It’s not every day that I get to ride new roads, and the more I ride, the farther afield I have to go to find what I call “virgin roads”, but these are the rides that I love…
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This excursion out of Cottonwood Falls, KS on April 11th turned out to be a great little ride through the Flint Hills in early Spring.
Pictures from some recent bicycle rides around Eastern Kansas. Spring is finally starting to kick in!
With lousy weather predominating in recent weeks, riding opportunities have been limited. I did get out on a few rides to test out my new…
On the last day of Winter, I got out for a nice long ramble — about 35 miles of Miami County gravel southeast of Hillsdale.…
My Surly Long Haul Trucker had its first taste of singletrack, and found it rather tasty. The LHT is not exactly a mountain bike, but…
The Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant is a huge facility located in northwestern Johnson County, KS near the town of De Soto. The plant manufactured smokeless…
I loaded up my new wheelset — Mavic XC717 rims, Shimano Deore XT hubs (thanks, 9Toes!) — with a pair of Nashbar Multi-Purpose MTB Tires…
I wrecked my mountain bike two months ago, began riding again about 3 weeks after the accident, and have been riding it regularly ever since.…