hnschipper
- Active 3 weeks, 6 days ago
hnschipper replied to the topic Anyone know if the ginger kitty on Day 2 got home safely. in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 3 weeks, 6 days ago
I really hope someone didn’t take that kitten home with them without finding out if it had a home already.
hnschipper replied to the topic E-Bikers, A Few Etiquette Improvements in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 month, 1 week ago
Others riding ebikes doesn’t lessen the challenge RAGBRAI is for me.
hnschipper replied to the topic RAGBRAI Reunion Ride? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 month, 1 week ago
What RAGBRAI training rides are you referring to? Is this just for a specific group and not for the masses?
hnschipper replied to the topic "Reserved" Camping? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 month, 1 week ago
The overnight towns typically have information in their websites if contact information for large groups/charters to contact to reserve a camping space. I don’t believe there is any additional cost to this.
I wish that large groups/charters would do a better job of anticipating how large of an area they need so they aren’t taking away camping spa…[Read more]
hnschipper replied to the topic E-Bikers, A Few Etiquette Improvements in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 month, 1 week ago
Slower riders do sometimes pass riders riding slower than them. Yes, sometimes this pushes us clear out to the left in heavy traffic. I’m not going to ride much slower than my regular pace just because passing someone would make it so I have to go far to the left to pass.
And most of the time, on your left means just that. It’s those who com…[Read more]
hnschipper replied to the topic E-Bikers, A Few Etiquette Improvements in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 month, 1 week ago
There are certainly hose who are saying this just to let riders know. Then there are the riders who scream this repeatedly when there is no room on the left to pass because I’m in the middle of passing someone. They are the ones who seem to mean get out of my way, lowly slower rider.
hnschipper replied to the topic E-Bikers, A Few Etiquette Improvements in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 month, 1 week ago
I’m a slower rider. I heard this from riders on regular bikes far, far more than anyone on an ebike (meaning someone calling out on your left, meaning get out of my way, even though I was in the middle of passing someone and couldn’t move over right then.) For me personally, this wasn’t an issue of ebikes at all.
hnschipper replied to the topic Protocol for Reserving Camping Space in the forum Miscellaneous 1 month, 1 week ago
We encountered a charter in a city in one town that had a very large area of the park and 3/4 of it sat empty. They had all this nice, flat area roped off with no tents while those of us outside hilly, rocky ground to deal with.
hnschipper replied to the topic Who cheated? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 month, 1 week ago
We got to Walnut City later in the day (I think it was somewhere atriums 4:30.) Saw a large group of riders coming off the loop in the wrong direction. Also saw many riders starting the loop that late in the day.
hnschipper replied to the topic Observations about the ride in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 month, 1 week ago
Did other vendors apply for a license at Geode that were denied?
hnschipper replied to the topic Those With Youth Riders: Youth Road Bike? in the forum Miscellaneous 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Potentially interested!
hnschipper started the topic Those With Youth Riders: Youth Road Bike? in the forum Miscellaneous 1 month, 2 weeks ago
My 7 year old nephew got a taste of RAGBRAI last week. He rode in a WeeHoo trailer. I think he may outgrow the trailer by next year, and he has requested to ride his own bike. We’re debating what to do next year. He does not currently have a bike with gears, so if he were to ride his own bike, we would need to get him one. I saw a number of…[Read more]
hnschipper replied to the topic Observations about the ride in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 month, 2 weeks ago
My biggest pet peeve of the week was the camping situation at City Park in Centerville. A charter had a huge area of the park roped off for their group, and used probably a third of it at most. There was a whole lot of flat open space left inside the roped off area that sat empty all night. Meanwhile, those of us not with that charter had very…[Read more]
hnschipper replied to the topic Where to next year? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 month, 2 weeks ago
When our support driver (my brother) arrived in Dyersville, every single vehicle was being stopped upon entering town. Dyersville assigned everyone to a camping site in town. If you chose not to camp in your assigned camping spot, then you were charged for camping. It took forever for support vehicles to get in to town because of this. WE were…[Read more]
hnschipper replied to the topic Geode State Park in the forum Miscellaneous 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I had a fantastic pork chop and lemonade from the vendor at Geode State Park.
hnschipper replied to the topic Injuries on the ride – 2019 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 month, 2 weeks ago
My friend was one who had the benefit of an ambulance ride years ago after she went down and broke her arm. The bill went through her insurance, and then she paid her share of the ride. While RAGBRAI may contract with the ambulance service to be there (and I have no idea what kind of payments may happen between RAGBRAI and CARE), if you have to…[Read more]
hnschipper replied to the topic Found watch! in the forum Lost and Found 1 month, 2 weeks ago
There is Shelton in Iowa. There is a Sheldon in Northwest Iowa, but it was nowhere near the route.
hnschipper replied to the topic Anyone else bringing youth riders? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 month, 2 weeks ago
My 7 year old nephew rode partial days 5 of the 7 days. He opted to sit out the last day of all days! (He was having too much fun in Donnellson to ride to the finish!) He wants to ride his own bike next year. (He was in a WeeHoo trailer this year.)
hnschipper replied to the topic Where to next year? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 1 month, 2 weeks ago
If we go back to Dyersville again, I hope they plan the camping situation better than they did the camping situation better than the last time. That was just awful, and I still have a bad taste in my mouth over it this many years later.
hnschipper replied to the topic XL jersey wanted in trade for size L in the forum Miscellaneous 1 month, 2 weeks ago
For future reference, you can always exchange at the RAGBRAI merchandise trailer if you need a different size.