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Author Archives: Kierstin Kloeckner
A favorite poem to begin bike to work week
Why I Wake Early Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who made the morning and spread it over the fields and into the faces of the tulips and the nodding morning glories, and into the windows of, even, the miserable and the crotchety – best preacher that ever was, dear star, that just [...]
Wisconsin Bike to Work Week
It’s time. It’s time to dust off your bike, if you have not already, and let it explore. Explore new routes to work, maybe a back road to the grocery store or possibly invite a loved one on a little heart pumping action. Bikes are not meant to hang in a basement or garage. They [...]
Madtown Maidens Ride Again!
Well-behaved women seldom make history. -Laurel Thatcher Growing up as a girl, in a male dominated sport, wasn’t easy. On my junior team, there was only one other girl and she rarely made practice. I learned to be “one of the guys”. If it hadn’t been for my two female coaches, I doubt I would [...]
Team 242 Must Be Lucky
Yesterday my co-worker and local bicycle icon Jake “Polo” Newborn, wrote up piece about his experience waiting in line for the Riverwest 24. Today, our frequent guest blogger Kierstin shares her thoughts below. She came in from Madison to sign up for the what I may start calling “The Greatest Race On Earth.” I did [...]
Girls with Get Up and Go-Go!
There is a point in many girls’ lives when they dream of being a dancer. I was too caught up in cycling at a young age, so this bug didn’t bite me until high school. Since I couldn’t join anything that would interfere with cycling, I chose cheer leading. For those of you who know [...]
Going Driftless on Earth Day
There are moments, I feel, that magic occurs. For some reason, this Earth Day, my husband and I stumbled onto the quintessential spot to celebrate one of our favorite days of the year. For the past few weeks, we had found ourselves a bit bogged down with daily life–work, meetings, yard work etc. and needed [...]
Posted in Featured, Rides
Tagged Coulee bicycling, Driftless Region Bicycling, Earth day, Life O'Riley Farm
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Battling the Wind Gods
There is an old Irish saying that cyclists often use “May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back.” My father even used this for my wedding blessing– which was fitting since my father, my husband and I are all cyclists. In some ways, I think this is one [...]
Posted in Featured, Rides
Tagged bicycling and wind, cycling headwind, cycling into the wind
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Maggie Grabow–The Female Wizard of Oz
In the past eight months–since I’ve started my blog–I have had the pleasure of interviewing so many amazing people in the cycling community. In the beginning, I was actually concerned that I would run out of material. I quickly realized that instead, more avenues presented themselves to me than I ever could have imagined. For [...]
Music Makes the Wheels Go Round
“As a kid I had a dream–I wanted to own my own bicycle. When I got the bike I must have been the happiest boy in Liverpool, maybe the world. I lived for that bike. Most kids left their bike in the backyard at night. Not me. I insisted on taking mine indoors and the [...]
Winter-Bike-To-Work-Week…Madison Style
As the mercury drops and snowflakes fall, many cyclists put their steeds to bed for the winter. Not so for a group of riders part of Madison Bike Winter (at this point over 730 strong). Started by Aaron Crandall a few years back, this group has been showing the Midwest how it’s done in the [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Bike Winter, Commuting, Events, Featured, Local Programs
Tagged Bike Winter, Boynton Coaching, Madison Bike Winter, Williamson Bicycle Shop
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