Are you familiar with the Let’s Go Ride a Bike summer games? You probably already are, but if you’re wondering what I’m talking about, here’s a brief summary: The LGRAB summer games are organized by Dottie and Trisha of … Continue reading
On Saturday, T. and I joined a bunch of other cyclists, walkers, and runners for the opening day of the High Trestle Trail and Bridge in central Iowa. The trail is built on a former railroad bed, spanning over 25 … Continue reading
{image c/o Iowa Natural Resources Foundation} If you’re in the Iowa area, check out the grand opening celebration of the high trestle trail. Iowa has a wonderful trail system connecting many small towns and nature areas and it’s also a … Continue reading
As much as I’d love to take off to Holland for a ten day bike tour (swoon!), my little baby belly makes that somewhat of a impossibility at the time. But if you’re a cycling duo and would like to … Continue reading
I recently received an email informing me of the ThinkBike workshops coming to North America this Fall. ThinkBike is a multi-city initiative born out of a collaboration between Dutch bike experts, local US and Canadian politicians, city planners, advocates and … Continue reading
Here is the last installment of my Ragbrai posts. If you want to read a really upbeat account of this event, make sure to read my first post on The Good. For some practical tidbits, post number two – The … Continue reading
Last week, I presented you with some of my pictures from Ragbrai and gushed about how wonderful this 70 mile bike ride was. Yes, I did say wonderful in conjunction with riding 70 miles. But while the majority of the … Continue reading
I recently participated in the great bike event that is Ragbrai. In short, Ragbrai is a week-long bike ride across the state of Iowa. It is the longest and largest bike ride in the world. Officially, 10,000 cyclists participate. Unofficially, … Continue reading
{Cycled just under 70 miles yesterday. More than tripled my previous longest distance. It was an amazing day and Ragbrai is a wonderful experience. I have so much I’d like to share about it, so a longer post will follow. … Continue reading
I got a new (to me) road bike. And just in time for RAGBRAI. As my husband put it, at the eleventh hour. (God, I love Craigslist.) We’re participating in one day of RAGBRAI this coming week and I had … Continue reading
