Rambling Different Trails: It Was A Great Week To Ride.
After last week’s long and exciting ride to Luyi I was ready to explore more new territory. On the longer rides, you can notice a real shift in local character …
Rambling Different Trails: Luyi Or Bust.
I finally did the ride to Luyi I’d been pining for since last spring. It’s like riding to Omaha and back, so I had to reserve a decent chunk of …
Rambling Other Trails: A Constant Churning.
It’s always interesting for me to ride my old routes from last year and see the changes. Certain aspects of Chinese culture and landscape might seem immune to change. The …
Rambling Different Trails: From Rubble To Renewal.
From the constant destruction is coming reconstruction. The new mayor has set his sights on modernizing Zhoukou. The new river park was a done deal when he took office, but …
Rambling Different Trails: A Death In The Cycling Family.
It’s been a terrible week for Lincoln’s cycling community. It saw broken bones and death, as well as at least two more “accidents,” one hurt badly, involving motorists and cyclists. …
Rambling Different Trails: It’s Time To Mask Up.
Last Monday’s beautiful ride through the countryside had the unfortunate consequence of knocking me down for most of the week due to the lack of a mask. If I lived …
Rambling Different Trails: Getting Lost And Getting Flats, Just Like Before.
I’ve managed a few rides around the rain this week. Some roads are improved, I’m happy to see, while others are not. With so much traffic I’m sure it’s hard …
Rambling Different Trails: Waiting For The Skies To Clear
I thought by this time I’d have been out to re-visit some of my favorite bike haunts. My plans have been thwarted by the fact that it’s been raining every …
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 …
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 …