A Great Ride in the Spring Rain

Yep, I know the weather has been awful.  I am willing to trash talk the weather with you as much as you want to.  But today, I had a change of heart.  I wanted to commute by bicycle to work.  I knew it was going to rain today but I did it...

RAGBRAI Training: Tips for Eating and Drinking on a Training Ride

by Coach David Ertl I get quite a few questions about how one should eat and drink while riding.  As I mentioned in my previous blog, you should be gradually increasing your miles on the bike as you get out and start preparing for RAGBRAI.  This means you will be...

Guttenberg ReCycles to Create Bike Sculptures for RAGBRAI

As the town of Guttenberg prepares for RAGBRAI, the creative folks in towns are helping spruce up the town while reCycling! The Shepherd Gallery and the Creativity Center is organizing a ReCycle Bike Sculpture event, making something from bike parts, or make a bike...

New Iowa by Trail App – Coming Soon!

Time to get serious about your Spring training! This new app by the The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation could help – Iowa By Trail iOS mobile app and website will be available for public download starting May 1, 2014. Iowa By Trail provides an interactive map...