June 15, 2010

RAGBRAI Training: Don’t Be a Pain in the Rear

The most common comment I hear from people who do RAGBRAI is not that their legs hurt but that their seat/bottom/derriere/buttocks hurts. One of the most important reasons for training prior to riding RAGBRAI is to make sure your seat is prepared for hours in your bike saddle.

June 12, 2010

Route Inspection Ride: Day 7 – Manchester to Dubuque

We were joined for Saturday’s ride with some Manchester RAGBRAI committee members as well as some area friends who joined the pre-ride team again for the 47 mile ride from Manchester to Dubuque.

June 11, 2010

Route Inspection Ride: Day 6 – Waterloo to Manchester

We were joined for Friday’s ride with some Waterloo RAGBRAI committee members as well as some area friends joined the pre-ride team for the 62 mile ride from Waterloo to Manchester.

June 10, 2010

Route Inspection Ride: Day 5 – Charles City to Waterloo

We were joined for Thursday’s ride with some Charles City committee members as well as some area friends that joined the pre-ride team for the 82 mile ride from Charles City to Waterloo.

June 09, 2010

Route Inspection Ride: Day 4 – Clear Lake to Charles City

We were joined for Wednesday’s ride with some Clear Lake committee members as well as some area friends for the 52 mile ride from Clear Lake to Charles City.