LawnchairMan
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LawnchairMan replied to the topic What motivates you to ride? in the forum Training 3 hours, 4 minutes ago
Ken H,
Thanks for differentiating between riding and training. How do I say this; To me riding is a pleasure, but when I ride I train. It is a pleasure to see my distance and speed go up while my heart rate goes down. So, I agree there is a difference, and riding and training are definitely intertwined.
When I asked the questions I was mainly…[Read more]
LawnchairMan started the topic What motivates you to ride? in the forum Training 1 day, 4 hours ago
The number of miles I rode last year (2020) was the least I have done since I started seriously riding back in 2005. This was due directly and indirectly to Covid. When Covid hit I stopped riding to make sure I wouldn’t use precious supplies or hospital space that Covid patients might need were I to crash. I got back out when it looked like we…[Read more]
LawnchairMan replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 weeks, 2 days ago
I had a Ragbrai experience that was not a joke but made me laugh. One of the things I like to do at Ragbrai is to patronize children’s lemonade stands. I was walking from my campsite to town when I spotted a mother/daughter stand. Wondering if the lemonade was from a brand name mix I asked what kind of lemonade they had. The little girl of…[Read more]
LawnchairMan replied to the topic Rethink Opportunity on RAGBRAI 48 Symbol for 2021? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Thank you Ken,
Yes, that is a tie-in that I didn’t catch. It makes more sense now.
LawnchairMan replied to the topic Rethink Opportunity on RAGBRAI 48 Symbol for 2021? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Did I miss a connection to Willie Nelson? The graphic shows a rider with a guitar and a long ponytail. Couldn’t the rider be a girl? There seems to be a heart decal on the instrument that most guys wouldn’t have. If it weren’t for the long long hair I’d suggest it was John Denver. I think he’d have been more likely to ride a bike on “Country…[Read more]
LawnchairMan replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 weeks, 5 days ago
My son just gave me a hoodie for Christmas. It has a depiction of a bicycle crank and a word below that says, “Cranky”. I told him it was funny, but like the Youngman or Dangerfield joke, I don’t wake up cranky I let her sleep-in.
LawnchairMan replied to the topic 2021 Route Announcement Party Livestream in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 4 weeks ago
Check https://www.siouxlandproud.com/ragbrai/2021-ragbrai-registration-opens/
At the end of the open registration announcement, it says” The full route will be announced on January 30, 2021.” I assume that that will be the Route Announcement Party.
Once we get the entire route I can look at Google Maps and Ride With GPS to see what the hills…[Read more]
LawnchairMan replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month ago
I don’t know why riders say Ragbrai is addictive. I’ve quit four times already!
LawnchairMan replied to the topic Crystal Ball in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 1 week ago
Just FYI, Beekman’s sells rootbeer. I’ve quenched many a thirst with root beer floats at Beekman’s.
But the addition of the Amish, or Kelly’s Berry Best pie, sounds like a winning combination!
LawnchairMan replied to the topic Crystal Ball in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 1 week ago
Papa T,
Yes, I worry.
When more people die in a day than on 9/11?
Or at Pearl Harbor?
I’m just saying that now is not the time to let down our guard.
If that’s worrying too much, then you must be right: I worry too much.
You tell me how much is the correct amount.
LawnchairMan replied to the topic Crystal Ball in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I also believe that Ragbrai will go again in 2021. I have already booked a hotel for my trip to get there.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02948-4
But after reading the above article, I don’t believe that we are approaching herd immunity.
Younger stronger victims and better treatments do not equate to herd immunity.
While it is…[Read more]
LawnchairMan replied to the topic Maquoketa No Longer Hosting in 2021 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 months ago
I second the motion for Bellevue as the replacement town. That would give us about 57 miles on Friday and roughly 40 on Saturday.
LawnchairMan replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 4 months, 1 week ago
This isn’t a joke, but it made me smile. I got on the road this morning in the dark. I set my Nite Rider Lumina 1200 to a steady medium beam. About three miles into the ride I noticed a pickup truck about to enter the road ahead of me on my right. The driver let me pass in front of him before pulling onto the road, and I waved my thanks. I…[Read more]
LawnchairMan replied to the topic IT COULD ONLY HAPPEN ON RAGBRAI in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 4 months, 2 weeks ago
As I mentioned in another thread, I was witness to a great race in Onawa the evening before Ragbrai 2018 started. After supper, I was walking back to camp when I saw a tractor pulling a cart full of visitors. On the sidewalk was a boy about three or four on a Big Wheel trike. He was racing the tractor and staying parallel to it. The boy raced…[Read more]
LawnchairMan replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 4 months, 3 weeks ago
T. Gap,
Before I leave these tree puns for rest, I heard through the grapevine that Richard has got his wooden bikes to work. The main problem was the log-jam. The downside is that now they just lumber along.
Looking forward to the Iowa clearings in 2021!
LawnchairMan replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 4 months, 3 weeks ago
I heard that Alderman Elmer and his wife, Hazel, are going to check out the wooden bikes.
So I want to Spruce them up until they are Cherry.
I want the down tube to be Plum.
I thought Cotton-wood be better for the seat.
And I Ce-dar best choice for the handlebars is Palm.
Put a Pear of wheels on them and they should be finished.
As they were…[Read more]
LawnchairMan replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Hey T. Gap,
You said, “It didn’t teak too long to build, but Richard never rode his creation. The bike wooden start”
I’ll bet if he gets with Bud, the mechanic, they could root out the problem.
Then Richard’s style of bike could become very poplar.
He could branch out as long as he doesn’t stick it to his customers.
I’m wondering, though, if h…[Read more]
LawnchairMan replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 4 months, 4 weeks ago
At one of the Ragbrai pass-through towns, a local farmer told me a story. He was teaching his son to drive the tractor and plow straight furrows. He told his boy to find something in the distance in the direction he wanted to plow and keep heading for it. The farmer left his son to his work and came back later to find his field furrowed with…[Read more]
LawnchairMan replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 4 months, 4 weeks ago
One of the great things about riding the rural Ragbrai roads is seeing so many brilliant farmers. They’re outstanding in their fields!
One of my cousins was bragging about how big his family farm is. He said he could ride his bike all day and not get from one end to the other. I told him, “Yeah, I had a bike like that once!”
LawnchairMan replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 5 months ago
The following joke does not have anything to do with cycling, but since this tread has left me in stitches, maybe it is appropriate.
A length of rope goes into a bar for a drink. As soon as the bartender sees him he yells “Hey, we don’t allow your kind in here! Get out before I throw you out!”
Now outside, the rope feels dejected and angry…[Read more]