Mike Howe

Mike Howe replied to the topic No lottery for 2022 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 2 months ago

How does it help with hotels when no one knows the route until late January? I never understood why you have to be registered in order to take time off work or to ask for the time off.

Mike Howe replied to the topic Day 1 Question in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 6 months ago

Have you thought about posting something on Craigslist or offering someone $20 to drive you in their truck, van, etc to Le Mars?

Mike Howe replied to the topic Carpal tunnel in the forum Miscellaneous 6 months, 1 week ago

Maybe adjust your stem? Or if you can get a bike fit, tell the fitter about your hands/wrists. They maybe able to change your positioning, stem and/or handlebars a little to relieve some of the stress put on your wrists.

Mike Howe replied to the topic RAGBRAI App in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 6 months, 1 week ago

DENBIKER…..same thing for me. Was doing that last fall. I emailed Ragbrai about it and I was told that the app wasn’t updated. Not sure why that would cause it to automatically close like that every time. Hopefully next year they will have the app up and running.

Mike Howe replied to the topic Has RAGBRAI mailed out rider packets? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 6 months, 3 weeks ago

I think Ragbrai posted something on their Facebook page yesterday that the remainder of the packets were being mailed out by the end of the week. The pictured that was included with the post looked like it had 50+ plus boxes of wristband/packets to be sent.

Mike Howe replied to the topic Contact Us link on Ragbrai page…. in the forum Miscellaneous 8 months ago

Weird that it would mark me as spam and not allow me to send a message through the “Contact Us” link but would allow me to start a new topic on the Forum page. Was trying to message them about an error on the Ragbrai Shop page. When you click to purchase the 2021 Mens Logo Tee (the turquoise/blue/green one with the logo) it takes you to the…[Read more]

Mike Howe started the topic Contact Us link on Ragbrai page…. in the forum Miscellaneous 8 months ago

Does anyone else get the get the below message when trying to send a message to Ragbrai through the “contact us” link? I’ve tried sending a message and every time I get the below….

*** Forbidden. Username seems to be spammer. ***

Mike Howe replied to the topic I'm Driving: Arizona to Clinton,IA in the forum Looking for RIDES 10 months, 1 week ago

Eric, I don’t think I need a ride but was just curious where in AZ you are? I’m in Tempe. 100+ temps are just around the corner!

Mike Howe replied to the topic in the forum Mike Howe 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Eric, I’m not sure if the Wahoo Elmnt Bolt shows the elevation on the screen or not. I don’t pay attention the elevation so it might be there, but I don’t look at it. When I look at the stats after my ride the elevation is there. You can easily switch from one data field/stat up to nine very easily while riding by pushing a button. There are…[Read more]

Mike Howe replied to the topic in the forum Mike Howe 11 months, 2 weeks ago

I have the Wahoo Elmnt Bolt. I love it. Its easy to use and its also very easy to change how many stats you want to display at a time. It also has a feature that it will pause your ride once you slow down to a certain MPH (you chose how low). The feature comes in handy when your getting off your bike in the pass through towns so its not…[Read more]

Mike Howe replied to the topic "Clean" RAGBRAI 2021? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Even with a staggered start, that pretty much gets thrown out the window when riders start stopping in the pass through towns. Unless you start giving people a time limit in the pass through towns and that would just be silly and not very Ragbrai-ish. All these are good ideas, but also create headaches for Ragbrai trying to enforce them or keep…[Read more]

Mike Howe replied to the topic 2021 Route Announcement Party Livestream in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year ago

If IBC or Ragbrai really wanted to raise money they would ask for a $5 donation for those who would love to hear Mootsman shut up and stop whining about everything.

whaaa I don’t like the logo….whaaa they emailed me about merch they’re selling…. whaaa my shorts werent stitched good enough years ago… whaa whaa whaa 😭

Mike Howe replied to the topic 2021 Route Announcement Party Livestream in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year, 1 month ago

I understand that. Heres another one… if they require the riders to get a test then what about the food vendors, merch vendors, the local people in the pass through/overnight towns, staff, etc. What would be the point of requiring it from riders but not from everyone else? Sounds like a huge headache than what its worth…

Mike Howe replied to the topic 2021 Route Announcement Party Livestream in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year, 1 month ago

I think requiring a covid test would be a logistics nightmare. Thinking out loud here… but all the people who have registered… did it say anything about requiring a covid test when they registered? If it doesn’t say it now or when you register, how can Ragbrai go back and change the terms of what you registered for and require it? Lots of…[Read more]

Mike Howe replied to the topic Crystal Ball in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year, 1 month ago

Thanks for the info. I see where it says March 15th. I also see where they call it “this years race”. Which 1) it’s not a race and 2) There’s one month left in the year, so I doubt it’s held this year but hopefully it’s held in 2021 or next year.

Mike Howe replied to the topic Crystal Ball in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year, 1 month ago

Where is this March 15th date coming from? “From what I heard” isn’t a reliable source to me.

Mike Howe replied to the topic Ordering from Ragbrai Store question in the forum Miscellaneous 1 year, 2 months ago

I had a question about ordering multiple items. I decided to just order one and placed the order last Saturday. Thanks.

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