June 2026 Continued

 As usual lots of personal stuff and some REALLY HOT weather made getting in a ride a bit tough since last blog entry! So, I will get you up to date, and away we go!

June 18- Food Run and Lunch Ride

We really needed to get in a Food Run as supplies were getting to a real low point, headed out via the Rock Island over to the Walmart Market off Union Blvd. 

Once all the stuff was put away, we headed over to the Pikes Peak Greenway and got in a lunch ride. Rode up to the University Village Colorado Center Panera Bread for iced tea and our brown bag lunch. We did get a new trike accessory, Trike Name Plates! You can order yours from North Texas Recumbentz.Com   It's a new AZUB recumbent dealership and Mike makes these Name Plates if you're interested! 

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We headed up to the Vincent St. Loop and onto the Cottonwood Creek Trail south back to the Pikes Peak Greenway south and slowly made our way home!

July 20- The June, PPRRN Meet and Eat Ride

It was time for a monthly PPRRN Meet and Eat Ride, I decided to go to a new place, it's called Codswhopple and it's a British Style Fish & Chips place on the Westside of Colorado Springs! The meet is set up so we met at 12:00 Noon at the shop or you could ride in with myself and Jo at the Julie Penrose Fountain, in America the Beautiful Park at 11:20 AM and ride in on the Midland Trail.

We had 5 recumbent trikes and 1 recumbent bike, two new PPRRN members came, and we headed off down the trail heading west to 30th. Street. Had to use a little bit of sidewalk to get to the restaurant safely but the fish (we had Cod) and fries were great! The only thing was it was another really HOT day 95F and with our group size we at outside, but the company was great.

As one of the new members lives a bit out east of Colorado Springs, we decided to head back to her truck the reverse way and said our good bye's at the Fountain. Fun folks, good food and a ride, made for a really good day! Jo and I headed over to pick up Shooks Run Trail and get herbal-berry iced tea and eat an Atkins bar to cool down in the shade and then headed home!

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Sadly, after we got back home and I added a second taillight on Jo's trike, as we put the trikes away, I heard a noise when backing up my trike! I thought the chain had slipped off the rear cog but somehow the "wire" pulled out of the rear derailleur! Then a small squarish metal holder fell out of the derailleur arm itself? Couldn't get it to fit back in and that piece helps hold the cable, bummer! Have to wait for Tuesday, when Angletech opens and have them come pick up the trike and fix it so no ride on Monday. Till we come together next time, HAPPY TRAILS.  

Welcome back my Friends, to the show that Never ENDS! More June 2026

 June 7- A rather HOT Ride on the T-Gap Trail

It was hot, 90 degrees out and lots of sunshine, been a bit since we've ridden the Templeton Gap or T-Gap Trail. Heading east past Portal Park to the trail underpass at Union Blvd. We rode the right fork down into the trail along the canal and then north to its ending at Ranch Drive. Turned around, heading south to the Flintridge Rd canal bridge and the bike lane up to Academy Blvd and Starbucks for iced tea and brown bag special. 

Back down to the T-Gap and headed on a couple of different trails to work our way to get a 2nd. iced tea and eat our Atkins Bar in the shade on this hot afternoon. PP Greenway back to the Apartment. A hot but still enjoyable late Spring day, reminding us SUMMER is on it's way, YEA! 

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June 11- The Never-Ending Search for More YARN!!

Headed out to do an Errand Ride, heading up to the Walmart Super Center on Platte Ave, via the Rock Island Trail over to pick up the Celton Rd. bike lane to Platte Ave, then a bit of sidewalk (Cleton and Platte intersection is NOT trike friendly), and up to the Walmart to get Jo her monthly load of YARN! 

She is making baby blankets and bennies (hats) for newborns at the city Children's Hospital! Found our shady spot and Jo got her yarn, loaded up her saddle bags to the max!! We headed back up the Chelton Rd. bike lane up a hill with a 16% grade, e-assist is really handy on this monster! Back to the Rock Island and to the Academy Blvd Path over to the Mavrick Station Cafe for, what else, iced tea and the brown bag special! Decided to head back and take Sinton trail up to the Starbuck's on Garden of the Gods Rd. for our late afternoon iced tea and snack bar. Flying back down Sinton to the PP Greenway and home!

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June 13- MUSIC VIDEO #5- Angletech, Lunch, Loop Trail Route

Jo's trike has had a real show leak on the rear tire for a while, decided to have Angletech repair it so they could add Orange Sealant to the new tube. We also picked up our new Angletech T-shirts from Jackie! Then headed to the Mavrick Station Cafe for a pizza slice and iced tea lunch. Using the GoG Rd. double wide sidewalk as a trail up to 30th. St. and get on the Foothills trail. 

