I love exploring the back roads of Miami County, KS. To some degree, that’s because most of the roads are unfamiliar to me, but mostly…
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There are two hills on 135th Street in Olathe, that are known locally as the “Twisted Sisters”. It’s hard to say exactly how they stack…
The new Surly Long Haul Trucker is basically stock, except for a few little additions I’ve made: Rear Rack: The rear rack is a Planet…
Welcome, if you would, a new member of the DirtBum bicycle family, a Surly Long Haul Trucker (follow the link for detailed specifications): I got…
Thinking back on the year, it’s rather hard to pick out just a few favorites. With over 200 rides, there were certainly a lot to…
When I hurt my shoulder on December 7th, I figured my year was done for, and I’d finish up just short of 6000 miles for…
Looks like my cycling season has reached a premature end. Sunday afternoon I drove to Lawrence, KS to ride the Clinton Lake Trails with 9Toes.…
Awoke to snow in the ground for the first time this season, and decided to go out and play in it a bit. I stayed…
Earlier in the year, many of my rides seemed to be of the “long and slow” variety, as I built up the base miles. Later,…