cyduke
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cyduke replied to the topic First RAGBRAI Memories in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 3 months, 2 weeks ago
My 1st RAGBRAI was RAGBRAI XI in ’83. I was 13, and rode with my friend Mike, and his dad, Ron. Ron had ridden RAGBRAI X, Mike, and I thought the idea of riding a bike for a week, and camping was a great idea. Back then there wasn’t the media hype surrounding the ride. In fact, I knew little about it.
That year the route had my hometown of…[Read more]
cyduke replied to the topic First RAGBRAI Memories in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 4 months, 4 weeks ago
@Bicycle Bill, I take it you’ve ridden the old Oktoberfest 100 then? I was only able to do it 3 or 4 times I was living in Ames at the time of riding it, and it’s always been one of my favorite rides. I wish it was still going on. I live in Madison and keep thinking about going up there in the fall to do my own 100 as I still have my maps.
cyduke replied to the topic RAGBRAI 1994 Double Loop – Why?? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 5 months ago
I did it the loop, and I remember the next day into Marion was another long day as I had another 100 miles to our Skunk Campsite.
If I remember right they didn’t start handing out Century patches until the ’96 edition for the 150 mile loop. before that, you had to buy one at the trailer.
cyduke replied to the topic RAGBRAI, we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone RAGBRAI XLVIII to 2021. in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 9 months ago
The right call. Unfortunate but the right one. Just bummed I have to wait to ride my 37th.
What if they were to hold RAGBRAI 48 July 18-24, then run RAGBRAI 49 the following week?
Logistics would be rough, but anything is possible.
cyduke replied to the topic I'm almost 100 percent sure RAGBRAI will get cancelled in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 9 months, 2 weeks ago
SFC JKL, I was supposed to have landed in Brussels yesterday to ride the Tour of Flanders sportiv tomorrow, and then hang out in the area to watch Flanders, and then Roubaix. Nope.
cyduke replied to the topic Postpone RAGBRAI XLVIII to 2021?? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 9 months, 3 weeks ago
If RAGBRAI does have to be postponed, and if it’s possible, I’d vote for RAGBRAI in the fall, then next year back to July.
Fall riding is some of the best riding anyway. Just my 2 cents.
cyduke replied to the topic What is your favorite pie?? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 10 months ago
A little over 20 years ago while riding RAGBRAI,and eating a lot of pie, a buddy, and I came up with a pie song after “American Pie”
My, my Scott is the pie guy.
He really likes the cherry, and the rhubarb is alright
Little old ladies asking which one he’ll buy, and Scott says “this will be the pie that I buy”.
cyduke replied to the topic How many counties have you visited? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 10 months, 1 week ago
To add to this, it would be great if the new leadership could add all the old routes, miles, towns, etc online. Sort of like Geobike. I loved Geobike, and miss the data.
cyduke replied to the topic Getting in touch with people when cell phones not working in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 11 months, 3 weeks ago
I remember back in the early 80’s riding RAGBRAI, and at the main campgrounds a group of Ham radio operators would set up shop, and you could send a message to whoever for free. I think it was 25 words or less.
cyduke replied to the topic Traveling to RAGBRAI via Airplane in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year, 1 month ago
A quick search on Google….
American Airlines: Standard bag fee.
United Airlines: Standard bag fee.
Delta: Standard bag fee.
cyduke replied to the topic Welcome Dieter Drake! in the forum Miscellaneous 1 year, 1 month ago
Congratulations! Looking forward to my 37th RAGBRAI next summer!
cyduke replied to the topic 2020 Jerseys in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 year, 1 month ago
#Ragbraistrong
cyduke replied to the topic RAGBRAI, its just a name Gannett owns in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 year, 2 months ago
Just an FYI, Gannett bought the DSM Register in 1985 months before we were getting ready for and epic RAGBRAI XIII.
I’ve ridden 36 of the last 37 RAGBRAI’s, and this entire situation has driven me nuts.
cyduke replied to the topic Thanks T.J. and crew for another fun year. in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 year, 5 months ago
Its not like they go out and make movies about Apollo 12 or the Seattle Pop Festival of 1969 (Look it up, happened the month before Woodstock and everything went right, nobody remembers it).
So THANKS again, TJ, CREW and others. I had another fun Ragbrai.
I love the Apollo 12 reference! Actually, not a movie, but part of a Mini-series:…[Read more]
cyduke replied to the topic Where to next year? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 year, 5 months ago
Marion was an overnight in 1994. It was our century day from Marshaltown. Team Skunk stayed at a private residence that had a swimming pool, and the owners BBQ’ for us.
cyduke replied to the topic Sleeping pad suggestions? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 year, 8 months ago
If you don’t mind another suggestion. For 34 RAGBRAI’s I slept on either some sort of pad or air mattress. Last year on this forum, someone suggested the Go-Kot. I checked it out, bought one direct, and loved it. Some of best sleep I’ve had on RAGBRAI. It sets up,and tears down in a minute, it’s fairly light weight, and took up less space than…[Read more]
cyduke replied to the topic Wednesday route? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 year, 10 months ago
It’s a nice route around the lake that we’ve done a number of times.
If you want to talk about loops, in 1996 we had an option to celebrate the Sesquicentennial of Iowa being added to the Union. From Lake Mills to Charles City, a fantastic 150 miles on an incredible day.
About 1100 people did it, and on Team Skunk, we had about 10 of us ride it.…[Read more]
cyduke replied to the topic Medical ID bracelet in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 year, 10 months ago
Road ID. I’ve known a couple people who theirs came in handy after crashing, and I have mine on anytime I’m out on the road or trail.
cyduke replied to the topic Hairball BA Moment in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 year, 11 months ago
Barry – “Did anyone else think of Spinal Tap when you saw this? I’m glad the guy’s alright, but this is the stuff Tap is made of”.
At least the drummer didn’t explode.
cyduke replied to the topic A Group of Virgins with Questions/Concerns/Thoughts from the Group in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 year, 11 months ago
About once a year I’ll go knocking on doors to buy a shower from a local. In 35 RAGBRAI’s I’ve been turned down just a handful of times. I use my own towel, soap, leave at least 5 bucks, and make sure to respect their property, and leave the place bit cleaner than I found it.
I find a lot of times the homeowners like to chat and learn a bit…[Read more]