July 01, 2015

RAGBRAI Partners with ICEdot for Annual Bicycle Ride

RAGBRAI announced today its partnership with ICEdot to provide emergency identification and notification services to this year’s participants. Now in its 43rd year, the week-long bicycle touring event will offer riders the ability to register with ICEdot, allowing first-responders to access specific information for each individual and even notify their loved ones in case of an emergency.

June 29, 2015

RAGBRAI Training: The 4 H’s of RAGBRAI – Heat and Humidity

In the past couple of blogs I’ve been dealing with the 4 H’s of RAGBRAI. This blog covers the final two, Heat and Humidity. I will deal with these together because they are related and should be dealt with in much the same. One thing is for sure, RAGBRAI seems to always land during the hottest, most humid week of the year in Iowa.

June 11, 2015

RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip#4: The RIGHT Riding

The most fun on RAGBRAI comes from the people. You can ride across Iowa whenever you want, but only during one week, can you ride with 10,000 friends. Keep in mind that 30% of the riders are new and have never ridden in a crowd this large before. There are a few key tips to avoid crashes, like do the RIGHT riding.

June 10, 2015

RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip #3: The RIGHT Communications

People who ride RAGBRAI do so at their own pace. No matter who you are, you are going to pass another rider or you will be passed by another rider. Communication is essential, especially when starting, stopping or passing. Most crashes on RAGBRAI involve two or more bicycles and most are the result of riders not letting others know of their intentions.

May 30, 2015

RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip #2: The RIGHT Gear

Almost all RAGBRAI riders will agree that a helmet is an essential piece of equipment that every rider needs. A helmet will protect your brain if you are involved in a crash. Lights are required if you ride after sundown or before sunrise and could prevent you from being involved in a crash.

May 29, 2015

Spirit Lake Elementary 4th Graders Go for a Ride

The event was called the 4th Grade BRAWL (Bike Ride Along West Lake) and was used by the PE teacher, Tim O'Hagan, as an opportunity to expose kids to a part of the community they might not have known about, ride trails many of them had never seen before, and to teach them that sometimes they really can do things they think seem too hard at first.