Altidude

Altidude started the topic Gannett's Venture Endurance Events Buys Ride The Rockies in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 3 weeks, 1 day ago

I’ve been away from RAGBRAI for a few years and did not know that it had changed hands and was now run by a subsidiary of Gannet News, the company that published USA Today as well as the Register.

I just read that the same entity owning RAGBRAI just bought Ride The Rockies, the Colorado ride kind of sort of like RAGBRAI, but not really. RTR is…[Read more]

Altidude replied to the topic One Hundred Dollars. in the forum RAGBRAI XLIV – 2016 5 years, 3 months ago

Thanks for reminding me that an eight hour drive Denver to Omaha is much better than trying to fly there these days. Had we decided to fly instead of drive this year, it is very likely that the Southwest FUBAR would have screwed us. Of course, if it had, we still would have had the option of jumping in the car and driving, just getting in later…[Read more]

Altidude replied to the topic Gravel Loop Tires in the forum RAGBRAI XLIV – 2016 5 years, 3 months ago

I did the loop on 700×25 Gatorskins with no problem. Stay in the groove if one exists, otherwise, just let the bike go. Most problems on surfaces like that come when someone tries to brake. Don’t brake! Leave enough space around you and let it go.

What is this about a patch? When I got to Imogene there were maybe 20 riders there, and no…[Read more]

Altidude replied to the topic Lance Armstrong Riding in the forum RAGBRAI XLIV – 2016 5 years, 4 months ago

The same people dissing Lance would probably love to play softball with Mark McGwire, admitted steroid user, who by the way is a freaking coach for the Padres. Lance is permanently banned from sanctioned competition or competitive involvement in any Olympic sport. If MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL had anti-drug regimens even half as strict as…[Read more]

Altidude started the topic Random RAGBRAI Thoughts For 2016 in the forum RAGBRAI XLIV – 2016 5 years, 4 months ago

This was my fourth RAGBRAI, and as usual, I have a few random thoughts.

– It is mysterious to me why people will queue up for the food trailers when in many cases there are wonderful, air conditioned, sit down restaurants just steps away, which in most cases are less expensive than the carnival food. We had awesome Chinese, Mexican, and American…[Read more]

Altidude replied to the topic Gravel Loop Tires in the forum RAGBRAI XLIV – 2016 5 years, 4 months ago

In the 80’s we rode 700×19 tires.
In the 90’s we rode 700×21 tires.
In the 00’s we rode 700×23 tires.
In the 10’s we ride 700×25 tires.
In the 20’s everyone will be on 700×28 or larger.

I went to 700×28 on three of my road bikes and haven’t looked back. I rode one of my older bikes with 700×23 the other day and they seemed weirdly tiny. As…[Read more]

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