Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

[singletrackmind]

The amount of money RAGBRAI drags along will be hard to ignore. Even those of us on a budget spent lots for food, supplies and entertainment. Here's to hoping it's still up and running when my son's finally old enough to take the tour.

Am I the only one to think it ironic the money the county was made to pay might make it more difficult to fund the fixing of the road?

[Geonz]

Welp, if RAGBRAI disbanded because "well, somebody might sue," and people did it anyway... that would definitely be the biggest Critical Mass ride ever!

[Tuckervill]

There's a guy in Arkansas who wants to get a ride across Arkansas going. He gave up because the "state police wouldn't sanction it".

I thought that was a ridiculous reason....that he could do it just like the guys who started RAGBRAI did--by just getting on their bikes and riding. Everyone could have their own sag--there wouldn't be many people that first time if he didn't advertise. It would make its own mass as time went on. Just like RAGBRAI.

Karen

[ummbnb]

I'm so suprised that the towns in Crawford county didn't speak out against this....or perhaps they did. As mentioned before, RAGBRAI is such a huge money maker for pass through and especially overnight towns, it would seem hard for any small Iowa town to let that possibility just go away without a fight.

My dying tiny hometown STILL talks about the year they had an overnight and that was 15 or so years ago.

I know I spend a small fortune on RAGBRAI. Beer and pie are essentials!