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tdubya500 replied to the topic This Year's Century Is The Easiest in the forum RAGBRAI L – 2023 8 months, 1 week ago
I agree with Tom, ’22 was about as easy as a century could possibly be. It was board flat and had a significant Tailwind all day. This year’s century was nice conditions and I thought an easier day than thurs and fri but ’22 was easier in my book.
tdubya500 replied to the topic Tama/Toledo camping and support vehicle parking in the forum RAGBRAI L – 2023 9 months, 2 weeks ago
I don’t remember exactly which post so I don’t have a link but saw on Facebook the tama toledo campground is the high school, I’m assuming that’s the south Tama county high school off hwy 63
tdubya500 replied to the topic Need route from Omaha to Sioux City in the forum RAGBRAI L – 2023 10 months ago
If you ride up the riverfront trail out of Omaha there’s places to stealthily camp close to it and you can connect back with 75 in Ft. Calhoun. It’s a nice trail.
tdubya500 replied to the topic RAGBRAI Trailer availability – day 0 in the forum RAGBRAI L – 2023 1 year ago
Can’t drop bags on the trucks prior to the morning of day 1. Ive never been awake to see this but i hear they open at 5 am. 5 am Sunday is your first chance to drop your bags
tdubya500 replied to the topic Disappointment in the forum RAGBRAI L – 2023 1 year ago
Ok cool, I am going to ride ragbrai because it’s fun and I enjoy having fun.
tdubya500 replied to the topic Team Advantage? in the forum Clubs, Teams & Charters 1 year, 7 months ago
It can answer some of the logistics questions for a lot of folks ie how to get to the start and back from the end. Teams with busses usually leave fr a specific point and get you back to that point so it can help with the planning.
And the other big thing is it gives to a group to hang out with that know where to go what to expect and its a…[Read more]
tdubya500 replied to the topic 100 mile completion patch in the forum RAGBRAI XLIX – 2022 1 year, 8 months ago
We would’ve completely missed the gravel patches if it weren’t for the guy that owned the school im Rodman where everything was set up posting to reddit so much. He was the only reason we stopped there, we expected the patches at the end of the gravel route.
tdubya500 replied to the topic Elevation charts in the forum RAGBRAI XLIX – 2022 2 years, 1 month ago
In ’17, on one of the descents were gonna be on this year I hit the fastest speed I’ve ever been on a bicycle… 47 miles an hour… also still is my longest ascent, 492 ft.
tdubya500 replied to the topic Century Days in the forum RAGBRAI XLIX – 2022 2 years, 1 month ago
Does anyone know how many riders did the extra miles to hit the 100 mile day in the past?
They used to send surveys and the last one I remember was about 20% of riders choose to do the century loops in the past
Is the mandatory 105 this year to thin the herd?
No, it’s a tribute to the founder who died this year.
People have trouble making 80…[Read more]
tdubya500 replied to the topic Guess the Route 2022 in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 2 years, 3 months ago
No real thought into this, some of the mileages might be unreasonable…
Shenandoah, marne, Jefferson, ft dodge, clear lake, waterloo, elkader, dubuque
tdubya500 replied to the topic Forced route through towns? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 2 years, 8 months ago
After these towns spend months and thousands of volunteer hours preparing for this one day I feel like it’s the least we can do to ride through their town rather than skip them and potentially save 10 minutes of road time.
The goat yoga town this year(Lyton?) said they had 250 people in their town and 300 volunteers for RAGBRAI but you do you.
tdubya500 replied to the topic Baggage Truck Hours in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 2 years, 10 months ago
They say the truck opens at 5 but like Rob said there’s always people leaving before the sun come up.
The below link is from 2016 but its been like that every year.
Information and Locations of RAGBRAI Baggage Trucks for 2016
tdubya500 replied to the topic 2021 Gravel Day Route: Actual Gravel or Beach Sand (like 2018)? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 2 years, 10 months ago
I rode that ’18 gravel on 23mm tires, it was rough. I was sure I was gonna wreck the whole time but the wreck never came.
The gravel roads in 16, 17, and 19 were all fine. 19 even in the rain wasn’t bad… I’m sure it’ll be more like those.
My big question is how we’ll hit up the craft beer bus from the gravel. Don’t want to ride upstream but…[Read more]
tdubya500 replied to the topic Access to power ? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVIII – 2021 2 years, 10 months ago
Finding power can be an issue but you can usually find somewhere to charge your stuff.
Most of the main campgrounds are at schools and a lot of the time the schools will be open, or there are outlets on the exterior of the building.
I recommend bringing a power strip because a lot of the time the outlets you find are taken.
tdubya500 replied to the topic Realistically, how much should my bag weigh as a solo rider? in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 4 years, 9 months ago
I usually only bring one towel and let it dry but your plan is probably smarter than mine, mine usually stinks by the end of the week…
One of those drawstring backpacks comes in really handy carrying shower stuff or food and drinks on your bike and they weigh nothing and take up no room
tdubya500 replied to the topic Not Going with a Charter in the forum Clubs, Teams & Charters 4 years, 9 months ago
Samantha, 1 bag 50 lbs, they usually only weigh them the first day but they do weigh them.
See #8
tdubya500 replied to the topic Looking to buy an old road bike in Omaha in the forum Miscellaneous 4 years, 9 months ago
Hi Sean, you might want to check out the recycle bike shop on leavenworth and the community bike project on 33rd and California. They both sell used bikes
tdubya500 replied to the topic Money….how much needed? in the forum Miscellaneous 4 years, 9 months ago
I usually spend about $50/day between breakfast, lunch, predinner, real dinner, beer, and the occasional small town tshirt.
tdubya500 replied to the topic Council Bluffs dip site in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 4 years, 9 months ago
Heather, yes it is.
tdubya500 replied to the topic Council Bluffs dip site in the forum RAGBRAI XLVII – 2019 4 years, 9 months ago
Harrah’s lower parking lot is flooded, that would be a pretty easy dip site, also Tom hannafins park has standing water, its “closed” but it would be pretty easy to get your bike to the water and dip… I’m sure neither of those are ragbrai approved