A 100K Poem
Solo metric on roads of white A beautiful day to ride Wind and fresh limestone to fight on tires 38 wide Hope the farm dogs don’t bite and ride the hills for pride Remind myself I chose this plight on a beautiful day to ride -Jim
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Ryan H. Tackles the Actif Epica
“I participated in Actif Epica up in Canada this past weekend. It’s 125km on bike or foot and 165km on bike. I was in the 165km option. As the event drew closer, I was concerned what the temp and wind would be. It started at St. Malo which is 75 miles south of Winnipeg and ends at Two Forks in […]
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The Everglades 100– Battle on the Gravel
Kevin K. Tackles some Florida gravel… “Having an invite to visit my sister in Miami Beach this winter, I looked for a gravel ride in the area and was lucky to find the Everglades 100k, Battle on the Gravel, hosted by Gravelers Bicycle Group. Training through a New Hampshire winter for a long ride in […]
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Maisie’s Recon Metric
Neil T. is back for more… “I can’t tell a whole lot about this metric for fear of dismemberment. Ok, so maybe it will not be that severe, but I have to be cautious with what I share. I had the great privilege of being able to ride and recon the second loop of the […]
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Adventure Time Metric
Ben S. Writes in from Manhattan, Ks… “This Sunday was an invigorating ride that turned out to be more of an adventure than anticipated. It started out as a nice sized group ride including Austin, Dan, Daren, Dave, Scott, Jamie and myself. With a daunting 20mph NW wind facing us, I mapped out an approximately […]
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Burger Powered Single Speed
Kevin C. Rolls out another full century! “Century #2 (‘Murican distance) last Sunday, finally getting around to writing it up. Decided to lay out a gravel route to Atlanta, KS based on a 5 year old story about a restaurant that may or may not still exist and may or may not take cards. Typically […]
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A “Balmy” Metric for Ryan
Ryan H. ticks up metric #2… “I had a very enjoyable 71 mile ride this past weekend. Unlike a week ago, the wind was very tame. It started from the southwest at 9 mph and the temp was in the low thirties. Balmy!! Kent, a friend from the riding group I participate in, wanted to tag along to get […]
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Kansas Site Seeing
Josiah writes in with his first metric… “I knew I wanted to get one in the cup right away, and I had already mapped out a course to visit some landmarks, just about the perfect distance, on roads mostly new to me. There is a monument marking the passing of Zebulon Pike’s expedition that I’d […]
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Josh Ames High
Josh M. writes in… “Hopefully my first of 18 entries. I’m going for 12 metrics and 6, 100 milers. Had some nice upper 40 degree weather, here in Ames, Iowa. Conditions were perfect in most areas, but sloppy in others. I under estimated the difficulty of the conditions, so my ride took longer than I […]
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Ryan vs. The Fargo Winter Winds
“Hi. I am submitting a 70 mile ride to qualify for a metric century. I’m registered for Actif Epica up by Winnipeg, Manitoba on February 13th and was doing a longer training ride this past Saturday. The temp was pretty warm for Fargo this time of year, around 20 deg F, but the wind was howling from […]
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Cup O' Dirt Challenge 