HACKY JEDI

	HACKY JEDI "I've done alot of rides and I've seen alot of roadkill. And if RAGBRAI has taught me anything it's that beer and biking go hand-in-hand."	Hacky's Secret Identity
	The Hacky Jedi has been wowing RAGBRAI riders with his superior hacky sack skills for twenty-nine years now. He is also the keeper of one of the two official Team Stiff hacky sacks. Hacky's bike is named Itchy. He met the boys from Sigourney in a hacky circle while on his sixth RAGBRAI (1995).
	"I still remember the first time I joined a hacky circle with the boys from Sigourney", recalls Hacky nostalgically. "Another guy in the circle wore an artificial arm which held his beer cup. After playing for a while we all decided to take a beer break. The one guy detached his artificial arm at the elbow and drank from his cup, using his artificial arm as a ladle of sorts. He then proceeded to pass his arm around the circle so we could all join in for a social drink. I knew right then that these guys were my kind of people."
	The year Team Stiff acquired its bus the boys from Sigourney asked him to join the team as their "token hacky jedi".
	Sometimes people come up to Hacky and suspiciously ask, "What makes you a Hacky Jedi?" Hacky's response is always the same, "It says so on my back."
	Hacky Jedi was born and raised in Iowa. He now hails from St. Louis (after spending some time in Chicago and Cincinnati), but is still an avid Iowa State Cyclone fan. This allegiance to the Cyclones sometimes causes some consternation among the other team members most of whom are Hawkeye fans.	Two larger-than-life figures: Jesus Christ and the Hacky Jedi.
	Hacky only does bike rides that meet at least one of the following two criteria: it must be a really good party, or it must have a patch. Hacky has done rides in every state and has learned that the only fun rides are in Iowa. Below are the rides Hacky has done. <--- Hacky's Amazing Techni-Color Patch Coat --->

Alabama Cheaha Challenge Century Woodland-Calhoun Century	Hacky at the Cheaha Challenge
Alaska Great Alaska Century (a.k.a., Fireweed 100)	Hacky at the Great Alaska Century
Arizona El Tour de Tucson
Arkansas Arky 100 Big Dam Bridge 100
California Death Ride Sequoia Century Sierra Century Ride Around the Bear	Hacky at the Death Ride
Colorado Triple Bypass
Connecticut Tour of the Litchfield Hills
Delaware Shore Fire Century
Florida Horrible Hundred	Hacky at the Horrible Hundred
Georgia Six Gap Century	Hacky at the Six Gap Century
Hawaii Honolulu Century	Hacky at the Honolulu Century
Illinois 4th of July Century Beer & Brat Century Capitol City Century (2) Easter Ride Firecracker 100 (2) Flat as a Pancake Heartland Century No Baloney Century North Shore Century Ride Like An Egyptian Swedish Days Century Two Rivers Century
Indiana Amish Land & Lakes Ride Hilly Hundred (2) Ride Across Indiana (RAIN) Wabash River Ride
Iowa Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa, (a.k.a. RAGBRAI) (31) Tour of Mississippi River Valley, (a.k.a. TOMRV) (19) Bike Ride to Rippey (a.k.a. BRR Ride) (5) Stiff Ride (19) Dawg Ride Bud Ride (2) Gran Gable Century
Idaho Chafe 150 Sawtooth Century	Hacky at the top of Galena Summit (with Ted Vavricka) at the Sawtooth Century
Kansas Wicked Wind 100
Kentucky Horsey 100 Limestone Century Old Kentucky Home Tour Red Bud Century

Louisiana Crescent City Century
Maine Lighthouse Century
Maryland Civil War Century Seagull Century
Massachusetts Climb to the Clouds Century
Michigan Apple Cider Century (2) One Helluva Ride
Minnesota Jesse James Century
Mississippi Natchez Trace Century
Missouri Dog Prairie Century Indian Crossing Century (3) Jack-Cass Century Katy Trail Century (3) MS 150 Ozarks 100 Ride the Rivers Century (17) Pedal for the Cause Century Queen City Century Sandy Creek Century Steel Legs Century Tour de Cape Tour de Corn Vino Fondo
Montana Tour of Swan River Valley (TOSRV - West)
Nebraska Heatstroke 100
Nevada America's Most Beautiful Ride
New Hampshire Mt. Washington Century Seacoast Century
New Jersey Black Bear Century
New Mexico Santa Fe Century	Hacky at the Santa Fe Century
New York Highlander Century
North Carolina Assault on Mount Mitchell Blood, Sweat & Gears Blue Ridge Brutal Bridge to Bridge Century Hot Doggett 100
North Dakota CANDISC Century Loop (Cycling Around North Dakota in Sakakawea Country)
Nova Scotia Gran Fondo Baie Sainte Marie
Ohio Covered Bridges Century Tour Hancock Horizontal Hundred Wright Brothers Century Ride Tour of Sciotto River Valley, (a.k.a. TOSRV) Loveland Trail, (Double Metric Century)
Oklahoma DAM J.A.M. Century
Ontario Toronto Bicycling Network's Double Metric Century
Oregon Crater Lake Century Seattle to Portland (a.k.a., STP)
Pennsylvania Covered Bridge Classic Savage Century
Prince Edward Island PEI Gran Fondo
Rhode Island Flattest Century in the East
South Carolina Issaquenna's Last Ride	Hacky at Issaquenna's Last Ride
South Dakota The Big Mick Century

Tennessee Bluff City Blues 100 (a.k.a. BCB 100) Cherohala Century 3 State - 3 Mountain Century Challenge Harpeth River Ride Century Heart of Tennessee Century Ride, (a.k.a. HOT Ride) Sunrise Century	Hacky at the Cherahala Challenge
Texas Hotter 'n Hell Hundred
Utah Tour de St. George	Hacky mountain biking Zion National Park, (with Ted Vavricka), the day after riding the Tour de St. George Century
Vermont Vermont Challenge	Hacky at the Vermont Challenge Century
Virginia Mountains of Misery Wilderness Ride Mountain Mama Century
Washington Ride Around Mt. Rainier in One Day (a.k.a., RAMROD) Seattle to Portland Ride, (a.k.a. STP)
West Virginia Snakebite Century	Hacky at the Snakebite Century
Wisconsin Chippewa Valley Century Door County Century Horribly Hilly Hundreds Sadistic Century	Hacky at the Horribly Hilly Hundreds
Wyoming Fremont Area Road Tour (a.k.a., FART Ride)	Hacky at the FART Ride