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  • Biking Across Kansas 2011 Route Announced

    Biking Across Kansas 2011 Route Announced

    Biking Across Kansas, the annual week-long supported tour across the Sunflower State, has announced their 2011 route, which runs from Tribune in the west to La Cygne in the east, for a total of about 474 miles, June 4-11, 2011.

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  • New Hope For Lifting the De Soto Bike Ban?

    New Hope For Lifting the De Soto Bike Ban?

    The De Soto Bike Ban has been an embarrassment for the city and the state for more than a decade, but turnover on the city council brings renewed hope that this repugnant bike ban will finally be lifted.

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  • Emporia To Focus On Bicycle Tourism

    Emporia To Focus On Bicycle Tourism

    The Flint Hills, that vast expanse of native tallgrass prairie in east-central Kansas, is a growing mecca for cyclists, and Emporia, which bills itself as the 'Front Porch to the Flint Hills', is planning to focus on cyclo-tourism in the coming year.

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  • Vintage Kansas Cyclists: Shaw Motorized Bicycles

    Vintage Kansas Cyclists: Shaw Motorized Bicycles

    Turns out the concept of motorized bicycles is nothing new, and at one time a Kansas company, the Shaw Manufacturing Co. of Galesburg, Kansas, was at the forefront of innovation, marketing a motorized bicycle kit as early as 1903.

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  • Kansas Trail News: December 29, 2010

    Kansas Trail News: December 29, 2010

    Kansas Trail News for December 29, 2010 from Sunflower Recreational Trails: Kaw River State Park Trail Project Progresses; New Website For Blue River Rail-Trail; Solomon Valley Trail Proposed; Discussions Underway On Having Offenders Work On Trails; Cheyenne Bottoms Guided Tours Available; Kanza Receives $30,000 Grant For Landon Trail; Wilderness Conservation Policy Restored.

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  • Roll Into the New Year

    Roll Into the New Year

    There's no better way to begin 2011 than to ride your bicycle on the very first day of the year. Here are some New Year's Day rides throughout the state.

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  • Kansas Trail News: December 15, 2010

    Kansas Trail News: December 15, 2010

    Kansas Trail News for December 15, 2010 from Sunflower Recreational Trails: New State Refuge For Outdoor Recreation; Kanza Receives $25,000 Grant From Kansas Health Foundation; New State Coordinator For American Discovery Trail; Horseback Ride On American Discovery Trail

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  • Kansas Trail News: December 1, 2010

    Kansas Trail News: December 1, 2010

    Congress Rescinds Trail Funding; Flint Hills Legacy Conservation Area Approved; Flint Hills Trail Update; Landon Nature Trail Update; Governor-Elect Brownback Supports Trail From Council Grove To Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

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  • 2010 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals!

    2010 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals!

    If you're looking for a great deal on cycling gear -- and these days, who isn't? -- you should check out this list of online retailers offering great discounts to kick off the holiday season.

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  • Another Mile of Bike Lanes Set To Come Online in Olathe

    With the forthcoming opening of 127th Street between Mul-Len and Blackbob, Olathe has added another mile of bike lanes to it's extensive network of on-street bicycling facilities.

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