Why I Ride

Why I Ride Dave Schweikert’s home for ultracycling rides that support World Bicycle Relief and other charities.

In Indiana, our pumpkin patches are protected by barbed wire. 🤣
09/01/2026

In Indiana, our pumpkin patches are protected by barbed wire. 🤣

Name something you’re doing for the first time in 49 years. I’ll go first! Watching the Cubs at Wrigley Field. My last...
08/30/2026

Name something you’re doing for the first time in 49 years. I’ll go first! Watching the Cubs at Wrigley Field. My last visit- September 1977- Cubs lost to the Pirates 7-3. Hoping for better results vs the Reds today!

Business travel does have its advantages 😉. Texas heat is better tolerated with beer from Oil Horse Brewing Company ! T...
08/19/2026

Business travel does have its advantages 😉. Texas heat is better tolerated with beer from Oil Horse Brewing Company ! Texas Brown is tasty! 😋. I think I can stuff a couple cans in my jersey pockets. Yes I can. Awesome music too (Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan so far. I think I’ll stay a while.)

Recent riding in Indiana. Things you might not know Indiana has: cabins in the hills, ski slopes, and coal. Things you p...
08/17/2026

Recent riding in Indiana. Things you might not know Indiana has: cabins in the hills, ski slopes, and coal. Things you probably know Indiana has: Lincoln sites, gravel roads, and farm fields. And a few gates to hop over 😉

Hot one in Arkansas today. Car temps are usually inflated a few degrees but still…. And a little foreshadowing. I’m h...
08/16/2026

Hot one in Arkansas today. Car temps are usually inflated a few degrees but still…. And a little foreshadowing. I’m headed to Texas to prepare for a railway industry audit for customers like Union Pacific (old train pic).
Maybe Texas will be cooler 🫰🥵

I’ll bet there’s long lines (this was at a middle school)! 🤣
08/13/2026

I’ll bet there’s long lines (this was at a middle school)! 🤣

This is awesome! Blue Collar Coffee Co.
08/02/2026

This is awesome! Blue Collar Coffee Co.

That’s a milestone. 1/10 of 1% of all the roads on earth! So much seen. So much yet to see. .earth
08/02/2026

That’s a milestone. 1/10 of 1% of all the roads on earth! So much seen. So much yet to see. .earth

Biz trip to Lakeland, Florida this week, sights include central FL has a climb?!, Frank Lloyd Wright collection if you’r...
08/01/2026

Biz trip to Lakeland, Florida this week, sights include central FL has a climb?!, Frank Lloyd Wright collection if you’re an architecture fan (as I am), and my fav lunch spot in Lakeland. 😋

Don’t always trust the map! 🤣. ? ?
07/30/2026

Don’t always trust the map! 🤣. ? ?

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