Rambling Different Trails: Training For The Big One.
It’s finally warmed up and the ice ruts have melted away. This means the training Steve had delayed must now be in earnest. Why training, you may ask? My occasional …
Rambling Different Trails: The Best Laid Plans.
Grades were submitted early last week, so I had visions of long, happy rides through the countryside to celebrate. Mother Nature had other ideas however, in the form of the …
Rambling Different Trails: One Good Ride.
Most weeks I can manage two good rides of at least 50 miles each on my two days off, with some other shorter rides in between. This past week was …
Rambling Different Trails: Enjoying The Season.
I managed to take a break from finals this week to explore new territory beyond Xihua to the northwest. Fugou is the largest small city in that direction that is …
Rambling Different Trails: Rambles Were Limited, But Not Transportation Choices.
It’s been tough getting away to ride much during final exams, so I’m going to share some of the variety of transportation I’ve seen here. Cars simply are not the …
Rambling Different Trails: Taikang, Part Two.
I had so many unanswered questions from last week I decided to ride back to Taikang to learn more. Also, there are some better county roads up that way, in …
Rambling Different Trails: A New Direction, And Bad Air.
This week I’ve been focusing on the northeast, the area above Huaiyang. Thursday’s shorter 52 mile loop introduced a little new territory, but it was chilly and my feet are …
Rambling Different Trails: A Week Of Exploration.
I’ve gotten into a pattern of riding to smaller cities in the out-and-back-in-a-day range. This week it was Dancheng on Thursday and Shenqiu on Sunday, both to the south-east. I …
Rambling Different Trails: A Bike Share Revolution Is Happening.
I’ve been watching the Hellobike bike shares filter throughout Zhoukou this past week. I wish I had access to a web page that would track their gps chips because it …
Rambling Different Trails: Good Weather And Detours.
I went on some rides this week that I’d been wanting to re-visit. Thursday I finally got all the way to Yuan Shikai’s historic manor, after running out of time …