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Micah writes about bicycling in and around Hiawatha, in the Glacial Hills of northeastern Kansas.
Headlines From Hiawatha Cyclist
- The Collins Ride 06-16-2008
- A new event, so far regularly scheduled on Monday nights at 6:20 pm. Meets at the Fisher Center in Hiawatha, Kansas, and we go where the roads lead us locally. This is a no-drop, no pressure ride focused on bicycle evangalism and the social side of cycling. Micah.
- NSC Racing Run and Roll Rock and Roll 06-14-2008
- Teerific event. Highly recommend anything you want to do with this organization. nscracing.comCrazy event - 9 transitions on the short course. Kayaking, biking, running, and slogging through swampy cramp to get checkpoints. It was Killer. Sean Binkley and I did it today […]
- 4 falls, not 2??? Dirty Kanza Scandal. 06-11-2008
- So, I guess it depends on how you count them. Yeah, I wiped out really well once, and did bleed. The second "fall" was more like tipping over. I was still buzzing from the first wipe out and trying to get back on the bike when I more or less rolled over because […]
- More on the DK. 06-04-2008
- Checkpoint 2The two benevolent souls who stopped to help me when I was ready to shriek in rage and bust all my spokes near the end of the race were #41 Jeff Dick, and #67 Raymond Mulnix. If you guys read this just know how much your help meant. Let me know where to send […]
- The Dirty Kanza 200. 06-02-2008
- Man. It was AMAZING. These are my legs about 10 minutes after finishing and about 10 seconds before the shower. I'm not wearing socks.Mile 0-50: Police escort out of town to gravel. Then, I rode with the front group in two pacelines for about 5 miles until the top guys […]
- Thanks... 05-30-2008
- To my lovely wife, Cindy! She and my kiddos (3) have graciously given me time to train, allowed me the budget to buy my bike, and all the stuff that goes with it, and they are even going to crew for me this weekend! My family is long-suffering and generous beyond measure.To […]
- A Question.... 05-26-2008
- So, the DK200 is 5 days away. I have a great many thoughts on the topic and a few important questions. I am fairly certain, barring a big mechanical, I'm going to finish. Here's my stragegy:In strong winds: Keep pedaling.Deep mud: Keep pedaling.Rough road: […]
- New tires! 05-23-2008
- Got some Ritchey Speedmax Pro's on the Fuji today. Felt good. Was more comfortable on the looser stuff, and was descending at one point over 28 mph on today's ride.Also gave the Fuji a bath today, did some nuttin' and boltin'.The DK is only 8 days!Micah. […]
- The taper. 05-16-2008
- Will start a little earlier than I'd like. Got big family stuff this weekend that just is really more important than what I'm doing on the bike. I'm lucky that way.Went 68+ today, on gravel, all over Brown County. It was terrific. Lots of farmers are out […]
- Friend or Foe? 05-14-2008
- I passed this thing on the way into town today. Following these really isn't bad as they tend to scrape at least a few inches of flat, dry fast hard pack, but being behind the gravel trucks Sucks. I've been advised to run 35 mm wide tires at the least during […]
