These are the key words for this week’s adventures. The first two could be taken as buzz kill but really, they had redeeming elements. All year long I’ve had issues with the rubber cement sold as patch glue here. Steve has a theory that it’s missing a key ingredient found in what we use in the U.S. which makes this glue less toxic (less huff-able), but more apt to fail. At least half my flats […]

Only a month remains for us here in Zhoukou. I’ve enjoyed my time here and Steve really loves it. They very much want us back next fall, especially as they have no other native speakers lined up (the other three are retiring), so who knows? While biking around the city and countryside this past academic year I’ve noticed many local practices that I never would have seen if I wouldn’t have been riding a bike. […]

  If you weren’t able to make it to the Bike to Work Week kick off this morning, you can download your Bike Bingo cards here:  Bicycle BINGO Please return completed cards at the Bike Fashion Show on Wednesday, May 17 from 5 to 7pm at Ploughshare Brewing or Friday, May 19 from 4:30 to 6pm at the Ice Cream Social at the Jayne Snyder Trails Center. Completed cards can also be sent to Mike […]

The city of Lincoln is partnering with local bike shops, BicycLincoln, a local bicycle advocacy group, The Great Plains Trails Network, and the Nebraska Bicycle Alliance to encourage residents to participate in Bike to Work Week, May 12 through 19. Several events are planned at The Jayne Snyder Trails Center in Union Plaza. A free kick-off rally is set for 7:30 to 9 a.m. Friday, May 12.  Cyclists are encouraged to stop by the Jayne […]

I did it again. The last time I dragged someone through the pain cave, it was “David,”who underestimated the requirements and effects of a 100(+) km ride. He was back for more the following week, but he’s young. This time it was “Peter.” Peter missed the dirt levee ride to the Beichangshediancun pagoda last week, which was a blast, so he cooked up a plan to ride to Huaiyang to visit a project at the […]

Some of us are both destination riders and ramblers at different times, but when trying to entice others to go on a ride with you, knowing what kind of rider they are is useful. Both my husband and son are destination riders. They like to commute and will go on the occasional trail ride, but find their bicycle joy mainly in utilitarian cycling. I like utilitarian cycling too, but hey, I like all cycling. If […]

In 2016, Lincoln won its second championship in the National Bike Challenge and the state of Nebraska won its first. Let’s defend and repeat! This year, Strava will be the data collection service. Register at nationalbikechallenge.org (Yes, you must register again, even if you rode last year.) Log your miles from May 1 to September 30  For every 5 days logged, you’ll earn a raffle ticket for challenge prizes! Each day you ride, the first mile […]

BicycLincoln asked candidates about their position on Complete Streets. Citizens for Quality Parks & Trails also sent out a questionnaire to which 5 of the 6 candidates responded. Complete Streets responses from Baird and McLaughlin Questionnaire Lincoln Journal Star’s Candidate Information Page

In the past few weeks I’ve finally been able to find the answers to some questions that had been waiting to be discovered, such as: 1) What about that mystery pagoda across the river from Xiaoyaozhen, at Beichangshediancun? 2) Where exactly is Nuwa’s temple? 3) What’s with those river bank “musicians”? Questions like “how many adult goats can lie down in, and how many teenagers can fit in the back of a three-wheeler?”(5, 13) I […]

10 Health TV invited BicycLincoln to share why bikes are great for the environment and for you! Here’s the video: Every day is Earth Day when you ride a bike – particularly when you use a bike instead of your car. You know that bikes are green: no gas, and no deadly emissions (depending on what you eat…). When you ride, you emit 1/10 of the CO2 that you would in your car – even […]