SFC JKL 2
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SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic For the first time I am on track to reach training mileage goal in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 1 month, 1 week ago
I was really cranking in April but have only put in 130 miles this month since they pulled the plug on everything. I’m still guessing we will be fine by the end of July and wishing we were riding.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic Bubba's Pampered Peddlers in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 months, 1 week ago
If it makes you feel any better, I have $3k in IOU’s from a trip I booked to Europe back in November. I doubt if I will be able to use any of them.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic I'm almost 100 percent sure RAGBRAI will get cancelled in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 months, 2 weeks ago
cheymtn70 – TJ has a big kiss coming your way.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic Hypothetical: Would you wear a mask? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 months, 2 weeks ago
No chance. Not wearing one at work. Not wearing one on the bike.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic My favorite charter, Pork Belly Ventures! in the forum Reply To: California Bike Transport? 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Another reason to love PBV (I thought this is what this thread was going to be at first)
CHI Health Immanuel (Omaha, NE)
April 9 at 1:28 PM ยท
We continue to be AMAZED by the community’s support for our healthcare staff. Today, Pete and team with Pork Belly Ventures LLC delivered and set-up two of their PHAT trailers on the Immanuel hospital…[Read more]
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic RAGBRAI decision April 15 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 months, 2 weeks ago
The latest and greatest said this will be over in June. Too early to pull the plug.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 2 months, 2 weeks ago
All I wanted for Christmas was a shiny red bicycle. 5 o’clock Christmas morning, I run downstairs and look under the tree and what do I find? Uncle Alfresco, dead on the floor, shot through the back of the head. Plus no bicycle. It was a disappointing Christmas on many levels. Vinnie Antonelli in My Blue Heaven. An awesome Steve Martin movie if…[Read more]
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 3 months ago
There was a young fellow who was quite inventive and was always trying out new things. One day he thought he’d see just how fast a bicycle could go before it became uncontrollable. He asked his friend, who owned an old Mustang, if he could tie his bike to the bumper of his car to test his theory. His friend said, “Sure.”
So the young man tied…[Read more]
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic I'm almost 100 percent sure RAGBRAI will get cancelled in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 3 months ago
I was supposed to have landed in Paris this morning and would have been at the finish of Paris-Roubaix next week. I was able to push that trip back to the fall. If Ragbrai gets cancelled, I’ll have two weeks of riding around the house (or somewhere else) since that vacation is locked in. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail because we should be…[Read more]
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic Postpone RAGBRAI XLVIII to 2021?? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 3 months, 1 week ago
I can really tell when I’m not riding my bike with eliptical gears. I don’t think I could go back to round gears on my main bike.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic We all need a good laugh! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 3 months, 1 week ago
We lived in a really nice area in PA. Riding in a group on a charity ride, a car came flying by us on the center line. I held my ground as the car went flying by. When asked why I didn’t get over like everyone else, I said “If I’m going to get hit by a car, I’m OK with getting hit by a Bentley”.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic Training…and so it began. in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 3 months, 1 week ago
You can ride Ragbrai out of shape, but why would you want too? My theory is that the bike riding should be secondary to all the other stuff going on. Being in shape gives you more energy to do other things.
The weather has been terrible so far. It’s 60 and raining or 40 and clear. I got in 25 miles today with gail force winds. Tomorrow will…[Read more]
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic Postpone RAGBRAI XLVIII to 2021?? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 3 months, 1 week ago
I think we’ll all be ready for some sun and fun by that time. If they do make the call, I hope it’s not until mid July.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic IL Gov issues "stay at home" order: CYCLING IS EXCLUDED!!! in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Cycling was banned in France. Good to see JB bag of donuts got something right for a change.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic RAGBRAI & How Does Warm Weather Kill Off the Coronavirus? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Make sure to refill the pitcher since you drank all the koolaid. The CDC has been on top of this since before the Democrats started calling President Trump a racist for banning flights from China. Hopefully it will be blown over by the end of July. I have serious riding plans for this year.
Enjoy your time until the Cubs are statistically eliminated.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic What is your favorite pie?? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 3 months, 2 weeks ago
So which flavor won? Did you know you can get different flavors in the same cup? IE, for three scoops you can get three of the four flavors.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic What is your favorite pie?? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 3 months, 2 weeks ago
The simple answer is rhubarb. The best piece of pie I ever had on Ragbrai was blueberry. I came up to a stand on a lovely 100 degree day and they had just pulled out some pies that were completely frozen. I ate it like a popcicle. The best ever.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic Showers in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 4 months ago
Trucks seem to be plentiful and no worry about running out of hot water. I prefer them over the locals because you never know what you will get in a building. Most schools are not set up to handle that man showers.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic Hy-Vee on RAGBRAI in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2020 4 months, 1 week ago
Casey’s is open all night. Pizza, beer, and a bathroom. What more could a person ask for.
SFC JKL 2 replied to the topic Anyone doing RAGBRAI also doing the Five Boro Tour in NYC? in the forum Miscellaneous 4 months, 1 week ago
I’m glad I did the 5 boro once (they took an awesome picture of me in front of Radio City). Riding across the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was incredible. Riding wise it was a nightmare. 40k people zig zagging across 6 lanes. Then they had a wreck and shut down the route for over an hour. I also loved having to go there to pick up your packet the…[Read more]