Author Archives: dgentry

It feels good to be back to my usual weekday routine – riding to and from work and taking pictures of horses on the way home. Miles Ridden: 8.3

It’s been almost a week, and I haven’t yet written about my RAGBRAI trip. I had been thinking about writing a long post with lots of details, but I just can’t find it in me. Instead, I’ll post some pics … Continue reading →

Sunrise on the Power LinesIn my haste to pack my bag this morning, rather than including one pair of shoes, I instead packed two left shoes. Lucky for me one of the shoes was wide enough to fit on my … Continue reading →

The total for this month is 304.8 miles. Now, normally I’d be pretty happy with that total, but remember that over half of that amount came from three days in Iowa last week. Weather, family commitments, travel, and general lethargy … Continue reading →

One of the things that got me started in reading biking blogs and eventually starting this one was reading about other riders. A couple of sites that I frequent offer profiles of riders, including I Bike T.O. featuring riders in … Continue reading →

I’m back from my 2½ days of RAGBRAI. Details to follow. Miles Ridden: 162.0

Celery Bog at the North CourseI took a quick ride to the drug store to pick up supplies for next week’s ride, and I hung the panniers on the new rack with a 3 pound bag of grass seed in … Continue reading →

SR26 in the MorningIt started off as a normal commute day with comfortably cool temps and bright sunshine. However, instead of riding home, I met my wife and son for supper at Moe’s after he picked up his wristband for … Continue reading →

A recent post on one of the many biking blogs I read mentioned how the writer had just ridden to a community band performance. With a quick wardrobe change, he was ready to play. (I wish I could remember where … Continue reading →