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Changing Gears United States
24 September - 1 October, 2005
Los Angeles, California to San Francisco, California

Click here for daily stories and photos from the ride.

Click here for Media Coverage.

Changing Gears 2005 is a global adventure with one week rides in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Participants arrive three days early for practice rides before setting out on the adventure of a lifetime!

Click on the links below for daily ride schedules:

Day 0 - Los Angeles
Day 1 - Los Angeles to Ventura (via Malibu)
Day 2 - Ventura to Buellton (via Santa Barbara)
Day 3 - Buellton to Cambria (via San Luis Obispo)
Day 4 - Cambria to Monterey (via Big Sur)
Day 5 - Monterey to Palo Alto (via Santa Cruz and San Jose)
Day 6 - Palo Alto to San Rafael (via Walnut Creek and Vallejo)
Day 7 - San Rafael to Rohnert Park (via Healdsburg and Guerneville)
Day 8 - Rohnert Park to San Francisco (via Sonoma)


Motorcycle Sponsor

Harley-Davidson www.harley-davidson.com

Harley-Davidson will provide 20 motorcycles for our riders in the United States and transport the bikes to and from our start and finish.

We are delighted that this icon of motorcycling is again supporting our vision and this incredible event.

Sponsors

We are delighted to have the support of major companies who have chosen to sponsor individual riders.

Click on the riders names below to read their profiles and about their sponsors.

Megan Dwyer - Proudly sponsored by Genentech

Cathy Huston - Proudly sponsored by Wolverine World Wide, Inc

Gayla Winn - Proudly sponsored by Bike Candy

Supporters

Buff Downunder www.buff.com.au

Amazon Heart is delighted to announce the support of Buff Downunder, the Australian distributor of the fabulous Buff performance headwear (as seen on the television show Survivor).  Buff Downunder is producing special edition Amazon Heart Buffs for all of our 2005 event participants, and donating additional buffs to support our fundraising.

Amazon Heart Buffs are exclusively available at Changing Gears - The Global Run 2005 events.

Map Link www.maplink.com

Map Link of Santa Barbara, California has generously donated 32 California Atlases to help us navigate the challenging US route!

 

Changing Gears is an American Motorcycling Association
sanctioned event

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Copyright © 2005 Artemisia Enterprises, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Photographer Jill Karnicki.