Trail Ramblings: One More Time
This time next week I’ll be back to teaching English and riding my bike around Zhoukou for another ten months. That was not originally the plan, but there was no …
Getting Along: Gravel Worlds Privateer Recap
This year the masterminds behind Lincoln’s increasingly popular gravel-road sufferfest, Gravel Worlds, introduced an option for those of us who are new, under-trained to do 150 miles in a day, …
Trail Ramblings: A Ride To Remember, Every Year.
Many of us have a favorite ride of the year, the one we look forward to most. For some, it may be Trail Trek. Others count the days until Jingle …
Trail Ramblings: So What’s All That Grass Over There?
Whether we’re taking it easy or crushing it on the trails and roads around Lincoln, we are experiencing nature around us in some form. Do you know what it is …
Trail Ramblings: What Do We Want For Our Trails?
Our excellent trail system in and around Lincoln is a resource all of us who use it are happy to have. Whenever a piece of it is disrupted, especially a …
Trail Ramblings: So What’s Holding You Back?
An interesting fact rolled in front of my eyes this past week. Of women registered to race in Gravel Worlds this August 19, there are more master women, those over …
Getting Along: New Job, New Commute
For three years, I rode the same route, year-round. I knew every crack and pothole. I knew where ice would form in the shady spots. I navigated the most dangerous …
Trail Ramblings: Happy Under The Trees, But Sometimes Out, Too.
Someone asked me the other day what I missed most about China and today I thought of one more thing. The tree covered B-roads. As much as I love riding …
Trail Ramblings: Heat Lovers, This Is Your Weather, But Stay Safe.
I hear some of you like to ride in the heat. More power to you. For the rest of us, we have to find ways to deal with it and …
Trail Ramblings: What’s New, Lincoln?
We are back in Lincoln now and the jet lag wasn’t too bad. I’ve managed to get out and ride every day since in our fair city. After the past …