Remember “Uncle” Louis Hammer, the 90-year-old farmer who pedaled a stationary bike and cheered on RAGBRAI riders as they rode past his farm near Pocahontas? Of course you do. The guy’s a legend. Well, two of his new fans, riders Greta Songe and John Martinek, are making a short animated film about him. (Songe, by the way, [...]
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Riders start out their RAGBRAI experience by dipping their rear tires into the Mississippi River.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
New Mexico riders test out a prototype "cargo bike" that holds two riders and includes an upright and a recumbent station.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
First, the fun part: Someone with a bright idea rigged up a stationary bike to a crank homemade ice cream. Now, the important part: A pair of spokespeople for BikeLayne.com, a website designed to combat Parkinson’s disease, set up the ice-cream bike at several stops along the RAGBRAI route this week to raise awareness about their [...]
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Thousands of riders took a short detour near Dyersville to visit the Field of Dreams, the family farm and baseball diamond made famous in the 1989 movie. The ride’s last visit to the famous site was three years ago, when Dyersville hosted riders overnight. Much of the talk at the site Saturday morning centered on the [...]
Saturday, July 31, 2010
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Friday, July 30, 2010
Riders had no problems pronouncing Quimby, a town RAGBRAI visited earlier this week, but the Buchanan County town of Quasqueton wasn’t so easy. For the record, both QWASK-uh-tun and qwa-SKEE-tun are acceptable, but other versions kept popping up throughout the day from Iowans and out-of-staters alike. QUASKE-toon. QUASK-question. QUACK-town. One rider told someone on the other end [...]
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
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