 I'm really excited for this. I'm excited to be on my bike. I'm excited that it's summertime. I'm excited that I'm in Iowa. Let's talk about my favorite bike event in the galaxy, Rack Bride. I know it's a weird name, but I'll get to the meaning soon. What you need to know is that it's the longest, largest, and oldest recreational bike touring event in the world. It's without a doubt the most fun you can have on two wheels. Or even one wheel. Oh, and if you're a fan of homemade pie, you're in luck. This is the most beautiful pie I've ever seen in my life. Rack Bride started in 1973 when two reporters from the Des Moines Register decided that it would be a great idea to ride bikes across Iowa and report on what they saw. They invited some people to join and a few hundred happy cyclists rode across Iowa. And that's how this event was born. Rack Bride registers annual great bicycle ride across Iowa. Now you might be thinking, Iowa, who would ever want to ride across boring old Iowa in the middle of a hot summer? 20,000 fun-loving people. That's who. Faster, faster, faster. I always say that this event shows off the best of small town America. Yeah. Welcome to Randolph, Iowa. Why is it a big smile on your face? I get to meet people from all over the world. And you know, the first thing they said, it was, we're so glad to be here. The people are nice. It's a wonderful, wonderful event. I just, I like people and our town likes people. So yeah, it's great. We're glad you're here. It's pretty much a rolling county fair filled with amazing food, cute farm animals. We were just told that they have a pig. Endless 80s rock music, slipping slides, corn. Yes, lots of corn. This is Iowa. Some of my favorite summertime memories are eating corn from the garden. Pie, pie and more pie. This is just one of those very cozy moments in life where you just lay down in the grass next to your pie and just cuddle up. Life is good. Camping, ice cream, and did I say slip and slides? And seven days of peddling through beautiful corn fields and charming old towns. It's nearly impossible to wipe the smile off my face during Raghbri. Let's get into some of the details. Raghbri takes place during the final week in July and consists of seven days of riding. The route changes every year and the adventure always starts in a town on the western border of Iowa and ends on the eastern border. The mileage each day can range from 40 to 80 miles for a total of about 450 to get across the entire state. How are you doing? Good. How about you? I'm doing great. Great. Life is good. Get in good. There's a host city at the end of every day and about 20,000 people put up tents and backyards, city parks and schoolyards. Pretty much anywhere with green grass becomes a campground. There's entertainment every night and yes, lots of food. Donuts on a stick. I think this may be the only endurance bike event where you gain weight at the end of it all. I think I might throw up. I've eaten seven pancakes today in a mountain dew. Not the optimal diet. The riding is very safe. There's pretty much zero traffic along the route and the police have a unique way of keeping everyone in line. I love the police officers in Iowa. Not only are they helping out, closing down the road, but they always play good music. Every type of rider is out there. You'll see some super speedy, spandexy people, but for the most part, everyone pedals at conversation pace. Rag Brie is the kind of event where you'll be walking down the street and get invited into a local's home for dinner and before you know it, you're part of the family. I got just a huge plate of food here. I'm really happy and I'm going to make some new friends now and this is just how it works here at Rag Brie. They call it Iowa Nights and they take serious pride in their friendliness. I think they give Southern hospitality a run for their money. This is one of my favorite things about Rag Brie. People just open up their homes. They were like, we have a backyard pool. You should come swim in our pool. So here we are. So pump up your tires and get ready to eat a ton of pie and I will see you at Rag Brie.