Trail Ramblings: Soon It Will Be Time To Get Out That Cold Weather Cycling Gear.
This is a re-post but cold weather and the gear you need to ride in it hasn’t changed much. Every year I find myself writing again about how to stay …
Trail Ramblings: E-Bikes In The News.
Everyone seems to have an opinion about e-bikes on the trails. Increasing active transportation and and leisure activities on the trails means more people riding them. In Sunday’s Lincoln Journal-Star …
Trail Ramblings: Lancaster Composite, A Guest Post By Heather Poore
Header Photo Local mountain bike team, reaches 50, raising funds for more kids on bikes. A guest post by Heather Poore When you think of youth sports, you may imagine …
Trail Ramblings: Trail Funding Going Off The Rails
In continuing troubling developments for trails and safety, previously approved grants for active transportation and trails were reversed September 9 by the DOT. CityLab reports that “The Trump administration canceled …
Trail Ramblings: Happy World Car-Free Day! Because We Can Dream.
September 22 is World Car-Free day. Surprised? The roots of this day are in the 1970’s and the oil crisis, but it became more popular in the 1990’s, according to …
Trail Ramblings: Have A Light?
This is an “encore” post, because it’s that time of year again. The weather is still fine for riding, but sunlight is in increasingly shorter supply. Nebraska law requires reflectors, …
Trail Ramblings: 10 Days Left For The Survey, And So Many Events
If you haven’t filled it out yet, you have until Sept. 19 to submit your input on Safe Streets Lincoln and the development of the Vision Zero Action Plan. “Safe …
Trail Ramblings: When A Bike Can Be A Second Car
It’s interesting to see how other cities go about growing their trail systems, and why. For many, one car and an e-cargo bike can do the job of two cars, …
Trail Ramblings: The Different Faces (Phases?) Of Gravel
Whether you’re a fan or not of the stuff that forms the gravel seas that surround us here, there’s no denying that last weekend saw the biggest concentration of gravel …
Trail Ramblings: Is That E-Bike Trail Legal?
Lincoln’s trails are for everyone: with exceptions. A guest post by Kathryn Kelly. Like many folks, I’ve enjoyed bicycles since I was a kid, and they evolved to meet my …