[quote quote=1324204]Alternatively, wearing RAGBRAI merchandise or having a “RAGBRI” auto license plate creates many unexpected fun conversations in this state to the east. [/quote]
Whenever I wear my RAGBRAI jerseys on the Will county trail system in the southern suburbs of Chicago, I often have somebody tell me about the year they did RAGBRAI or how many years they have done it. I usually stop at a Farmer’s Market in Frankfort to eat or get a slushie and that’s where I get approached. One guy lived directly across the street from the house behind my house.