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CycleOps Fluid 2 w/Trainer Block $100.00
Works great. Bought it from a guy that used it after a knee operation and I only used it a few times. Located in Beverly.Continue
Started Jul 31, 2014
CycleOps Fluid 2 with Trainer Block $100
Works great. Located in Beverly. Willing to meet within reason.Continue
Started Jul 11, 2014
CycleOps Fluid 2 W/ Trainer Block - $100
Used but in great condition. Comes with "trainer block" to lift up the front wheel.$100I'm on the south side (Beverly).Continue
Started May 8, 2014
It was that new car smell...
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Doty is an industrial road, with very light traffic on weekends. There are occasional killer potholes, but pavement is mostly decent. If you see a puddle, do NOT ride through it, at least not at speed. That's where the worst holes lurk - the kind that can send you flying into head injury and unconsciousness. This area is historically marshy, and there's a low point where there is ALWAYS standing water. That's the worst hole - bad enough that even the truck drivers bitch about it.
Be aware that this is a very isolated area. I've never had problems there, but if I did, it could be tough to get help quickly.
If your destination is Wolf Lake, there's another option from Doty. Instead of going east on 103rd, bear right onto SB Stony Island. Miles of industrial isolation with lots of wildlife all the way to EB 122nd. At Torrence, go south over the big (flat) bridge - rough pavement and trucks. Go EB on 126th past the Ford plant. This will take you straight to Wolf Lake.
Anything I've suggested east of Cottage Grove can work for confident, experienced road riders. The Doty/Stony/122nd/Torrence route is by far the coolest, IMO, but is also the most isolated. There's no CTA backup nearby in case of mechanical failure.
Have fun exploring!
If you haven't heard about them, you might be interested in Beverly Bike-Vee Pak Racing Team. It's an offshoot of the Beverly Bike Club.
Getting to the lakefront is challenging. The best routes I've found from your location would be:
1. 107th to NB Cottage Grove to EB 103rd St., past the expressway and over the bridge to NB Torrence. Then continue EB on 100th to Calumet Park or SB on the path along Indianapolis Blvd. to the Burnham Greenway and on to Wolf Lake. OR
2. 111th to Monterey to NB Vincennes to continue on EB 111th. Take that past Cottage Grove, past Pullman and over the expressway. Turn left and right on the righthand shoulder of the I-94 on-ramp (lots of local cyclists know this route) and make the first right to get onto NB Doty. This runs along the Harborside Golf Course. Take Doty to EB 103rd St. and over the bridge to NB Torrence. From there, same directions as option 1.
The Cottage Grove to Jeffery section is the toughest to cross anywhere south of 83rd St., as there are few through routes, and the areas around those few routes are mostly industrial areas and rough neighborhoods.
103rd St. from Cottage Grove to Stony Island is mostly industrial, with an expressway interchange that makes bike riding kinda hairy-scary. From Stony Island to Jeffrey, there's a long bridge over a huge rail yard. The bridge is not a big climb, and pavement conditions are excellent. The hairy part is high speed traffic and trucks - easiest with a big group for visibility or riding FAST. It's a great place to ride fast.