Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Especially since most bicycles in the U.S. are sold at big box stores to customers with little or no interest in long distance, racing, "training" or club cycling events.
I doubt that most of the bicycles sold in the U.S. have that much in common with most of the bicycles used in RAGBRAI, by frame type, brand name or cost.
much is probably true in this statement.
RAGBRAI isnt a glimpse into cycling overall in the US, it's more of a glimpse into cycling within the upper half of costs.
its bike shop level cycling, for lack of a better term and therefore excludes much of what is sold in the US each year.