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Forum: Recumbent
06-24-19, 02:11 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,618
Posted By SabreMan

What about the HP Velotechnik Speedmachine?? Does...

What about the HP Velotechnik Speedmachine?? Does this not count as a lowracer? Maybe not a good one??

I own a Challenge Fujin. While I like it, I would like to try the Speedmachine. Anyone have...
Forum: Great Lakes
03-12-19, 10:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,153
Posted By SabreMan

We stayed at the Doubletree in Bemidji which is...

We stayed at the Doubletree in Bemidji which is right on the trail! You don't have to drive anywhere, just pop out of you hotel, mount up and ride away. (There is also a cheaper Hampton Inn next door...
Forum: Southeast
10-21-18, 10:14 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 611
Posted By SabreMan

Thanks for the link. I found the Riverside...

Thanks for the link.

I found the Riverside Cafe in St. Mark's and it looks okay. Don't know about electricity of course.

Also, I could see bits of the trail, but it's the bits I can't see where...
Forum: Southeast
10-20-18, 12:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 611
Posted By SabreMan

Hurricane damage in Florida?

I'm particularly interested in the Tallahassee to St. Marks Trail. Any damage? Trees blocking trail?

What about the St. Marks end of trail. How is the Riverside Cafe?

Thanks

Glenn in Florida
Forum: Southeast
11-24-15, 06:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,032
Posted By SabreMan

To answer my own question... After driving around...

To answer my own question... After driving around the area of Depot Park, we decided to park along S. Main St. close to where the Gainesville-Hawthorne Connector Trail crosses it. There is plenty of...
Forum: Southeast
11-18-15, 09:51 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,032
Posted By SabreMan

Gainesville, FL parking question

I want to ride the Gainesville-Hawthorne trail. Traillink says I need to park at the Boulware Springs Park trailhead, south of Gainesville. Is there anyplace to park near the Gainesville end of the...
Forum: Great Lakes
07-03-14, 02:11 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 825
Posted By SabreMan

I'll answer the question myself: there is NO...

I'll answer the question myself: there is NO flooding on the trail from Bemidji to Laporte. We had clear skies, decent temps, and smooth pavement. What more could a cyclist want?

Thanks
Glenn in...
Forum: Great Lakes
06-30-14, 08:33 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 825
Posted By SabreMan

Any flooding along Paul Bunyan Trail?

Particularly around Bemidji and south to Laporte.

Thanks
Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Mountain - Plains
07-19-13, 08:15 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 753
Posted By SabreMan

Check out http://www.omahatrails.com/ Glenn...

Check out http://www.omahatrails.com/

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Mountain - Plains
08-25-12, 09:00 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 783
Posted By SabreMan

Is the drought affecting trails near you?

In today's Omaha World Herald is the article "Cracks force some trails to turn away bike traffic...
Forum: Mountain - Plains
04-21-11, 06:56 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,034
Posted By SabreMan

I finally found this from the Oct. 19 Omaha World...

I finally found this from the Oct. 19 Omaha World Herald:

"Sewer line work will close the Big Papio Trail for about a month, the City of Omaha's Public Works Department announced.

The trail...
Forum: Mountain - Plains
03-27-11, 03:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,034
Posted By SabreMan

Big Papio Trail in Omaha

I was just driving west on Dodge when I noticed that the Big Papio Trail is torn up just north of Dodge -- just north of the hotel/motel that is there.

Does anyone one know what's up with that?
...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-24-10, 06:55 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 5,000
Posted By SabreMan

Read again. I said a dietary calorie. 1 Cal =...

Read again. I said a dietary calorie. 1 Cal = 1000 cal. So my statement was correct.

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-24-10, 03:55 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 5,000
Posted By SabreMan

Power tells you the rate at which you expend/use...

Power tells you the rate at which you expend/use energy. A watt (W) is 1 joule/second (J/s), where a joule is a unit of energy -- and a joule is not very large. So your 100 W light bulb uses 100 J of...
Forum: Mountain - Plains
01-01-10, 02:46 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 763
Posted By SabreMan

Biggest shoe selection?

Which bike store in the Omaha area has the largest selection of bike shoes?

Thanks,
Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-26-09, 06:37 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 5,987
Posted By SabreMan

I don't know about the flowers, but you can find...

