Originally Posted by
Mike from Iowa
Here is a '73 Raleigh International I spotted on the 2018 ride. The original campy derailleur still there? I know Rick Paulos, part of the every dwindling group of riders who has done EVERY MILE of EVERY RAGBRAI had a contest with his brother to see who could find the oldest bike. A caveat was that if you found anyone riding a Schwinn Varsity with original steel rims, the contest was over. I'm not sure who won...
I can't remember which RAGBRAI it was (maybe 2012 or 2013?), but I spotted Drew Buck on his retro-direct 1900 Peugeot in his "Onion Johnny" getup looking like this:
(Not my picture!)
He's a really cool dude.