DirtBum Posts

December 20, 2016

Well now. It’s been over four years since I posted on this blog, but here I am again. Despite a gross dereliction of duty, I…

September 3, 2012
August 21, 2012
July 22, 2012

A travelogue and photos from a 5-day/4-night tour of Johnson, Miami, Linn, and Bourbon counties on the east-central edge of Kansas.

July 4, 2012

The temperature gauge read 107°F, the odometer read 115.9 miles, so can can say that I beat the heat! Might not have been the brightest idea to embark on a century on such a hot day, but it worked out to be a memorable ride.

April 29, 2012

A detailed look at a 1988 Giant RS930, a lugged steel road bike that I was allowed to borrow for a few days to evaluate. Here are my impressions.

April 28, 2012

Head on over to Kansas Cyclist for a travelogue of a ride I did as part of this year’s ’30 Days of Biking’ challenge.

April 18, 2012

Trying to nail down differences between tires (and bikes) by riding the same course multiple times with different equipment. Not sure if the experiment solved anything, but the results were interesting…

April 5, 2012
April 3, 2012