RecumBum

For a long time, before thinking about a ride, I’d ask myself, “What do you want to ride today?” For the last several months, the answer has been: “The mountain bike.” Yesterday, for the first time since mid-August, I found myself answering, “The bent.” And so, once I got the tires aired back up, and pedals attached, and [...]

No recumbent rides in September. But other than that it was a good month! Sometime early in the month, I surpassed my yearly goal of 4500 miles, and I’ve now rolled past the 5000 mile mark. The big ride of the month was the R&R Century that took place on September 21st. This was a [...]

August, as predicted, was my lowest-mileage month in awhile — 466 miles. For the year, that puts me at 4356 miles, within shouting distance of my 4500 goal. Recumbent-wise, it was again a pitiful showing, with only one ride of 21 miles, with everything else coming on the mountain bike. Guess I’ll have to admit it: [...]

Just got back from ten days or so in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and as the title indicates, I didn’t get much riding in. It was a family vacation, after all (and in this case, extended family plus friends — eleven people in total), and I was the only cyclist, so I succumbed to [...]

As predicted, it wasn’t a big month, mileage-wise, with 544 miles in the books. That was less than April, May, or June. Blame the heat, I guess. But I hit my goal for the month, and I’m way ahead of my projected pace for the year. So that’s all good. The big news of the [...]

This Sunday is the annual Cider Mill Century, rolling out of the Louisburg Cider Mill onto the roads of Miami County, Kansas. Last year, the Cider Mill Century was my first 100-mile ride, and what a glorious day it was. This year, I’m trying to decide whether to ride the recumbent or the mountain bike. It’s [...]

I have a confession to make. I’ve been unfaithful. Many times over. The last month or so, largely since I got back from BAK, I’ve been riding the mountain bike almost exclusively. It’s not that I’ve given up on the recumbent — far from it — but my interests have expanded. I haven’t been writing about [...]

Wow, what a month! My goal for the month was 500 miles. I ended up with over 1000. Good grief. Actually, the total was 1056 miles, with 638 of those on the Django, and 418 on the mountain bike. Year-to-date, I’m at 3346 miles, well over my target goal of 2050 miles. Highlights: Lone Star Century on June [...]

Another month, another high-water mark. This time, it’s 722 miles in the books, split between the Django (444) and the mountain bike (278). Year-to-date, I’m at 2290 miles, well over my target goal of 1550 miles. Highlights from the month: A good long country ride with Dave and Reed One day of singletrack, checking out the trails at [...]

Well, April turned out to be a heckuva month for me, cycling-wise, with 650 miles in the saddle, bringing me to over 1500 for the year, way ahead of goal. In fact, April was my biggest month ever, which I find incredible, since the weather was intermittently crappy, with wind, rain, and cold all being factors. But [...]