mentor58 said:
CyclingRoberto said: Three words: Brancel Bicycle Charters. BBC is family run, not loud, and a good value. I’ve used them 5 times, and this will be my sixth. Great people, good mix of cyclists. And the Brancels are from Wisconsin! Complete charter is around $300.
I’ve sent my reservation in to BBC yesterday. I don’t need, nor do I particularly want, 100 percent pampering and a super deluxe environment. As a RAGBRAI virgin I figured that having a group make sure I’ve got a good place to pitch my tent, a chair, shade and cold drinks at the end of the day is exactly what would make my life perfect. The Laundry service (and towel service) are going to be HUGE thing that makes life that much easier.
Hope to see you all there, I’ll be the shaved head guy with a beard and a recumbent. (don’t know yet which one I’ll be riding, but I promise that Garfield, my faithful travel companion, will be along for the ride)
Steve, it will be a pleasure to meet you. I’m usually the very last guy out in the morning, often times a bit after the trucks have left. My feeling is, what’s the rush? Beat the heat? Impossible. Good choice with BBC. You will realize this immediately from before day 1. Professional group all the way.