I don't know about the flowers, but you can find plenty of "wild" life if you ride on Friday & Saturday nights. :innocent:

But I agree with you 100%. Give me a rail-trail any day.

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Recumbent
08-04-09, 09:40 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,690
Posted By SabreMan

Sweat collector

Not to be indelicate, but I sweat an hellacious amount when I ride. And it all slides downward. With padded shorts, it will collect in the pad. NOT a good feeling.:( I cut out the padding in my 50+...
Forum: Mountain - Plains
08-03-09, 07:13 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,337
Posted By SabreMan

I'm in SW Omaha. Rather than Maple I would ride...

I'm in SW Omaha. Rather than Maple I would ride Highway 370. It's 4 lane but has nice wide shoulders. I would ride it till you reach about 96th St where you can pick up the Walnut Lake Trail north to...
Forum: Great Lakes
07-29-09, 09:01 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 674
Posted By SabreMan

Thanks. Now if the weather will cooperate for the...

Thanks. Now if the weather will cooperate for the weekend.

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Great Lakes
07-28-09, 06:55 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 674
Posted By SabreMan

Des Moines trail: Is it still closed?

The "Greater Des Moines Recreational Trails" site lists 3 closures due to construction. http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/departments/PR/trailConditions.htm
They are:
1. John Pat Dorrian north of...
Forum: Recumbent
07-28-09, 09:56 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,771
Posted By SabreMan

I have hair growing out of my ears more and more...

I have hair growing out of my ears more and more as I get older, but this guy has it bad! :lol:

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Recumbent
07-19-09, 12:12 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,287
Posted By SabreMan

Kucharik Clothing makes a line of recumbent...

Kucharik Clothing makes a line of recumbent clothing, including bib shorts. The non-bib recumbent shorts have no padding, so I assume that is also true of the bib shorts.
...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-14-09, 03:36 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 6,044
Posted By SabreMan

Removing the padding...

Thanks Curtis -- again. I just returned home from vacation and my jacket, jersey and shorts were waiting for me. Sadly, everything fit. :notamused: I had to order a size larger than last time!

Has...
Forum: Great Lakes
06-04-09, 06:11 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 609
Posted By SabreMan

Thanks for the offer, but I'm not sure when I...

Thanks for the offer, but I'm not sure when I will be there. It's in the early planning stages now.

I heard/read that you can no get from the Raccoon River Trail to downtown Des Moines on a MUP....
Forum: Great Lakes
06-03-09, 05:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 609
Posted By SabreMan

Thanks for the link. I checked the bikeiowa.com...

Thanks for the link. I checked the bikeiowa.com links and maps. The latest I could find was dated 2003.

Does anybody know of a more recent map?

Thanks.
Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Great Lakes
06-02-09, 11:16 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 609
Posted By SabreMan

Des Moines map?

Can anyone point me to the latest map of Des Moines trails?

Thanks,
Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-27-09, 05:57 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 6,044
Posted By SabreMan

Race cut versus club cut jersey

Do you have a photo of the race cut jersey? I assume what you have already pictured is the club cut, right?

Thanks a bunch!
Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-26-09, 12:46 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,427
Posted By SabreMan

Me too! Me too!

I underestimated the size last time, so my wife got it.
Thanks

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Mountain - Plains
03-07-09, 03:50 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,510
Posted By SabreMan

I am talking about ordinary street intersections....

I am talking about ordinary street intersections. Many of them now have new "wheel chair" ramps that have the rough (raised circles of concrete about 2(?) inches in diameter) surface for traction....
Forum: Mountain - Plains
01-12-09, 05:44 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,510
Posted By SabreMan

Isn't that the truth. Try some of those crossings...

Isn't that the truth. Try some of those crossings on an eleven foot tandem tadpole trike!

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Mountain - Plains
01-06-09, 09:02 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,510
Posted By SabreMan

Try this email address...

Try: dwilson@omahatrails.com He responded when I had problems. The site itself gets so little traffic, I have given up checking the forums.

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Mountain - Plains
11-11-08, 06:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 839
Posted By SabreMan

News organizations all love stories about...

News organizations all love stories about conflicts. It's the nature of the beast.

I believe this survey was conducted again this summer. Presumably, we will see another such report next March.
...
Forum: Mountain - Plains
11-06-08, 12:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,312
Posted By SabreMan

Is there such a thing as a needful collision???:D...

