July 24, 2011

RAGBRAI: Collapsed in the grass

I caught up with rider and Team Numb Nutz member Keith Shaver of St. Louis, Mo., in Lewis, Ia -- the last pass-through town on the f...

July 08, 2011

Welder Dreams Big, Assembles Monster Bike for RAGBRAI

It's too soon to tell which of RAGBRAI's 10,000 riders might dream up this year's craziest costume. Or huff and puff over Iowa's hills atop the oddest pedal-powered contraption. But I'm confident that the largest working bicycle in the history of RAGBRAI - possibly the world's largest bicycle as well - will be parked in the elementary schoolyard across the street from Duane Weirich's welding shop in Lewis.