Dont worry about RAGBRAI caloso, thats during the summer we dont let the combines out till late sept at the earliest, plust our fine Iowa State Troopers watch over us riders keep traffic out of our way. This will be my first year doing RAGBRAI and i cannot wait, even with being plastered by the ol John Deere, stuff happens, you could die crossing the street tomorrow right? So just enjoy the ride.
PS if you do go on RABGRAI bring LOTS of sun screen, some semi warm clothes, our iowa mornings can be a little chilly at 6 am, and I hope you like pie!
Drew