I’ve had the pleasure of riding several RAGBRAIs with Kim West and recently discovered through mutual friend LeeAllen that he has been doing a radio show in Des Moines, IA for a couple of years that is also available as a podcast. He talks about cycling in and around Iowa as well as other, broader [...]
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PDF The Long Haul Bike Tour
From September 9-26, Milwaukee-based, internationally-touring singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey will again take to his bicycle for a concert tour. This year is his third annual bike/concert tour and begins September 9 with a ferry ride from Milwaukee to Muskegon, MI, where Peter will take to his recumbent bike rigged with guitar and travel necessities and pedal [...]
Dave and Greg’s Sunday Ride
I’m a bit behind! This is actually from LAST Sunday! Dave called and said he’d be going to check out the custom motorcycle show at the Harley Museun is I decided to head down on the Smitty to meet him. I was interested to see his finished Teesdale MTB he just finished building as well. [...]
Ride the Drive 2009
Sydney and I took a drive from Milwaukee to Madison to check out the Ride the Drive event. The basic idea is that about a 6-mile route of streets were closed off the motor vehicles to allow cyclists, pedestrians, skateboarders, roller blades, strollers and runners to enjoy the streets to see and experience Madison from [...]
I conquered “The Hill”
Okay, so wasn’t so much that I conquered it, as I made it up without having to use my feet on the pavement! Who says Iowa has all the hills? We have one on Mill Rd close to Marcy Rd. that is a constant grade from the very bottom to about 3/4 up the hill. [...]
Smittys in Iowa
John and I took a trip to Decorah, IA to meet up with Deke from Oneota River Cycles, LeeAllen, Ron and several other cyclists from Decorah and Rochester, MN to do some bike riding in the hills around Decorah. We both took Smittys. John’s was set up with a 1X 9 drivetrain with a 42-tooth [...]
Everyday Cycling
I may be a little Johnny-come-lately to the term but I ran across a blog article here: http://www.ecometro.com/community/blogs/portland_go/archive/2009/06/09/everyday-cycling-a-better-term-for-a-biking-life.aspx that seems to resonate with me. The term used in the article, everyday cycling, describes very much the type of riding I envisioned Smitty owners doing. Here is a short quote from the article Travis wrote that [...]
Flat Drop Front Flip
As the cat at the end of the video says “That was sick!” Print PDF
Performance, it’s the name of the game!
Don’t get all hung up on who is getting fun poked at them! This is a riot! Print PDF
Smitty Prototype #2
Like Smitty #1 we started with a hand-built frame from Tom Teesdale. Made with True Temper Verus HT tubes, this frame was painted gloss black to match a sweet Wily 29er fork I have. Since this is a coaster brake bike and no front brake is needed I figured the Wily would provide a great [...]
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Greg’s Rides
- Ridin Round Newport January 27, 2012
- Pack Down Lap at Canopy Tours January 21, 2012
- SnowBike Enduro Race Course January 19, 2012
- Sunday Snow Ride January 15, 2012
- Trivers Ride with Gomez January 10, 2012
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