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Trail of Death RambleSometimes you stumble across the coolest places when you're rambling ... I've been seeing signs marking the "Trail of Death", but I didn't know what it was all ...
Franklin County Rough Roads TourSoutheastern Franklin County, Kansas boasts a good number of minimum-maintenance roads. I've ridden them all before, but never all on the same ride. It's been a...
Tour of Rural FencesA "Tour of Rural Fences" seemed like a fun theme for a bike ride -- fences are easy to overlook, but it turns out that a lot of people take great pride in their...
ShakedownIn preparation for my upcoming mini-tour (Flint Hills Bike Tour On Tap) I wanted to get in a good test ride, fully loaded, just to make sure there weren't any m...
Wiener Dog Rescue ServiceOn Labor Day, I hooked up with Bill Poindexter (carfree American) for a ride on the Flint Hills Nature Trail. We started the ride off in Osawatomie, at John Bro...
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Archive for July, 2008
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Handlebar Musings
Posted on July 30, 2008 | No CommentsMy bike’s handlebar is an Easton EA50 Monkeybar, which has a 1.5 inch rise and 9 degrees of sweep. Coming from a recumbent, and with a history of Repetitive Strain Injury, hand comfort was a major concern with an upright bike. Going into this little experiment, I didn’t really know... -
South to Somerset
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsOn a day that promised firecracker-hot temperatures, but instead delivered a slightly soggy and overcast sky, Reed and I did a gravel road ride south to the town of Somerset in central Miami County, Kansas. For the first part of the ride, we followed the same route that 9Toes and... -
B-Day Dirt
Posted on July 27, 2008 | 2 CommentsThe morning was warm and hazy, the air heavy with humidity as I rode the short stretch of gravel over to Gardner and hooked up with 9Toes for his birthday ride. After confabbing briefly at his place, we took off, rolling through town on 183rd and then onto gravel, stopping... -
BuRP
Posted on July 22, 2008 | No CommentsAfter not having a chance to ride at all over the weekend, I had some errands to run in Kansas City, so I took the opportunity to visit a trail system I’d never ridden before, even though it’s only about 25 miles from my house. The trail system is known... -
Hard and Fast
Posted on July 21, 2008 | No CommentsAfter poking along on the Rantoul Ride, I felt like opening it up a bit, and rode a short loop on some local roads, southwest towards Hillsdale Lake. It turned out to be about 21 miles, probably 95% gravel, mostly flattish, but a few short and steep hills, and one... -
Ride ‘Round Rantoul
Posted on July 21, 2008 | No CommentsA friend and I took a little a little day trip to ride the gravel roads around the very small town of Rantoul, Kansas. Rantoul is located midway between Paola and Ottawa in eastern Kansas. The country is mostly farmland and pastureland, with the terrain dominated by the Marais des... -
Welcome To DirtBum
Posted on July 18, 2008 | No CommentsThis is the DirtBum blog. I’m the bum, I ride dirt — gravel roads and trails. If you’re interested in a little background info on the site and on me read About DirtBum. This site is primarily a personal blog, telling the stories of my bicycle rides on the back...