Canada great. This year over 1,500 readers cast votes in over 46 different categories.
The RCAs are awarded for Eastern Canada, Western Canada and nationally in some categories (where a company or organization operates in at least one province in Eastern and Western Canada).
The official list of winners will be announced in the February issue of Get Out There, which will hit the street on February 1.
PB Gold Medal Triathlon Seminar
Former olympic coach Barrie Shepley and Sean Bechtel (winner of many Subaru races and past national team athlete) will share 10 specific strategies and methods to improve your triathlon – duathlon or running performance in 2012. Whether sprint triathlon or ironman, 5k or marathon these two senior ontario multisport professionals will send you home with valuable ways to stay away from injury and improve your performance on a limited amount of training time. Barrie will also share some behind the scenes stories about CANADA’S 2012 Olympians.
Monday, January 30th, 2012
18:15–19:15
GEARS Toronto
109 Vanderhoof Avenue ( map )
Toronto, ON
M4G 2H7
GEARS Power Training
Instructor-led 12-week program. Bring your bike to GEARS Toronto and experience the advantage of training with power in an Instructor-led group setting. Utilizing the industry-leading power-based Computrainer, riders of all levels can train in a group setting at intensities that are normalized for each participant. Click here for more information.
Self-Guided Training. Bring your bike to GEARS Mississauga or GEARS Toronto and experience the advantage of training with power. If our regular group-based sessions don’t fit into your schedule no problem, our Tacx virtual-reality trainers (and Computrainers in Toronto) can be reserved for 90-min training blocks anytime during regular store hours (outside of regular scheduled group sessions). Click here for more information.
Gears/Joyride 150 Kids Winter Program
Starts first week of Jauary 2012!
Ages 6 – 14 yrs
$199/4 sessions
Winter is fast approaching and finding activities to keep kids moving is a top priority! Gears Bike Shop is proud to partner with Joyride 150 to offer indoor winter riding programs for kids! Joyride 150, located at 150 Bullock Drive in Markham, is a 90,000 sq. ft. indoor bike park that offers a wild array of courses, tracks, pathway, obstacles and platforms for every discipline in cycling! Gears will provide expert instruction from a staff team that will train at introductory, intermediate and advanced levels.
Check out GEARS Young Riders for more information on this fun and safe winter program.