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This summer, my nephew Robbie and I are signed up for the Katy Trail Ride, a supported tour of Missouri’s Katy Trail State Park. The ride starts in Clinton and ends in St. Charles, and covers about 225 miles over five days. As this is my nephew’s first bike trip of any kind, and really [...]

BentRider Online is reporting on a new recumbent bicycle from Sun, the Tomahawk, which looks pretty interesting. I own a Sun EZ-Sport, which is a good machine, if rather heavy. The Tomahawk looks like it should be a lot lighter. It’s a monotube design (based off the Easy Racers Javelin), so there’s less metal than [...]

After getting back from San Diego last Saturday, and spending Sunday with my wife’s mom for Mother’s Day, I was finally able to get back on my own beloved bike, and get in some miles this week: Monday I did 25 miles, heading up to 151st, west to Gardner Road, south to 199th, then back [...]

While my wife and I were visiting her sister and family in San Diego, I was fortunate enough to accompany my wife’s sister and her husband on a short bike ride through the city. From their home near Balboa Park, we took Park Avenue west and downtown. Frankly, I’m not sure exactly where we went, [...]

With a bit of nice weather on the last few days of the month, I was able to close April out with a flourish: Cycling: April: 296.8 miles, 14.57 MPH average YTD: 598.6 miles Body: 156.80 lbs. start weight, 152.80 lbs. end weight 20.80% starting body fat, 20.50% ending body fat Unfortunately, May is not [...]