NYC Highwheeler

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic RAGBRAI 2021 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 12 hours, 56 minutes ago

From the FAQ section:
4. What other measures are you implementing to ensure the health and safety of your riders?

Though we will continue to defer to current state guidelines regarding COVID-19 mitigation and we expect the further relaxing of rules & guidelines regarding various safety measures, as of this date RAGBRAI expects to implement the…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic What happens if someone misses the baggage truck? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 2 days, 15 hours ago

I think one of the most wonderful aspects of RAGBRAI is that when misfortune happens, you always have 20,000+ friends happy to help you out. I have ridden RAGBRAI 3 times, and had a variety of situations where I needed assistance. Mechanical, logistics, medical, financial, etc. In every instance, locals, vendors, and fellow riders were always…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic Covid test requirements in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 2 weeks, 5 days ago

I don’t think there will be any kind of testing or proof of vaccination involved in the ride. Even if there were something for riders, officials, vendors, etc., it would not matter. Almost the entire event takes place on public roads and in public places, and there is just no way to enforce anything. If someone wants to be there, they will…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic what a bummer no beer for me anymore. ragbrai without beer? in the forum Miscellaneous 3 months, 1 week ago

“A joint will suffice.”
Either you are a lifelong total stoner, or you are smoking ditch weed. These days you can get stuff that will do the trick with a couple tokes. If smoking is not your thing, there is a wide variety of edibles.

While I enjoy beer, wine, and the hard stuff, I honestly have trouble drinking much on RAGBRAI. Mostly it is just…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic Perfect DAY 1 riding weather in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 9 months ago

Thanks for posting this JBoz! The weather in NY is a god awful 95, and looks to be very hot all week. If I ride later in the week, I’ll post, but for now I’m eagerly awaiting future reports from you and other RAGBRAI forum folks.

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic Sigh: Tomorrow should be Day 1 of the double cross in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 9 months, 1 week ago

Sigh indeed! I would have been on the double cross with you. It is really a disappointment to be just going to work and having all the fun stuff canceled this year. All work and no play is certainly making me a dull boy.
Well, at least you will be on your bike, and enjoying flush toilets, showers without lines, and all the other stuff we take…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic Hypothetical: Would you wear a mask? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 12 months ago

I want to say I would do the ride wearing a mask, funny hat, or whatever. However, I work in the building trades, and have spent many long days wearing an N95 mask, or a M3 canister respirator.
It sucks. They are uncomfortable, hot, and restrict breathing, even if you are just painting or sanding. Forget about riding up a long hill. It is…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic I'm almost 100 percent sure RAGBRAI will get cancelled in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year ago

Here is a model that seems fairly accurate to me, although I haven’t dug too deeply into the details, nor am I smart enough to understand the mathematical equations behind it. Things are looking very grim for NY state right now, yet within a week, it will become much worse.
covidactnow.org/state/NY
We are facing 55-70+% cumulative infection rate,…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic Postpone RAGBRAI XLVIII to 2021?? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year ago

I would take what anyone says on the internet with a whole truck load of salt!
It is important to remember that we are also generally talking about confirmed cases. I think it is safe to assume that there are a significant percentage who get the virus that never confirm it, either because of lack of symptoms or lack of testing. Due to that…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic Postpone RAGBRAI XLVIII to 2021?? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year ago

Everything is going to be alright in the end. If it’s not alright, it’s not the end.
With that said, there are some very sobering things that have to be considered.

-The virus is tenacious. It spreads very effectively through the air. It lives on hard surfaces for several days, and a host can be contagious for well over a week before showing…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic Bicycle Ride from Sheldon to Le Mars in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year, 2 months ago

Thanks for the great responses so far! These are exactly the types of things I’m looking for.

I did not realize that many of the roads I was looking at were gravel. (Google adds a gray overlay that makes it hard to tell.) While I like the idea of a gravel ride that stays close to the river, I think it would be a lot more inclusive to stick…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic Type of Bike??? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year, 2 months ago

That Fuji is an amazing deal, and a perfect RAGBRAI bike in almost every way (I prefer MTB Handlebars, but some prefer road.) If it were my size, and not 1500 miles away, I would grab that Fuji quick

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic Type of Bike??? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year, 2 months ago

Having been adjacent to the bike industry for over twenty five years, I’ll let you in on a little secret – Most bikes are kind of all the same. Not in the sense that the super-racer roadie bike is the same as a MTB, but if you compare one brand to another, there is almost no difference in similarly priced models. This is because almost all brands…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler started the topic Bicycle Ride from Sheldon to Le Mars in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year, 2 months ago

The Connector Ride!
Rather than end up in Rock Rapids and take a shuttle to Le Mars, I think it would be better to ride from Sheldon directly to Le Mars on July 18th.

My thought would be to establish, and share widely, a scenic route plan from Sheldon to Le Mars. If there is enough interest, we could even do a big group ride, planned start…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic Friday night tent camping in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 year, 2 months ago

I arrived to the start towns Thursday afternoon on both the 2014, and 2016 rides, and had no issues camping.
I best advice I can give to people who are coming to RAGBRAI from outside the mid-west is to arrive a couple of days early and just enjoy watching a small town turn into a rolling party with 10’s of thousands of people from all over the…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic RAIN! in the forum Miscellaneous 1 year, 3 months ago

I have done 3 RAGBRAI’s (03,14,16) and each one featured a single half day of light to moderate rain. The boys at Weather Control are pretty predictable and conservative. Sometimes there is a brief downpour, or some high winds as a front moves through, but its usually the type of thing that seems dramatic, but everything is dry and sunny a half…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic RAGBRAI/Iowa’s Ride Info Session , December 1, 2019 in the forum Gatherings & Meetings 1 year, 4 months ago

Thanks for the update Stephen Witts. I think that you are correct about RAGBRAI probably needing the services of the Air Force cycling team.
I would also like to think the whole Air Force team for their help during past RAGBRAIs. In the past I continued riding after the finish town, and while I missed many aspects of the big event, it really…[Read more]

NYC Highwheeler replied to the topic Touring after RAGBRAI in the forum RAGBRAI XLIV – 2016 4 years, 9 months ago

I’m headed to Galesburg, IL (about 65 miles SE of Muscatine).

Anyone have a suggestion for a shipping company to use on Saturday? I would like to ship a few items home from Muscatine, then head out with minimal gear.

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