Thanks for the support, compliments. No monster, I'd much prefer the saddle and handlebar of a bike for 10 hours a day than my office chair and a keyboard.
This was the 15th or 16th year of having done similar trips. Many have been longer, some shorter. I'd like to take longer trips, but time is a constraint. I would have liked to wrap up the rest of the week of RAGBRAI and come home up the river. One of my favorite moments on the trip was a stop out in the middle of nowhere. No cars, nothing but a light cool morning breeze and the birds. I sat down in the grass for a while to rest and could have easily taken a nap. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4qxHwitk6FxBcRzwmijshw?feat=directlink The basket up front was one of my favorite features. I used it to dry my laundry, hold my map, hold an extra beverage (or several.) I met up with some friends and became known as the "bar bike." On one particular day, we were riding late in the day and people were handing up free 32 ounce bottles of sports drink. I became the holding area for my fellow riders: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2pMFDXvURkm9OwhAH5cUeQ?feat=directlink The next morning, I carried two jars of pickles, a jar of garlic stuffed olives, two bottles of bloody mary mix, and the fresh celery in the basket. One of my riding partners (also riding self contained) carried the 25 pound bag of ice. We then had a little morning treat for 10 with breakfast at the FarmBoys stop about 10 miles out of Clear Lake. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
