A Hailstorm in a glass half full - CBES

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Time: May 3, 2014 from 9am to 6pm
Location: Wicker Park
Street: 1425 N Damen Ave
City/Town: Chicago
Event Type: social, drunken, training
Organized By: Duppie
Latest Activity: May 4, 2014

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Join us for a ride to the southwest suburbs. We will be leaving the fountain in Wicker Park at 9am and ride 32 miles on through Riverside and Brookfield and onto the I&M Canal trail to Lemont where we will be visiting the Polyanna Brewery, get a tour and sample some of their beers.

We will then continue approximately 20 miles to Hailstorm Brewing in Tinley Park. This second part sees some significant hills in the first 5-7 miles. Almost all 20 miles are on residential suburban roads and trails

From there we have a few choices: We can ride another 9 miles to Flossmoor station and have a few more beers there, before we take the Metra electric back to Chicago, or we can ride 1.3 mile to the Tinley/80th station on the Rock Island District, from where we take the train back to Chicago.

Route from Wicker Park to Polyanna here

Route from Polyanna to Hailstorm here(updated!)

Route from Hailstorm to Flossmoor here

Metra RI schedule here

Metra Electric schedule here. (Metra Electric now has some new trains that actually accommodate bikes!)

As always please bring: Water, layers, a lock, a bungee cord for Metra, and a flat repaiir kit

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Comment by millenial removing Bernie tattoo on April 28, 2014 at 5:29am: No food at the first two places. Will we be making a lunch stop somewhere?

Comment by Duppie on April 21, 2014 at 3:15am: Brian, Polyanna will not be officially open, but the brewmaster has offered show us around, and I expect that we will be able to taste some of their beers.

Comment by Duppie on April 21, 2014 at 3:14am: I pre-rode the route yesterday and updated the invite with some more information. It is going to real nice ride through some less known towns.

Comment by Brian Bender on April 20, 2014 at 5:00am: I am starting near 111th & Western, will join the group in Lemont. Has someone verified that Pollyanna is open on May 3?

Comment by Rich S on April 4, 2014 at 2:40am: Sounds like a fun ride! Alas this is the weekend before finals so I'll be buried in books and numbers.