The Chainlink

Annual March Ride to Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora, IL

Details

Annual March Ride to Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora, IL

Time: March 23, 2013 from 9am to 5pm
Location: Two Brothers Roundhouse, Aurora IL
Website or Map: http://www.twobrothersroundho…
Phone: 312-970-9328
Event Type: social, training, drunken
Organized By: daWillinChi
Latest Activity: May 24, 2013

Export to Outlook or iCal (.ics)

Description

My first long ride of the season, last year, was to this location and was also in March, although a bit earlier.

Meeting point:

  • 9:00 AM at Clark and Lake CTA station to take the Blue line to Forest Park then ride the IPP to Aurora and drink and eat lunch at Two Brothers Roundhouse. We will leave no later than 9:15 on the Blue Line toward Forest Park
  • 10:30 AM at Forest Park Blue Line station
  • If you are riding all the way from the city, then please make sure you make one of the above meeting point.
  • Call/Text me if you're running behind


We'll bring back some brews and take the Metra back.

Bring water and snacks for the trip there and also maybe a jacket to keep you dry and warm.

Route:

The first choice is to take the Illinois Prairie Path.

The second choice of travel is to use a proposed paved route.

Comment Wall

Comment

RSVP for Annual March Ride to Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora, IL to add comments!

Join The Chainlink

Comment by Ed on March 19, 2013 at 12:59pm

I'm in, if I am back in town by then.

Comment by daWillinChi on March 19, 2013 at 12:01pm

Well, here's the proposed route: Proposed Route through Hwy. 59

Last year, I met three people who took this route going to Hop Juice Festival.

Comment by daWillinChi on March 19, 2013 at 11:51am

I'm working on an all paved route. Stay tuned. Some highway riding will be required.

Comment by globalguy on March 19, 2013 at 11:39am

Another suggestion is to train out to geneva, bike down the FRT (all paved) and bike back - about 20 miles. And Geneva has a pretty good Ale Hause owned by a good friend of Alan's. Can't emphasize enough how crappy the unpaved bits were last weekend :( 

Comment by daWillinChi on March 19, 2013 at 10:45am

Taking the FRT is an option, but it won't be as long as going through IPP.

As long as the ground is hard then it should be passable. That's how it was last year as well.

Comment by globalguy on March 18, 2013 at 9:29pm

Perhaps an alternative route?

Comment by daWillinChi on March 18, 2013 at 12:13pm

I'm betting on hard packed ground because of the cold temperature this week and hoping that the temperature won't be too warm before and then.

Comment by globalguy on March 18, 2013 at 12:09pm

Owen, Alan, Michael, and I rode much of the IPP yesterday and the gypsum gravel bits were a mess. Really hard slog. I wanna' go but we should keep an eye on the drying process starting Wednesday :)

Groups

© 2008-2016   The Chainlink Community, L.L.C.   Powered by

Disclaimer  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service