DougHarris
- Active 8 months, 1 week ago
DougHarris replied to the topic 2019 Route Predictions in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 year ago
A relative newbie/late starter to Ragbrai…4 years so far…
I will say something a little longer but avoiding the Southwest start…
How about Akron start and wander diagonally towards Mt. Pleasant and finally to Keokuk?
I am very familiar with Mt. Pleasant and Keokuk in my younger days and have been hoping the last few years that somehow…[Read more]
DougHarris replied to the topic Quiet Forum in the forum Miscellaneous 1 year, 1 month ago
KenH: I was up at 5:30 checking the weather forecast which had deteriorated since even the night before…My schedule only allowed me to get the ride done (I was going to to do the 45 mile option) in the morning. I had a very close call with lightning years ago and have been stuck out on country roads without much shelter in recent years and had…[Read more]
DougHarris replied to the topic Quiet Forum in the forum Miscellaneous 1 year, 2 months ago
Well Ken H…I live about 15 minutes from Ottawa and plan on doing the Pumpkin Pie Ride…I am concerned about the predicted weather all weekend. I won’t do the century length as this will be my first longer ride since minor knee surgery but feel free to wave to me as you will likely streak by me!
DougHarris replied to the topic Biker Hurt…hope he is OK in the forum RAGBRAI XLVI – 2018 1 year, 3 months ago
Glad he is recovering! From what I saw…either there was contact (which I doubt) or people that were helping direct traffic around him on the ground were warning of some big cracks in the middle of the road…implying his tire got in there making him lose control. Either way he went down hard on his left side and was not conscious when I first…[Read more]
DougHarris replied to the topic Biker Hurt…hope he is OK in the forum RAGBRAI XLVI – 2018 1 year, 3 months ago
Thanks for the info…not happy that he has some breaks but it sure could have been worse…hoping for a speedy recovery for John and a quick return to the saddle!
DougHarris replied to the topic Hardest climb. in the forum RAGBRAI XLVI – 2018 1 year, 4 months ago
I too had that many extra miles than expected…I was wondering if or where I miscalculated…
DougHarris replied to the topic Pork Belly Ventures – Terrible this year in the forum RAGBRAI XLVI – 2018 1 year, 4 months ago
I have been very happy with PBV all 4 years I have used them…there are always issues when being involved with a MASS of humanity…if that is the problem then Ragbrai in general is not the place to be…once somebody offers a personalized hover pod to transport you to all locations or that “beaming” technology like in Star Trek then Ragbrai…[Read more]
DougHarris started the topic Biker Hurt…hope he is OK in the forum RAGBRAI XLVI – 2018 1 year, 4 months ago
Riding out of Newton (or maybe Sigourney) in the morning a biker went down hard right in front of me. I was the first to yell biker down and get to him when we got off our bikes. He was out for a bit but when he came around I believe he said his name was John from Marshalltown. There was no shortage of other bikers who got off to help and…[Read more]
DougHarris replied to the topic Receiving Materials? in the forum Miscellaneous 1 year, 4 months ago
I leave in a week…I am still one with no email and nothing in the mail…
DougHarris replied to the topic Receiving Materials? in the forum Miscellaneous 1 year, 4 months ago
Nothing for me either…there’s time I know and I never feel like I have “everything” when I leave for a trip…but this is a pretty big missing piece right now…at least I am not alone.
replied to the topic Random RAGBRAI Thoughts For 2016 in the forum RAGBRAI XLIV – 2016 3 years, 4 months ago
THANK YOU for commenting about the blaring music thing! I have had a good time on the rides the past two years and don’t want to sound like I am nitpicking…but what is the mentality of someone who thinks everyone in a 100 yard radius WANTS to hear their music. Granted it is few and far between but I was unable to hear the rider I was…[Read more]