SIEVERT: Buying gear is all about the Benjamins
Are you a gadget-head? Are you excited about the next awesome piece of gear or are you the first to know about new upgrades for the latest products for your adventures? For the last eight months of...
View ArticleSIEVERT: Share the Road
The Get Out Blog is normally a very positive place, but after another local cyclist was struck and killed by a car last weekend, I thought it would be appropriate to take a moment to speak to all the...
View ArticleSIEVERT: Looking for Lincoln bike trail
The ribbon cutting for the new bike trail will be held in front of this diorama at Washington Park at 1 p.m. Thursday Oct 13. Abraham Lincoln has always been my favorite president. By coincidence,...
View ArticleSIEVERT: 100 Miles
Laura and Justin Sievert after riding 102.6 miles. My muscles were cold and tight in the first couple of miles. They always are on an early morning ride. This time though, the tightness in my quads was...
View ArticleSIEVERT: The Right Bike
The bike Laura Sievert ended up with is a WSD Trek Madone 3.1. I’ve got some pretty exciting news: I bought a new bike this week! I started cycling with the Quincy Bicycle Club back in March and have...
View ArticleSIEVERT: A Century Story
Jim Cate and Laura Sievert pose for a picture after completing the Metric Century. I’d been nervous about the ride all week. One hundred kilometers — equal to 62.2 miles — is known in the cycling world...
View ArticleSIEVERT: Ride The Train: Katy Trail
Katy Trail Trailhead in St. Charles, Mo. It was one hot weekend, but that didn’t stop the Green Machine (that’s my bike) from hitting the trail for a serious cycling adventure! My husband and I left...
View ArticleSIEVERT: Choices, choices for Memorial weekend
Eastern Fence Lizards can be found in Sand Ridge State Forest. It’s Memorial Day Weekend and I don’t yet have a plan. I know, I’m getting to it a little late, but here’s the thing: there are so many...
View ArticleSIEVERT: Biker girl
Laura Sievert waiting at a red light during a bike commute down Maine Street. Sievert's bike gear on her filing cabinet. Sievert's bike in her parking spot at work. The first question I got from...
View ArticleSIEVERT: Quincy Bicycle Club member gives tips on the hobby
Sievert SIEVERT — Last week, I attended my first meeting of the Quincy Bicycle Club. To say I learned a lot from the seasoned group of cyclists, would be a gross understatement. For anyone considering...
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