Kevin

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Topeak handlebar mounted phone/PDA case

I haven’t published a product review on the trailsnet blog for awhile, so now’s a good time to review one of my most useful trail tools. Next to my trusty steed, or in this case my trusty bike, my Topeak phone carrier is probably my most important trail tool. Heck, since I often rent a …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/02/26/topeak-handlebar-mounted-phonepda-case/

Texas trails

The weather’s fine,The trails sublime…clap, clap, clap clap!Deep in the heart of Texas.I’ve logged a little over a 100 miles the past couple days, on Texas trails.Yesterday, I rode Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway and today, I blasted up and down the Trinity River Trail System in Fort Worth, Texas.It was surprisingly warm for the …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/02/26/texas-trails/

Snapshot of trail users

happy, healthy bike rider on trail Who are all those people using our nation’s trails? I can’t give a conclusive answer for all trail users, but I can give you information about the TrailLink audience, thanks to a brief overview found on the traillink website. * 62% of the users are male and 38% female …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/02/20/snapshot-of-trail-users/

Say "Thanks" to trail workers

I love being one of the first people on a brand new trail, so I loved today’s bike ride. I’ve been waiting for this trail to open for some time, and today, I noticed it was ready for “customers.” It was beautiful weekend day, so despite the trails newness, I didn’t have it anywhere near …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/02/20/say-thanks-to-trail-workers/

Great Plains Trail

“The best view of the mountains,is from the plains.” – K. L. Purdy I love discovering new, epic trails being planned. I recently found out about a mega-path called the Great Plains Trail. Here is the first paragraph from the Great Plains Trail website:The ultimate goal is to establish, preserve and promote a long distance, …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/02/18/great-plains-trail/

Choose your favorite trails website in our latest poll.

A new trail-related poll was unveiled on the trails network blog yesterday. The poll is located in the left hand column of the blog and allows participants to make more than one choice. The topic for this month’s poll is: What is your favorite trails website? And of course, the trails network blog is one …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/02/17/choose-your-favorite-trails-website-in-our-latest-poll/