TEAM VELODOX RIDES AGAIN!

Well, by now you've maybe read your email from RAGBRAI Headquarters and have come to the realization that we are IN!!!!!!!

If you did not receive an email from RAGBRAI, you should be able to log in to the registration page and see your wristband number. That's what makes it 100% official.

Let the training begin!

Velodox Bus?

So over the past 3 years we've batted this idea around a few times. Last year we each paid part of a van rental and fuel. We've not purchased a bus for a few reasons:
1. Where do we store it?
2. Maintenance
3. Insurance/Registration

But this might be worth considering if we plan to do this crazy ride again. Here is a posting from the RAGBRAI message board:

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:25 pm Post subject: Need a Team Bus?
Looking for a simple, solid, affordable team bus?

1991 chevy 59 passenger 366 gas
4 speed automatic recently replaced torque converter
dual batteries
cd player
couch
booth
partially carpeted
custom front bumper
around 139,000 miles on whole bus, less on the motor was replaced by the last owner Calamus-Wheatland Schools unsure of miles
cb radio
runs like a top drove to ames and back 3 hours each way in january 65-75mph without a hiccup

Painted silver and black could use a little paint touch up but very mechanically sound
Registered as motorhome

$2500 OBO


Any thought or ideas? Anyone have a nice big (dependable) van/motorhome/trailer, etc?

You might be on RAGBRAI if...

This was just posted on the RAGBRAI message board, and I thought some of you might find great enjoyment in reading it.

http://forums.ragbrai.org/viewtopic.php?t=2354

Meet the Team: Carla

Here's Carla Schlatter! She's my sis-in-law (Gail's younger sister, to be exact), and a fairly new biker to boot! But, as a life-long Iowan, she's long known about RAGBRAI and is excited to ride for the first time ever. From her email accompanying this picture, "taken on a windy day when I rode a staggering TEN miles before being literally blown off the rode sideways into the grass!!!! Screw that s**t!!!!"

Comments limited

Due to spam problems, we have limited posts for the time being to only users registered with OpenID. All of you should have access as blog authors. If this becomes problematic, we'll move to comment moderation as the next step.

Matt, Chris, if you have other ideas to combat the recent spam postings, have at it!

Bruce

Meet the Team: Tascha

Tascha's a newbie! But, as Larry's daughter, I'm sure she's gotten the scoop on all of us from '07 and ready to rock-n-roll across Iowa. Home is Colorado Springs where she provides personal/executive coaching and team/corporate coaching. Check out her website at InclinedtoGrow (dot) com.




PS: she even pulled a Mooney/Spitzer/Clark/Wellinski/Hendrix/Green and bought a new Bianchi Via Nirone for the ride! (Yes, at some point, each one of those folks bought at least one new bike just because RAGBRAI was in their future.)

PS to Tascha: no charge for the advertising . . . it's the least a guy can do for his cousin.

Greetings!!

Hello fellow bikers!!

I am new to the blogging stuff, but wanted to say a big Hello to everyone and let you all know how pumped I am for RAGBRAI!!! A BIG thanks to my b-i-l, Bruce, for helping me prepare.
See ya soon!! Carla