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The bikes are loaded up and we are headed to Springfield Illinois for a trail tomorrow.

I had to Google if smart phones have a barometer built in, I would have guessed they didn’t. Turns out they do at least Apple phones do. If the barometric pressure remains steady during your ride it might be close on your elevation gain. Of course this is never perfect and the barometric...

I own a Trek Verve and I would say mine is more tail heavy. You are talking about 1 pound and unless that one pound is all at the front of the bike I’d say it shouldn’t affect the balance. I looked up the specs on Trek’s website and they show the 7 being a little over a half pound less than...

I rode to a nearby state park called Argyle. It has a lake and a road around the lake that is very curvy and has some steep hills. I ended up with about 18 miles and just under 1100 feet of elevation gain, most of that in the 5 miles around the lake. A few pictures of the lake and the road...

So far I’ve not wrecked. I was riding on a very loose gravel road and lost it. I staggered around after the bike went down, I probably looked like a drunk, I said some bad words, but never fell down. There are some times I wish I had a bike with more power so I could ride faster and further...

Sometimes it’s best to not ask a question you don’t want the answer for!

I rode 27 miles today, back to riding the roads around my house. I rode by the John Deere dealer and a scare crow I assume is up for Halloween. It’s about 10 feet tall.

I use mine on a full sized pickup with a class IV hitch. It should work on a RV fine.

The Easy Fold is rated at 130 pounds, I looked it up.

On the Thule Easy Fold we have there is an arm with a clamp that you tighten down until it ratchets. It has a lock on it so the knob just spins without loosening. I’m not sure it would stop a determined thief but it would help.

I also have a Thule Easy Fold. The only thing bad I can say about it is they aren’t cheap. I originally got the longer ramp for mine but have stopped using it. If I take the battery out of our bike they weigh about 40 pounds and I just lift them up. With the ramp and walk mode it was fairly...

We road the High Trestle Bridge Trail in Iowa yesterday. We started at Woodward and this pic is the old depot. The next couple of pictures are the bridge and views from it. The last couple of pictures of the restaurant we ate at called the Flat Tire. Also a picture of the bike rack...

We hauled our bikes up to Minburn Iowa and road a trail called the Raccoon Trail. It’s very nice and smooth concrete the piece we rode on, it’s a little over 10 years old. Straight as an arrow that follows an old rail line. A picture of the old depot in Minburn, our truck and my in laws Jeep...

Tomorrow we head off for the High Trestle Trail in Iowa. The bikes are loaded on the back of my truck and ready to go. We are meeting my sister in law and her husband there.

Very hot and humid here, heat index hit 115 today. I did a short 11 mile ride before it got too hot. A picture of a windmill that still works but it’s just for show.

We rode 12 miles today to a nearby small town with an antique store. It’s only open on Saturdays.

Any problems posting photos or is it just me? I even tried adding a photo I used a couple of days ago. Mine just says “oops, looks like we ran into a problem” when I try to add a photo.

I don’t think EV’s have a gearbox even. I saw on the news where a Tesla truck (a big rig) went off the road and caught fire along a busy mountain highway in California. They had to shut the highway down for several hours.

My wife and I rode 23 miles today, the longest she has ridden in a while. Still nice weather, lighter winds and temps in the 70’s. If you want excitement, this pic has it all. Pictures of two crops, corn on one side, soybeans on the other. Somethings wrong, I’ll try and add the picture later.

My wife and I did 16 miles today. If I ride a little tomorrow I’ll be over 1 Rab for the week (100 miles).