Sandaltan .
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic Quad cities bike trail blockade: Sign the petition! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 days, 7 hours ago
Much more to this than I thought. The Mayor’s view:
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 5 days, 9 hours ago
TGW: In remembrance of past RAGBRAIs we had chicken & noodles over mashed potatoes this evening for dinner. After dinner, as sequestered we are, we did the crossword puzzle in your “Daily Fishwrapper” and were stumped by a ten letter word for “machine propelled by cranks attached to the front axle. Perhaps you could assist.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic Quad cities bike trail blockade: Sign the petition! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 5 days, 10 hours ago
I have never seen a real estate advertisement stating the home to be a safe distance from a recreational trail…never. I have seen many ads touting “easy access” to this or that trail. This city of 405 residents has probably a dozen or so residents with maybe a civic identity problem hemmed in by the river on one side and Bettendorf on the…[Read more]
Sandaltan . started the topic Bike Sales are Booming. in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 6 days, 19 hours ago
This from the Cedar Rapids Gazette: https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/corridor-bike-shops-work-to-manage-customer-demand-and-industry-backlog-after-unusually-high-demand-20200525
Two local bike shop owners have said the same thing, that essentially low end bicycles are rolling out the door at their shop and their stock is nearly…[Read more]
Sandaltan . replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month ago
For TGW
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Sandaltan . started the topic BACooN RIDE #7 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month ago
The big bacon ride is rescheduled to August 1. I expect the biggest turn-out ever for what has been a dress rehearsal/tuneup for RAGBRAI. If you are of a mind to bike more than one day there are hundreds of miles of trails to explore in Central Iowa and innkeepers that will be happy to see you after your ride.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic Bubba's Pampered Peddlers in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month ago
Thanks Bubba, you are still a class act in our opinion.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic Donate Registration Fees in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 1 week ago
“The sad fact is that the RAGBRAI organization will probably be running in the red for at least a year just to meet their payroll.”
I can’t imagine what demands are required of the RAGBRAI staff besides refunding registrations from now until the 2021 route is surveyed next winter, surveyed yet again that is. Amanda Parrott can handle the refunds.…[Read more]
Sandaltan . replied to the topic Cycling Sandals on Sale in the forum Miscellaneous 1 month, 1 week ago
I approve. Free those toes. Let the sun shine in.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic Hypothetical: Would you wear a mask? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 1 week ago
Only at Halloween and Mardi Gras. No, I would not wear a mast on RAGBRAI.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic Ride Suggestions if RAGBRAI cancelled in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Jboz: Cautionary on CNC; we had four days of rain on our two CNC rides some many years ago. Take warm clothes, yes even gloves, and rain gear. The Little Stoker was on a Vision R40 with no front fender, so much water kicked up and drained into the fork that when we got home and I hung the bike upside down on hooks more than half a cup of water…[Read more]
Sandaltan . replied to the topic RAGBRAI decision April 15 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Uncle Kraig: I have been thinking about dinner at Archie’s Waeside & Blue Bunny ice cream for a couple of hours. I will go on wishing.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic RAGBRAI decision April 15 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 3 weeks ago
I am convinced that there will be no RAGBRAI this year. No doubt in my mind. Gannett will not take a risk that would surely be litigated very thoroughly. I believe the decision has already been made in McLean Virginia.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic I'm almost 100 percent sure RAGBRAI will get cancelled in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Murphymp: Did as you described. Eight of us stayed at Victoria’s Bed and Breakfast in Xenia, Ohio and had a great time some years ago, garage to store bikes and pool table upstairs. Five trails intersect at Xenia. We have visited Xenia five times in the last 8 or 9 years, don’t miss Yellow Springs, craft brewery right on the trail. Plenty of…[Read more]
Sandaltan . replied to the topic I'm almost 100 percent sure RAGBRAI will get cancelled in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 3 weeks ago
From the above referenced link:
Anne Lawrie, marketing director for the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, said there will be a decision April 15 about whether the nation’s largest annual bike tour will happen as scheduled in mid-July. There’s a complex checklist of things to organize, from merchandising to logistics along the…[Read more]
Sandaltan . replied to the topic Training…and so it began. in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Eric Strobel: Schwalbe tubes and tires for us. Especially the tubes.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic RAGBRAI decision April 15 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Continued again: Her gut had tried to warn her before, and these new butterflies were telling her it was time to own up to her actions. She had to make amends with RAGBRAI.
“When you’ve wronged someone, you can’t expect them to accept your apology,” she said. So I thought, “I’ll make the offer, but I’ll leave it to them to say whether or not the…[Read more]
Sandaltan . replied to the topic RAGBRAI decision April 15 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Continued: Parrott wasn’t a ringleader in the team’s messy exit: Instead, she got caught up in a whirlwind, she says, not able to stop and think in the short time between when former RAGBRAI Director T.J. Juskiewicz offered her a role with his new cycling venture, Iowa’s Ride, and when his TV news interviews and social media posts publicly tende…[Read more]
Sandaltan . replied to the topic RAGBRAI decision April 15 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 3 weeks ago
For Doctor Who: A familiar name is returning to the staff of the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, colloquially known as RAGBRAI.
Andrea Parrott, formerly the ride’s merchandise and media manager, is rejoining the team as a marketing and logistics coordinator, focusing on social media and the RAGBRAI crew, the beh…[Read more]
Sandaltan . replied to the topic RAGBRAI decision April 15 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 3 weeks ago
“It’s terrific that Andrea Parrott is back. Although, it is surprising that RAGBRAI would hire anyone given that the organization will, more than likely, be running a deficit for a year.”
Andrea has the institutional knowledge that was sorely lacking among those presented as the RAGBRAI Crew at the route announcement party. The success of the n…[Read more]