tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015779968336479872.post2827315761133011285..comments2023-10-22T08:30:46.934-05:00Comments on Redd Shift: 49 Miles on the Single Speed Schwinn Le Tour II. She's a Keeper.Scott Reddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13769134824821490457noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015779968336479872.post-58718008445422097272009-08-03T08:00:25.061-05:002009-08-03T08:00:25.061-05:00Yikes, a motorcyclist died yesterday just a little...Yikes, a <a href="http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/52309152.html" rel="nofollow">motorcyclist died yesterday</a> just a little bit north of where I turned back on Old Lincoln Highway.<br /><br />Other reports say it was a single-vehicle accident, but it's still kind of freaky to have just been there and have been concerned about safety and the read this.Scott Reddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769134824821490457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015779968336479872.post-71500661440867264952009-08-01T10:56:46.583-05:002009-08-01T10:56:46.583-05:00I thought I saw you riding around on that red bike...I thought I saw you riding around on that red bike yesterday. Good call on skipping work.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441089940672679095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015779968336479872.post-40774625505563469532009-07-31T20:53:34.684-05:002009-07-31T20:53:34.684-05:00Hi Erik:
I remember that west entrance. I discov...Hi Erik:<br /><br />I remember that west entrance. I discovered it once while inside the park when out there geocaching. I just couldn't remember enough to find it on the map. I couldn't see any roads on the map, either.<br /><br />How do you approach the area without using Old Lincoln Highway? Is there a way to hug the riverfront once on the Iowa side? Is there a way other than I-680 to cross the river north of Omaha?<br /><br />My cross bike has 32m tires with light tread. It also has rack mounts on the rear and on the fork, so it could be a handy camping bike. I've ridden it on <a href="http://redd-shift.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-bike-and-new-things-learned.html" rel="nofollow">Nebraska gravel and it performed pretty well</a>.<br /><br />Please tell me some other good spots for S24HO bike camping trips.Scott Reddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769134824821490457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015779968336479872.post-10979642891346429072009-07-31T20:33:50.351-05:002009-07-31T20:33:50.351-05:00hitchcock's inaccessibility always bothered me...hitchcock's inaccessibility always bothered me, old lincoln highway is a good place for vehicular homicide and little else. <br /><br />Here's my secret route though, come at hitchcock from the west. It works. There's a gate on that side, and you'll need to ride some gravel from a connecting road to get there, but it's very easy. Look at google maps, and look at a hitchcock trail map. You'll see the entry point, and then the nearest roads (I only know the way by sight, I road in one way and out the other). WALK YOUR BICYCLE ON THE SINGLE TRACK THERE, HOWEVER. No bicycles allowed on trails. Some of fireroads however (as far as they go around Omaha) make for some decent sites.<br /><br />You don't need or want knobbies just for riding gravel once and awhile (you'll lose speed for the commute). Seriously, get some 33mm jack browns (or pasela tourguards, if you want to save some cash--you can often find them online in places as low as 20 dollars/tire and they're wonderful and just as good). 35-38mm isn't overkill, even for a single speed (especially if you want to go camping). You have plenty of clearance with those brakes, which are designed for large tires like that.<br /><br />Cheers.erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128941098449141122noreply@blogger.com