Brr was a blast...the weather was nice as it can be for a february ride in iowa, and aside from a few drunken country bumpkins the ride had little to offer in the way of drama.....which is a good thing. our small, but stalwart crew set out for the glorious hamlet of Ripey about 10:30a (a half hour after the official cannon shot start), arrived at noon-ish had a few of the local libations and then headed back to
perry (albeit, two shy of our of our crew...but never fear we picked up two sets of fresh legs for the return trip). One of the best things about this ride is the fact that for a few hours cyclist rule the road. The roads aren't closed to motorized traffic.....they are just at our mercy...which here in des moines probably isn't so odd, but out in the country? not so much. Thanks to the
Perry Chamber of Commerce and
bikeiowa.com (who by the way answer emails in minutes, amazing)....ps--the
surly open bar handlebar i was gonna put on my salsa for this ride never made it on the bike, i instead started breaking in a new
brooks saddle...which ill also review at some point.
pictured here(from Left to Right): J Dis, Apollo Creed a.k.a Stars and Stripes, Grandma Fixed, Dre, Dr. Sandy & Jamie BMX
Oh yeah...ragbrai overnight cities are as follows :
Glenwood,
Atlantic,
Carroll,
Boone,
Altoona,
Grinnell, Coralville &
Davenport....i may or may not do a little write up on each one at some point...but i have linked all the local chambers of commerce if you wanna check them out.
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