Rambling Different Trails: Patch Glue, Bushwhacking, And Kindness To Foreigners.
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 …
Rambling Different Trails: Sizing Up Your Riding Companions.
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 …
Rambling different Trails: Are You A Destination Rider Or A Rambler?
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 …
Rambling Different Trails: Some Questions Answered.
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 …
Rambling Different Trails: Racing in Henan!
We decided to take advantage of a long weekend and check out Xinyang, in the south of our province of Henan. There are mountains and northern tea, rice, and even …
Rambling Different Trails: What Is There To See Out There?
People have different motivations for getting on a bike. For some it’s a fun thing to do with friends. Others are solitary commuters, still others seem to live to race. …
Rambling Different Trails: All Rides Are Local.
If “all politics is local” as the saying goes, certainly our rides are. For some, riding is a political statement as well as a form of transportation or avocation. From …
Rambling Different Trails: At The Bike Shop.
It’s aggravating not speaking Chinese, and needing to go to the bike shop while not speaking Chinese is even worse. I can say a few phrases and get us home …
Rambling Different Trails: Get To Know Your Own Backyard.
Recently we we were invited out to dinner by a “well-placed civil servant.” We never found out what he actually does, but he speaks English. Eventually the conversation came around …
Rambling Different Trails: Putting The Puzzle Together.
This past week I’ve been exploring the levee roads upstream from Zhoukou. The Yinghe and the Shahe rivers meet on the western edge of the city but I’d never found …