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Project Bike: Puch Cavette III stumbled across an old 10-speed bike at a garage sale. It was brand I'd never heard of, and looked like it had been sitting in a basement for a couple decades...
New To Me: Dahon Vitesse D7HGI've been thinking about looking for a folding bike for awhile now, something easier to travel with than a full-sized bike. Putting the Long Haul Trucker inside...
Dahon City Tour TestMy wife and I were in Kansas City, near the Plaza, for a family wedding this weekend, and I had a bit of time to spare between reception setup and the actual se...
Southwestern Road Trip PhotosI'm back from a long-planned road trip to the southwestern United States, visiting many places I'd never been before, and seeing some amazing sights. My wife an...
Groundhog Day 200KOn February 2nd I took advantage of the unseasonably mild temperatures to participate in the Free State Border Patrol, a 200+ kilometer "permanent" route create...
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Tour of Missouri Pre-Pre-Ride
Posted on September 6, 2008 | No CommentsIn what has already become a tradition, members of the Mid-Day/Mid-Week BikeSource Ride took their annual trip to Parkville to pre-ride the Kansas City Tour of Missouri route, and since the Tour Of Champions is the official pre-ride, that makes this, I guess, the pre-pre-ride. Anyway … six of us... -
Running With The Big Dogs
Posted on September 5, 2008 | No CommentsThe ride invitation from a local bike club was too much to resist: Awesome Gravel Road Ride — some pavement, lots of gravel, really great scenery, one abandoned road and a few hills. The route is about 40 miles, I expect to ride it at a moderate to easy pace... -
State Line Ramble
Posted on August 29, 2008 | No CommentsI had planned to take today off in preparation for a weekend gravel tour, but with the trip aborted due to my riding partner having unexpected work conflicts, I decided to ride some gravel before I took the knobby tires off the bike. I selected a route I’d been thinking... -
A Ride on the Dark Side
Posted on August 27, 2008 | 1 CommentI’ve heard and read about nighttime trail rides, but never experienced one for myself, so when I got a call from 9Toes asking if I wanted to ride the Kill Creek trails, I said “Hell, yeah,” even though I’d just ridden a rather past-paced 55-mile road ride in the morning.... -
A Little Sore
Posted on August 23, 2008 | No CommentsAfter a few days off the bike, and a fairly fast-paced Wednesday group ride, I was surprised to find myself a bit of soreness in the quads prior to yesterday’s Lawrence River Trail ride. Though that trail’s is fast and flowing, and not particularly tough on the body, I can... -
Lawrence River Trail
Posted on August 22, 2008 | No CommentsWent for a short ride on the Lawrence River Trail in Lawrence, Kansas. This was my second time on the trail, and it was an even better experience than my first run. On my first trip, one section of the trail was underwater. This time, the water had receded and... -
Hot Cider
Posted on August 4, 2008 | 3 CommentsI rode the Cider Mill Century on Sunday, and with oppressive heat and a bit of wind, it was a long, hot day. After doing this same ride last yeat on the recumbent, I decided that this year I wanted to try it on the mountain bike, just to see... -
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...