Peter Rides The Big River Epic
“The day started with cracking open 3 double yoke eggs in a row. How cool is that? Surely a good sign. With the bike loaded, and Crosby,Stills, Nash and Young in the CD player I headed to Ursa for the 2nd time in as many years. Upon arrival I hooked up with some familiar faces […]
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Tony Crosses Off Metric #1
“I had the day off from work and the weatherman was predicting record high temps, so I decided to knock out a dirty metric century on the 2015 Salsa Fargo that I had just purchased. I installed the new Shimano XT M8020 pedals, a Brooks Cambium Carved C17, three Salsa water bottle cages, my bags […]
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Metric 2 for Josiah D.
“Did a different version of my last route – hitting Zebulon Pike’s monument, the Bohemian Hall, and the historic Solomon River bridge at Glasco – but running an alternate road south and echoing my stairstep back northeast, occasionally retracing it. It was a gorgeous day, but with really heavy winds from the southwest. I tried […]
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A Tandem Metric
“The first big ride of the year and we do it on a Salsa Powderkeg tandem! The decision on how to dress was another issue. At this time of year in Iowa we are used to temps below freezing and even below zero. The forecast called for 65 degrees for a high, although I did […]
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Jon V. Rides CIRREM
“Got my second qualifying ride and first metric in for the year at the annual “Central Iowa Rock Road Endurance Metric” CIRREM race February 27th. This was my third year participating and the weather was by far the best yet. 50 degrees at the start climbing to around 70. Unbelievable for February, especially when you […]
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The Heartbreaker 2016 Charity Invitational
“A cool crisp, windy day was the background for a great ride with old friends and new. Featuring 70 miles of grit, gravel, potholes, absolutely beautiful scenery in horse country, and yes, even rolling hills. We were riding North out of Gainesville FL. The shadows where great at hiding the potholes and soft sugar sand sections. Post ride […]
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118 Miles of Katy Trail
Kevin L. writes in… “Training ride planned on the Katy Trail in Missouri hitting some gravel loops off the trail to get some climbing in. There are lots of gravel roads off the Katy Trail that you can take that will add some climbing and will loop back to the trail. A Katy Trail ride […]
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2 Sheilas Ride an IMBA Epic
Sheila T. writes in with an update… “Texas boasts only one IMBA Epic Ride, out at the Big Bend Ranch State Park. My buddy, the other Sheila, and I tackled it on Feb.13th during our annual West Texas pilgrimage for the Chihuahuan Desert Bike Fest. The week had been especially warm so we rolled early hoping to […]
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A Metric Poem
A sign of spring, I needed the little ring, one bar end one brifter, check out my ghetto shifter. -Kasey C.
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A Double Metric Weekend
Pete L. gets back to back metrics “In early January my wife informed me that she would be traveling to St. Charles, MO this past weekend for a 2 day workshop. I figured I would join her and spend a couple hours on the Katy Trail each day , then spend the rest of the […]
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Cup O' Dirt Challenge 