Next, the 31st. bike lane to jump on the Midland Trail heading west to America the Beautiful Park, back streets and bike lanes to pick up Shooks Run Trail to Good Neighbors Meeting House for herbal berry iced tea and snack bar. The heavy clouds were coming in so we got back on Shooks Run to Rock Island Trail and back to the apartment.

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The 6/13 videos will be on YouTube at 5 PM and 5:15 PM tonight (Sunday) Mountain Standard Time. Thanks for checking in at the Blog, it's greatly appreciated! I know most are into videos, but I still enjoy doing this written blog and just adding the video's as "icing on the cake", LOL! Till we come together, next time My FRIENDS, Happy Trails to YOU! All the best, Get off the Couch and go RIDE! 

Ending of May and full blast into June!

 May 30- Gett'in Dirty on the Pike Peak Greenway south and heading home via the Sandcreek Trail

LOL, well you all know that we don't do a lot of gravel (dirt) but since the trikes needed a good cleaning we headed out on the dirty part of the PPGW to check out the new path under the newly updated Circle Drive Bridges. The detour they have had for almost 2 years was really rough, but the newly graded path is much better! Headed down the Weber St. bike lane to the Tejon St. under pass onto the PPGW. Heading south, past the low bridge it turns to gravel all the way to it's current end, at the Fountain Nature Center. 

Well, we ran into a PROBLEM, while installing a new water culvert, we had to use a detour and the open space in the fence isn't WIDE ENOUGH for a trike!! :( With a lot of extra movement, we got the trikes thru it, "barely" and back on the trail. It's a short jaunt to the turn off for the Sand Creek Trail heading north. Taking the Las Vegas St underpass, we made our way to trail, over Hancock Expressway. At Airport Road, we picked up the bike lane to get to Murry Blvd. and head to Starbuck's. RATS, the whole road and sidewalks were blocked off for paving!!!!! 

Ok, Jo knew a side street that would get us over to Bijou St. bike lane and over to the Hwy. 24 and Murry Blvd. Starbucks. Man, that green iced tea tasted great, along with the infamous Brown Bag Lunch! ;) Have to use the sidewalk on Murry Blvd., to get over to the Homestead Trail South, heading north to the Rock Island Trail, turning West, heading for home a almost 30 mile ride on a beautiful and sunny day, hard to beat that! 

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May 31- A "Kickback" Day to ride "To and Thru" Manitou Springs

We headed down the PPGW-westside trail to get to America the Beautiful Park and the Midland Trail. Heading to Manitou Springs and the Creek Walk Trail, we followed the trail to it's end point and then picked up Lover's Lane and a back street to do a "tour" of downtown Manitou Springs, before getting back to the Creek Walk and Midland Trail. Fun ride and then headed home.

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June 4- To Angletech for "New Shifter System Install" on my trike, then headed to the Creekside Coffee House

A couple of months ago, we had the "Trigger Shifter" (Rapid), upgraded to a 9 speed from an older 7 speed, friction shifter system. She has been very happy with the change, so we decided to get it done to my trike to! Headed up the Sinton Trail and over to Angletech. The only bummer is the shifter unit they had wouldn't work with my old rear derailleur, so we had to also add a new rear derailleur, oh well, the other was over 10 years old!  We walked over to the Mavrick Station Store for iced tea and the brown bag lunch then back to the shop and it was done!! 

The job was done by the newest recumbent tech, Craig and it works really well, much quicker and easier shifting over the whole gear range!! To test it out we head back down Sinton to the PPGW and picked up the Cottonwood Creek trail to have afternoon tea and snack bar at the Creekside Coffee House. After that, it was late afternoon, so we just headed back the same way and headed for home. 

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June 6- Food Run and Lunch Ride

It's one of those things you NEVER get away from, so we headed up the Rock Island Trail to the Walmart Market on Union Blvd to get "FOOD"! Hooked up the cargo trailer, got to the Market, filled the trailer and pannier's and headed back to the apartment. Unloaded and headed out north on the PPGW, then north on Mark Dabling Blvd over to Garden of the Gods Road up to the McDonald's. 

This one has shading over the outdoor patio tables so even though it was a HOT (90F) day but the double hamburger, BBQ chips and a large iced tea made the PITA of shopping into a fun ride. We then headed down to Monument Valley Park, then back over the I-25 Ped Bridge over to the Mesa Springs Greenway and PPGW back home before the early evening rain! 

Well, this gets us into June, so stay tuned for more excellent riding adventures from BJ and Jo Ondo, Out and About on the Recumbents! HAPPY TRAILS!