Getting Ready: Gear
When my friend Jesse asked me in January to go with him on the annual Ragbrai ride, the answer came out easily and without hesitation, “Sure I’ll go with ya!” I had heard about the granddaddy of all annual event rides for decades, and had always wanted to see what it was about. The prospect of going to this event with Jesse defined my riding plans for the summer, and really psyched me up. When my friend Randy asked me in April to join him for a few weeks on his cross-country tour, my adrenaline started to flow faster still.
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