Folks, we have a Winner. David Neidinger is the Winner of the first ever Dirty Kanza 200 Video Contest. David’s recount of his 2010 DK experience can be found in two parts… Click HERE to view the first half of David’s DK experience. And HERE for the second half of his ride to the finish. Thanks, David for your contribution. Now you get one FREE entry into the 2011… Continue Reading

Registration is now less than one week away.  Mark your calendars and set your alarms.  Registration will open promptly at 12:01 am EST, on Sunday, January 10th, and will be conducted online at www.bikereg.com.  Don’t wait too long.  Last year we filled up in four days.  Even though we have increased our field limit to 150 participants (up from 100 in 2009), we still expect to fill up quickly. … Continue Reading

All Dirty Kanza 200 finishers will receive one of these.  It ain’t no belt buckle.  But this is something you can really use.  (The beer glass, that is.) Continue Reading

Follow Gnat as he builds his version of the ultimate gravel ginder bicycle in his new weekly series titled “DK Wednesday.” His first installment to this once-a-week adventure, and all subsequent entries, can be found here… www.gnatlikes.com Looks like things will be centered around the new Salsa Woodchipper handlebar. An excellent choice, I would say. What will he come up with next week? This should be fun. Continue Reading

This is just a quick reminder that registration is now less than one month away. Mark your calendars and set your alarms… registration will begin sharply at 12:01 am EST on Sunday, January 10, 2010, and will once again be conducted online at www.bikereg.com. Registration will close once we have sold out at 150 riders, or on May 16th, 2010, which ever comes first. Don’t wait too long. Last… Continue Reading

You may only be 200 miles away from Fargo, no matter where you live. Salsa Cycles has generously donated a shiny new Fargo frameset as a door prize prize to a lucky participant in the Dirty Kanza 200. Just think, all those bottle cages and more could be yours if you can whoop just enough rear. So just keep this thought in mind as you’re riding and smiling: only… Continue Reading

Only three weeks away from the 2009 running of The Dirty Kanza. Joel and I are busy making final preparations. We are absolutely giddy about the course we have in store for you this year. The new northern section is chock full of roller-coaster hills, panoramic vistas and picturesque native limestone structures. One small word of caution… In years past, checkpoints have come every 50 miles. This years course… Continue Reading

thanks for coming to the dirty kanza new blog we just started this after getting back from trans iowa late at night. so we will be getting more info & other good stuff out soon .we have a few changes of format to be announced so look for that soon. big grin…joel Continue Reading

  Each year since the inaugural Dirty Kanza in 2006, approximately 50 – 55% of the riders who start this race have completed the 200 mile course. Based on that trend, our hopes were that at least 50 of the 85 riders processed during Friday night’s sign-in would successfully conquer this year’s route. That was, however, before we realized that unseasonably high temperatures would be coupled with an also… Continue Reading