Trail Ramblings: More About Those Gaps.
I’ve been talking about the MoPac gap from Wabash to South Bend lately, but the other gaps that exist; Lincoln to Valparaiso, then Brainerd to Norfolk, are also important links …
Trail Ramblings: Inching Closer.
Over the last few years we’ve been keeping an eye on the proposed trail along the Beal Slough linking the trail south of Pine Lake and 56th over to 70th …
Trail Ramblings: Let’s Talk About Trails.
Two news items about trails frequented by area cyclists surfaced today. The first is about the gap in the MoPac Trail from Wabash to the Platte River Bridge. As previously …
Trail Ramblings: It’s Time For The Ratings.
The annual results for People For Bikes Best Places To Bike just came out, and we’re up a few notches from last year. We’ve moved from 36 to 39 out …
Trail Ramblings: What IS That Plant?
You ride past them, but do you know what they are? Trail corridors and waterways are great places to see both native plants and opportunistic interlopers. Some are medicinal, some …
Trail Ramblings: Looking For A Good Used Bike, And To Support A Good Cause?
This Saturday June 15th 9-12 is the Lincoln Bike Kitchen‘s Annual Bike Sale at 1635 S. 1st Street.“25 of the highest quality bikes we’ve seen during the past year will …
Trail Ramblings: Happy World Bicycle Day!
Let’s celebrate with some new trail news. Or, more specifically, a new bridge and a new trail. Work has begun on the old Rock Island Railroad trestle over Salt Creek. …
Trail Ramblings: Slowly but surely.
If you’d like to see a glimpse of our possible future, be a bicycle tourist. I’ve been one, and I see them pass through Lincoln. Bicycle touring has been around …
Trail Ramblings: Bike Week!
For a more complete list of bike week activities refer to the blog post of two weeks ago.It looks like we’ll have nearly perfect weather for riding all bike week. …
Trail Ramblings: The Best Bike Racks Are Simple- A Guest Post by Sarah Knight
I was talking to fellow bike commuter and usual BicycLincoln blogger Janine lately about bike parking, lamenting the fact that so many items sold to well-meaning business owners as “bike …