RecumBum

March is known for its winds, and this year it ran true to form. For me, March began with a terribly windy ride on the first, and ended with an only slightly-less-windy ride on the 31st, with plenty of gusty days in between. I ended up with 388 miles for the month, and 910 miles [...]

February was an odd month. The first half was pretty decent (with one perfect day), but the second half was just a big black hole of bleariness, with about ten days of simply cruddy weather – snow, sleet, rain, clouds, and wind. Finally, this week the weather broke a bit, and I was able to [...]

January turned out to be a pretty good month for me, with 237 miles. Compared to last January (0 miles), it’s infinitely better! It does beat my goal for the month of 200 miles, so I’m happy about that. Weight-wise, the news is not so good. I’ve gained about 3 pounds this month, and nearly [...]

The end of the year is the traditional time for looking back, reflecting, and taking stock, so that's what I'll try to do here: a succinct summary of my '07 season.

Before the remnants of last week's ice storm disintegrated in the sun, I had a chance to take a walk through the grasses and woodlands at the Prairie Center, and take a few pictures before the thaw.

I know very little about cyclocross, but with the National Cyclocross Championships taking place in Kansas City, KS this weekend, I figured this was a good chance to learn, so I headed out to enjoy the cold, muddy fun, and some dirty, dirty women.

Tried taking my Django onto a mountain bike trail at a local park. The trail didn’t seem too tough: a singletrack trail through the woods, relatively flat and open, a few tight turns, some largish rocks. I took it slow and did alright at first. Had to put feet down a few times, and the [...]

I bought this t-shirt off the clearance rack at Target (only $3.00!). It truly is the perfect recumbent T-Shirt design:

Which is faster, a Sun EZ-Sport or a Burley Django? Only one way to find out!

I headed south to Hillsdale Lake on Sunday, riding in brilliant sunshine and bucking a stiff wind. It was slow going, and that was just fine by me. It was a day to be savored, as I stopped to explore the tallgrass prairies around the lake.