Rambling Different Trails: Putting The Puzzle Together.
This past week I’ve been exploring the levee roads upstream from Zhoukou. The Yinghe and the Shahe rivers meet on the western edge of the city but I’d never found …
Rambling Different Trails: Fast Forward To The Present
I was reminded a few days ago just how quickly things are changing here in Zhoukou. I was commenting on the small village roads I’d been riding lately. Another oral …
Rambling Different Trails: The Thin Gray Lines.
First an update from last week. In Shanghai a task force has been rounding up bike shares off the sidewalks. Apparently there are so many that people were complaining that …
Rambling Different Trails: An Adventure In Bike Shares.
We are back from a week in Nanjing, Suzhou, and Shanghai, and are excited to see that bike shares are so common there. Nanjing is a modern city, heavily damaged …
Trail Ramblings: Driven Beyond Patience.
It’s easy to take for granted the dependability and generally law-abiding nature of Lincoln motorists, excepting of course the (lack of) use of turn signals. Here in China if there’s …
Rambling Different Trails: Being Good Ambassadors.
Whether you are based in Lincoln, Nebraska or Zhoukou, Henan, as long as you are on a bicycle you represent All Cyclists in the eyes of those you meet. Here …
Rambling Different Trails: Finding The Levee Trail.
Holiday season in high gear in China and even if I didn’t know the date (begins January 28, or January 1 Lunar calendar, lasting a week) I’d be able to …
Rambling Different Trails: Road Trip!
Our recent trip to Yunnan province was not a biking trip, but we did manage to bike a few days. In Kunming while looking for rental options I did come …
Updates to Lincoln's Bike Laws: A Win!
Great news, Lincoln cyclists! On December 12, the Lincoln City Council approved a set of proposed changes to Lincoln’s city ordinances related to bicycling. You can read a full description …
Rambling Other Trails: The Group Ride.
I finally got a small group of students to join me for a group ride. The plan had been to ride to Huaiyang, but having a plan B proved to …