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04-15-17, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Marcus_Ti
Heh.... Did 25 miles and I went exploring miles along the Salt Creek Levee Trail here in Lincoln....got to the parking lots for the arena...and only then realised that it was a Husker home game day (where Nebraska actually does manage to lose to itself).
I got several good riding friends from Lincoln BTW
04-16-17, 12:19 AM
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04-16-17, 03:30 PM
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What is funny...I've lived near a trailhead that hookups up to the Homestead Trail for years, and never ridden it. 
Didn't bring the nutrition for a long ride all the way to Cortland or Beatrice and back to Lincoln though. Lots of officially posted hiking/biking singletrack hookups off of it to check out later....but otherwise 0.0% all the way and hypnotically straight.
Didn't bring the nutrition for a long ride all the way to Cortland or Beatrice and back to Lincoln though. Lots of officially posted hiking/biking singletrack hookups off of it to check out later....but otherwise 0.0% all the way and hypnotically straight.
04-16-17, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by trail_monkey
This quote from your post above hit home with me...Beauty is what you make of it I am starting to learn.
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04-16-17, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Vortac180
Thank you for the kind words! I agree.
Happy Easter and best regards,
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Happy Easter and best regards,
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04-16-17, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Marcus_Ti
nutrition for a long ride and hypnotically straight
04-16-17, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
on unpaved rail trails I discovered the same things. now I always bring 2 water bottles & a sandwich for the halfway turnaround. last weekend also had some dried fruit. a very straight trail is a bit of a mental challenge. more of a focus on performance, you think? fast gravel is fun, but after two hours, I'm good. if the terrain changes & is a little challenging then it keeps my interest longer but of course the speed goes down. longest I've been away from my car was 4 hours. seemed OK in the fall but not sure 2 bottles would be enough for that long in the summer
04-16-17, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
on unpaved rail trails I discovered the same things. now I always bring 2 water bottles & a sandwich for the halfway turnaround. last weekend also had some dried fruit. a very straight trail is a bit of a mental challenge. more of a focus on performance, you think? fast gravel is fun, but after two hours, I'm good. if the terrain changes & is a little challenging then it keeps my interest longer but of course the speed goes down. longest I've been away from my car was 4 hours. seemed OK in the fall but not sure 2 bottles would be enough for that long in the summer
.Tour de Nebraska this summer allegedly has a gravel-route planned for all 5 days for the first time this year, each day being between 40-80mi I'd guess.
04-16-17, 07:28 PM
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wow, more power to you guys!
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We have a few great gravel trails around here. My LBS guy told me that riding them was super bad for the bike since the dust clogs up everything. I figured I would just clean the bike after every ride. The dude seemed very anti-rail trail.
04-19-17, 06:39 AM
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& walking is bad for shoes. it wears them out 
04-19-17, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Eric0053
We have a few great gravel trails around here. My LBS guy told me that riding them was super bad for the bike since the dust clogs up everything. I figured I would just clean the bike after every ride. The dude seemed very anti-rail trail.
What's the BFD?
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04-19-17, 08:55 AM
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Yikes!
Just the picture was enough to startle me.
Just the picture was enough to startle me.
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04-20-17, 08:47 AM
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Dry Coulee Road, near Ephrata WA.
04-20-17, 11:37 AM
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Romanes Eunt Domus
Commuted in with panniers today, got off early, and decided to take a detour on the way home...
04-20-17, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Marcus_Ti
Commuted in with panniers today, got off early, and decided to take a detour on the way home...
04-20-17, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by trail_monkey
Where is that located? Beautiful....
https://goo.gl/maps/yumiVBmeZQR2
Has about 8-10 miles of fairly technical hilly paved and gravel bike trails running through it, a couple lakes, some camp grounds, lots of geese, an outdoor bandshell I sometimes work at, a nature center, some buffalo.... Also depending on the time of year cyclocross racing, and junior and high-school cross country races/training.
Lots of rather technical riding...best done either at dawn or during the work day with any kind of speed...as if it is nice out, people tend to be everywhere.
04-20-17, 01:18 PM
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I thought your rode to ancient Greece.
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04-20-17, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
I thought your rode to ancient Greece.
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04-20-17, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
I thought your rode to ancient Greece.
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Originally Posted by tangerineowl
I thought modern-day Rome. What a detour!
Columns | Public Art Lincoln
Apparently during the demo of the old US Treasury building, some rich yuppie here (friend of William Jennings Bryan) bought the columns and donated them to the city. POTUS Lincoln spoke at that Treasury building while it still stood, during the Civil War to union troops.
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04-20-17, 08:15 PM
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I think it's great that the guy bought the columns just to donate. Whomever did that is awesome.
The columns laying down are cool. Kids can climb on them, etc.
The columns laying down are cool. Kids can climb on them, etc.
04-22-17, 04:50 PM
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Welcome to the South
40 mile mixed surface loop today.
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04-22-17, 04:52 PM
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LOL Tim, love ti!
