Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Middle of da Mitten
Bikes: Trek 7500, RANS V-Rex, Optima Baron, Velokraft NoCom, M-5 Carbon Highracer, Bacchetta Quattro, Catrike Speed
I rode RAGBRAI one year on my Baron; and was on quite a few of those concrete roads you mention. The kind that have such wide cracks running down the center line that I was afraid to do left turns. I didn't have an issue with cracks running across the road, even though I had no suspension.