A new short cut and more miles.

Our youngest is taking classes this month at Northstar High School so I rode with him there before going to work this morning.
On the way home we found a couple of guys prepping to pour a short cut connector trail where a dirt path had been worn in the grass where the John Dietrich connects to Holdrege street.
I made several trips up the hill since my last post getting me 13.2 miles and today's commute was 29.5 miles, for a total of 42.7 miles.

The Cottonwood 200.



Memorial Day weekend was the annual Cottonwood 200, a 200 mile, 3-day tour out of Topeka Kansas through the Flint Hill and back to Topeka. The price was right so a bunch of us from Lincoln signed up and went. The weather was brutal with tough winds and high temps, it was hard at times to even go 9 mph on the bike. They SAG'ed a record number of riders (myself included) in on the first day. I couldn't keep fluids down and was over heated. The scenery was awesome though and the tour was top notch all the way. The SAG stops were loaded with great food and drinks, and everyone was really helpful. The second day also had some tough hills and a direct headwind of 35 mph. We worked our tails off to ride the little over 20 miles South before turning back into a hot but rewarding tail-wind. The third day was the best weatherwise and ended the ride on a high note. We saw some neat sights, had a ton of fun and enjoyed the chance to get away for a long weekend on bikes. I wound up with 127.1 miles during the 3-day tour.

Find a way.

Try to find a way to make time to ride your bike. Last week I biked to the office and up the hill once racking up another 26.1 miles. It's not as much as I'd like, but I'm still getting out there every chance I get.

Get out and ride.

(image lifted off www.ribike.org)

After recovering from the bear attack during the NSFW Ride I've rode up the hill four times and to the office four times. The weather has been awesome and with a new helmet I'm good as new.

This is bike to work week, the CCC and Biketacular are this weekend, the Ride of Silence is tonight and so much more. It's prime season to get out and ride!

I'll be working in West Point tomorrow and on vacation Friday so I'm done for the week. Happy healing to Cletus and Ben.

Since my last post I've added another 102.3 miles onto the Trek.

The 3rd Annual NSFW Ride.

16 of us met up at the Zoo this morning and made stops at Joy Ride, The Bike Rack, Pepe's, Ivanna Cone, and Monkey Wrench Cycles.

The weather was perfect and spirits were high despite a couple of mishaps. One was a bear that came after our group on the 84th St trail till I saved everyone and came away with just a few abrasions. The other happened as we rode down a tight section of N 1st St.

We had a blast and got home with 45.6 miles for the day.

Saving fuel.

Another great day to bike your drive. Give it a try sometime. The work commute today was 21.4 fun filled miles.

Love these spring miles.

Tonight on the ride home from work I dropped off some 3rd Annual NSFW Ride flyers at bike shops. This year it starts at the Bicycle Rest Stop sculpture where the Rock Island and Billy Wolfe trails intersect on the North side of the zoo at 9am on April 18th. Hope to see you there!
I've gotten 2 work commutes, some errands, and 4 rides up the hill in since my last post racking up 66.1 miles.

Nacho Riding Before The Mopac Is Resurfaced.

The boys are planning a bike camping trip from Council Bluffs Ia to Blanchard Mo and were trying out Bob Trailers.

We had a nice tailwind to Eagle and the wind had stopped by the time we came back. Councel was proud to be spotted violating the "No Bicycles" rule, while we were careful to stay under the speed limit on South Street. Luckily the LPD overlooked Scott's crosswalk violation.

I rode to dinner before taking a break and riding to supper on the Nacho Ride from home giving me over 40 miles today add in a trip up the hill last weekend and I'm logging 47 miles since my last blog post.

They look so real.

A rubber snake laying in the middle of 56th St? Yup! Never know what will cross your path when you get out of your coffin and bike your drive. How it ended up there, I have no idea! After riding to work the last two days I picked up another 41.4 miles.

It's warm, it's Tuesday, time to Nacho Ride!

At 82'F. Lincoln temps were higher than they've ever been on this day. That was reason enough for a good crowd to make the trip to Eagle down the Mopac. We laughed about how it was a little tougher than most of us remembered after spending winter on the couch.
I saw a lot of old friends and visited with Saltandlime about what it's like to be a sponsored cyclist. It was a great night to get out for a spin.

I've also rode to work and up the hill since my last post for a total of 53.7 miles.