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Permalink Reply by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on October 26, 2009 at 10:49am

I feel like the ride has got to end somewhere awesome. Under a bridge, assuming most people stop at mile 16 which is fair, just doesn't seem like a good spot. Is there anything happening in this city that could accommodate about 500 cyclists? : )

OR the event should end at a cemetery?

Here is a list of events, http://chicago.metromix.com/bars-and-clubs/roundup/chicago-hallowee...

I already have a couple ideas for the map. What is the best size? Half page? Quater? 1 third?

Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on October 27, 2009 at 3:23pm

Status: "Flaming Mass" (r4) replacement (ccm20091030d) in work. Route now misses all ghost bikes, serving negative feedback on that element, and restoring originally planned "Fire" related theme. (KML draft)

Most parts are so often ridden by we involved, that pre-ride does not seem absolutely mandated. Probably going to art during Wednesday, so little time either. But anyone really hungering for a 15-ish mile ride, PLEASE do so on your own or with a pal and report, but I doubt me/Spencer/Steven can/will.

Ending at Navy Pier seems firm. Lots of seasonal fun there, and booze, and fireworks.

Permalink Reply by Reddog (Cliff) on October 27, 2009 at 4:06pm

A pretty good route overall. lots of familiar territory, good end spot. It seems to come out to 14 miles and some change. with 22 turns in the route overall.
I may pre-ride some of the areas of the route just for s*its and giggles.
If I do I will post any news.

Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on October 27, 2009 at 4:52pm

Hoped you might. The jaunts on Michigan and on Southport are potentially snippable (reduces turns and length). Also Racine we don't remember well, and there's a long stretch on it. So new/recent on the ground feedback on those bits ASAP would be nice.

Reddog said:

A pretty good route overall. lots of familiar territory, good end spot. It seems to come out to 14 miles and some change. with 22 turns in the route overall.
I may pre-ride some of the areas of the route just for s*its and giggles.
If I do I will post any news.

Permalink Reply by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on October 27, 2009 at 5:12pm

So Racine is just a residential road. I am not sure what I was thinking about but Racine isn't it, it'll still be nice because we may see some kids. It's pretty much the only residential area we'll be going to. Well the top part of Ashland will be residential too but anyway it still looks nice.

Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on October 27, 2009 at 5:34pm

I and other NSers use SouthPort regularly, that may have been the intent. How about Ashland to Lincoln to Southport, which also reduce turns.

Permalink Reply by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on October 27, 2009 at 5:39pm

I checked that part of Southport using the Google street view and it seems like it's just like Racine a residential area. Either is fine with me.

Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on October 27, 2009 at 5:46pm

My vague memory is SouthPort's pavement+parking is better. Maybe someone could check?

Permalink Reply by Reddog (Cliff) on October 28, 2009 at 8:45am

I did a little recon today.

I went down to Daley plaza and rode almost all of the route. I took the route all the way to the letter, I rode it to the north up through the various neighborhoods and places, all the way to Montrose then back down to where Southport hits clyborne. So far so good. The "Viagra triangle" on Rush should be good for a hoot, and Sheffield is narrow as hell, but we knew that already. no major construction anywhere on the route that I saw. Some work being done to a building on Ashland just north of Belmont, but that may be gone by Friday. Racine is great, and Southport is very good as well. There is a tiny bit of pavement tore up at Racine at Fullerton, but it is on the right hand side of the road and it is only about five feet by eight feet, and the pavement drops only an inch, no big deal, just a tiny hiccup, not a traffic stopper. no sawhorses or anything.

The fall colors were very beautiful, and if the weather holds it should be a good ride. Tomorrow I might do the rest of the route, but we will see.

Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on October 28, 2009 at 10:00am

OMG you rock! So maybe we review Sheffield's inclusion, and the Southport/Racine question.
I can do the bulk of printing unless someone else volunteers (please!), but it does cost me a few dozen dollars. ART before end of business Thursday would make my printer happy.

Permalink Reply by Reddog (Cliff) on October 28, 2009 at 11:22am

I think the route is fine the way it is. The narrow streets will help keep the mass intact. And we aren't on Sheffield for very long.

I like the fact that many of the streets the route takes already have bike lanes, so they aren't the busiest streets for cars.

Permalink Reply by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on October 28, 2009 at 11:26am

There is plenty of space above the skull to put editorial creative text. I am not a writer so I am gonna avoid what to say. I have shrunk it 50% on my copy machine and I need to tweak the gray scale levels. But this is a start. I am going to wait for input from Andrew, Steven or you guys before I go any further. What about the "Burn in Hell" part. Should it say something else? Maybe just "Flame Ride?"

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