Is there such a thing as a needful collision???:D

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Mountain - Plains
09-05-08, 03:46 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,131
Posted By SabreMan

Now that the remodeled Pacific St. bridge is...

Now that the remodeled Pacific St. bridge is open, there is a safe way of crossing I 680 for bikes and pedestrians. It puts you within shouting distance of the Big Papio Trail.

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Mountain - Plains
08-18-08, 08:24 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,266
Posted By SabreMan

World Herald??

I take the morning edition of the Omaha World Herald. No mention that I can find of the Corporate Cycling Challenge. :notamused:

Am I just blind? Or is a 4000-person event not news?

Glenn in...
Forum: Mountain - Plains
08-16-08, 11:52 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,266
Posted By SabreMan

Corporate Cycling Challenge

I will be there on a tandem trike, part of the County Cruisers recumbent club (16 strong :thumb:)

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Mountain - Plains
08-04-08, 11:31 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,312
Posted By SabreMan

Personally, we are waiting for cooler weather. ...

Personally, we are waiting for cooler weather.

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Mountain - Plains
08-04-08, 07:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,312
Posted By SabreMan

Taco Thursday - more Omaha area news.

One might almost think that our local newspaper -- the Omaha World Herald -- is becoming bike centric! Here is an article on the famous Taco Thursday ride along the Wabash Trace. I have not done it...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-02-08, 07:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 529
Posted By SabreMan

Read the article

The article says that he rides about 15 miles a day when he is at home. The 11,000-mile figure for 3 1/2 years is for his touring.

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-31-08, 03:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 529
Posted By SabreMan

I am in awe.

82 year-old man has traveled 11,500 over the last 3 1/2 years on his bike! (http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10394379)

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Mountain - Plains
07-31-08, 02:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 839
Posted By SabreMan

Omaha news

Biking has been in the news (Omaha World Herald) several times lately. In no particular order... .

The new pedestrian bridge over the Missouri River will open about a month early....
Forum: Mountain - Plains
06-25-08, 07:16 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,510
Posted By SabreMan

The OmahaTrails forum does not include Lincoln. I...

The OmahaTrails forum does not include Lincoln. I did a quick google search and did not find any trail forums for Lincoln. It would be nice. I think Lincoln has a nice trail system.

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Mountain - Plains
06-22-08, 01:03 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,510
Posted By SabreMan

Omaha trails forum

For you Omahans and any others who might be interested, there is a new forum to discuss the conditions of the MUPS in Omaha. It is: http://www.omahatrails.com/Forum The forum is desperately in need...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-06-08, 12:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 577
Posted By SabreMan

But Iowa has MANY more miles of trails than...

But Iowa has MANY more miles of trails than Nebraska.:(

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Training & Nutrition
04-23-08, 06:02 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,278
Posted By SabreMan

Great news

This is great news...but it's hard to type one-handed:D
Forum: Tandem Cycling
04-05-08, 08:22 PM
Replies: 1,509
Views: 669,514
Posted By SabreMan

Tandem couple from Omaha

Joanne and I are on the old Route 66 bridge over the Mississippi at St. Louis.

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-16-07, 12:40 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,583
Posted By SabreMan

Spinning on recumbents?

Do spin classes always use uprights? I am a recumbent ride and prefer to use a recumbent exercise bike for my indoor workouts.

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Mountain - Plains
10-24-07, 03:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 638
Posted By SabreMan

Mills Creek Trail: Kansas City area

My wife and I rode part of the Mills Creek Trail in the Kansas City area on Saturday. Our starting point was the Shawnee Mission Park. First we rode north until we ran into some construction that...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-20-07, 01:09 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,783
Posted By SabreMan

I have a Burley Koosah and a TET tandem trike for...

I have a Burley Koosah and a TET tandem trike for which my wife, Joanne, acts as stoker. I am too embarrassed to put how many (few!) miles we have done compared to some of you guys.

Glenn in Omaha
Forum: Recumbent
07-26-07, 01:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,034
Posted By SabreMan

Hmmm. So there is a taxonomy of flats? Each with...

Hmmm. So there is a taxonomy of flats? Each with its own spoor sample??:rolleyes:
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