Sandaltan .
- Active 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Sandaltan . replied to the topic Home Stay's in the forum RAGBRAI L – 2023 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Home stays have generated our very best stories. Better than wind, rain, heat, cold and melted pavement. Better even than the breaded pork tenderloin stories.
Jelly…do you still ride with the same panniers? That would be the only way I would know to say Hi when you pass us.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic For the Record in the forum Miscellaneous 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Dogs count at our house! The Little Stoker gives them preference.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic How to better motivate "bandits" to register in the forum RAGBRAI L – 2023 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Thank you Direwolf. Rumors of your extinction are unfounded, scurrilous, and just a lie promulgated by the lesser creatures .
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic How to better motivate "bandits" to register in the forum RAGBRAI L – 2023 5 months, 4 weeks ago
“Let It Be” The Beatles
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic How to better motivate "bandits" to register in the forum RAGBRAI L – 2023 6 months, 1 week ago
Yipes to the power of three JS!
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic How to better motivate "bandits" to register in the forum RAGBRAI L – 2023 6 months, 1 week ago
Thank you Beebs and TGW. I always welcome your comments. Low Rider; RAGBRAI is a religion.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic How to better motivate "bandits" to register in the forum RAGBRAI L – 2023 6 months, 2 weeks ago
“If RAGBRAI is capping registration at 10,000 then 8,000 from 2022 where registrations topped 18,000 suddenly become bandits.”
I am in doubt recently that there is a cap on participation. From today’s newspaper.
Last year, RAGBRAI ended its long-held registration lottery, which limited weeklong passes to about 12,000 riders. Registration is…[Read more]
Sandaltan . replied to the topic 2023 Overnights? in the forum RAGBRAI XLIX – 2022 9 months, 3 weeks ago
I like Robb’s route very much. Some several years ago the Storm Lake to Fort Dodge leg was probably my best day on a bike, totally flat with a healthy tail wind, we didn’t even stop at Mudd’s in Barnum. The fairgrounds would be great for campers but is just too far from the city’s entertainment district. The Little Stoker sez the Capital…[Read more]
Sandaltan . replied to the topic RAGBRAI 50TH JERSEY DESIGN in the forum Miscellaneous 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Thanks Beebs for reminding me of the wool jersey days.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic Registered Rider Baggage Truck in the forum RAGBRAI XLIX – 2022 10 months, 2 weeks ago
There are two trucks. Take note of which truck you have placed your bag upon and…as has been written, what time you lugged your bag up the ramp and loaded your gear. If you can say with confidence that you could throw your bag off the back of a pickup and then jump on the bag three or four times from that height and that nothing could be…[Read more]
Sandaltan . replied to the topic The Elephant in the Room in the forum RAGBRAI XLIX – 2022 10 months, 2 weeks ago
The title of this thread had me thinking of Topsy the rogue elephant having just read about her demise.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic No Food Between Towns on Day 1 in the forum RAGBRAI XLIX – 2022 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Thank you Kevin, Uncle K, Helen and Bugs! The miles will fly by on that day.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT……….TA DA (trumpet) Bring ones and fives in abundance, the vendors, wishing a cash donation, will appreciate your thoughtfulness. And…you may be of service cashing someone’s 20 dollar bill who is not so wise and considerate.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic How to Post to Forum in the forum RAGBRAI XLIX – 2022 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Could this be the latest and final uttering of maps and info? Despite the 27 March date of course.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic No More Participant Guides in the forum Miscellaneous 11 months ago
Another corner cut it seems to me.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic Tent Fan and Chairs in the forum Miscellaneous 11 months, 1 week ago
The tent fan is a must along with sleep mask and ear plugs. Small flashlight or pinch light too, very dark in those Kybos.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic cell phone infrastructure in 2022 in the forum RAGBRAI XLIX – 2022 1 year ago
Uncle Kraig is the oracle on this. Have a backup plan. Otherwise you could spend a night as our Uncle Tommy did; not showered, still in his bike kit, unloved and lonely on a cot in the Red Cross tent, shivering under one thin wool blanket.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic Helmet brim in the forum RAGBRAI XLIX – 2022 1 year ago
The Little Stoker loves Da Brim.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic Riding with Kids in the forum Miscellaneous 1 year, 2 months ago
I would not even consider riding RAGBRAI with two four year-olds shoulder-to-shoulder in a cargo bike.
Sandaltan . replied to the topic Need sun protection advice! in the forum RAGBRAI XLIX – 2022 1 year, 2 months ago
A friend of mine uses a “size large coffee filter” between his head and the helmet. He sez “change when necessary”.
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Sandaltan . replied to the topic West Union Parking in the forum Miscellaneous 1 year, 3 months ago
When the overnight towns put their web sites up you will be able to contact the West Union RAGBRAI Committee & someone will help you. Patience, it takes a while to form the committees and build the web sites.
