We (CITA) are screening Freedom Riders on Saturday, June 20 at the Hotel Fort Des Moines. The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew will be attending as well. The party starts at 7 p.m. in Room 302; see http://www.freedomridersthemovie.com/ for film details. Raffle to follow at Raccoon River Brewing Company pool hall; tons of raffle prizes! $20 to attend; includes raffle ticket. Seating is very limited. Buy tickets online at...

I got home from work and it was so nice I asked Noah if we wanted to go roll for a urban. I have not been out on any bike in a while. I guess I don’t like the cold enough to ride in it. But tonight it was perfect for shorts and a long sleeve shirt for riding. There was huge clouds coming in and a bit windy. Still a great ride. I am embedding the full path so you can check it out in detail. Zoom in close. The icons along the way...

I rode Center Trail tonight after work. I went much sooner than I was planning since the forecast was for some rain tonight. I rode to Rassy’s and parked then rode over to the trail. Rode for about 90 minutes for an out and back on Denmans. I did a lot of stopping to take photos along with way but rode back most of the way at full throttle. The trails are in great condition. Here are a handful of photos from today’s...

Last week Wednesday was the first Taco ride of the year. Lots of people showed up including me. I am making a commitment to ride each week. Below are a few photos of me that the a few of the people on the ride took. I was breathing too hard to take out the camera. But I felt pretty shitty about three quarters of the way through the ride. So much so I decided to break out early and head home. I had some work to do anyway. ...

Well, it was just too nice out on Wednesday. I decided to get in my first mountain bike ride of the spring. I couldn’t have picked a more perfect night. There was a moon but it was cloudy when I started off on the trail from Ashworth Pool. The clouds lit up the night really well. I rigged up the bike and light and put on my pack. I departed from the parking lot about 8:45 PM after waiting shortly to see if anyone was going to...