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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...
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...
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...
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...
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Night Ride Home
Posted on October 26, 2008 | 1 CommentDid a fun night ride last night with some local folk I’ve been wanting to ride with for ages. For a night-time ride in late October, there was actually quite a crowd — ten riders, including myself, 9Toes, commuterDude, Noah, so other fellows I’d met but never ridden with before,... -
Before The Rain Set In
Posted on October 22, 2008 | No CommentsWith rain in the forecast for the next several days, and a sunny (though cool and windy) day on tap, I took off for a short afternoon gravel ride, heading to Baldwin City and back. The route followed 183rd Street due west, following the same path I rode in September... -
Steep Hills and Old Bridges
Posted on October 21, 2008 | 6 CommentsAfter weeks of cajoling, finally got 9Toes out on that gravel grind we’ve been talking about. We’d initially planned to take to do an organized ride in the Flint Hills, but faced with the prospect of a 6am start and a two-hour drive, we instead elected to keep it close... -
311 Kickyerbutt Road
Posted on October 9, 2008 | No CommentsAfter a weekend of wind, followed by two days of rain, a sunny day with mild wind was too much to pass up, so Reed and I took a little field trip to lovely Miami County, Kansas (with a side trip across the state line to Missouri). We parked in... -
A Long Slow Grind
Posted on October 5, 2008 | 2 CommentsI was in the mood for a nice long ride today. I could have joined some friends on the Octoginta ride, but I did that ride last year. I would have enjoyed the company, but I didn’t feel like getting up early and spending $25 to ride a route I... -
A Bit of Missouri Dirt
Posted on September 26, 2008 | No CommentsTook the bike along for a short trip to visit my folks, and got a chance to take it out for a short gravel ride late one afternoon. My parents live on a farm in Lafayette County, MO, just south of the Missouri River in the west-central part of the... -
Tour de Detour
Posted on September 22, 2008 | 2 CommentsLast year, about this time, a friend and I did a little private, self-supported century I called the Loop Le Loup Century. This year, we decided to open the ride up to a select group of friends and acquaintances. We picked a route, picked the date — September 13th —... -
Crawdad Salute
Posted on September 14, 2008 | 1 CommentWith the weekend century plans kaput due to relentless rain (hoping to reschedule for next weekend), I took off for an afternoon ride in the rain, if for nothing else than to test some new gear. First, I wanted to check out the new rain jacket I bought (a Specialized... -
Hard Forty
Posted on September 12, 2008 | 1 CommentWith the weather forecast calling for rain the next two days, I headed out for a gravel ride, heading due west to Douglas State Fishing Lake, north a bit, then back pretty much straight east. It was an rather warm and humid day, but overcast with a wind form the... -
Lone Elm Park
Posted on September 10, 2008 | No CommentsAlthough I live only a few miles from Olathe’s Lone Elm Park, I’d never ridden there. I’d driven through the park, and new about the softball and soccer fields, as well as the handsome picnic shelter. I also knew there were some walking trails there. But I didn’t realize they...