Perimeter Ride 11--2012

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Time: September 29, 2012 to September 30, 2012
Location: Buckingham Fountain
Street: South Columbus Drive
City/Town: Chicago
Website or Map: https://maps.google.com/maps?…
Phone: 773 865 7445
Event Type: century, mass, alley, cat, scavenger, hunt, awesome, social
Organized By: David of the North (David606xx)
Latest Activity: Oct 2, 2012

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Organized 11 years ago by the venerable John Greenfield, this beloved annual ride takes an moderate pace for a 100 mile route around the edge of our beautiful city.

An excellent first "Century" ride with it's many CTA bail-out options for peace of mind, this ride is perfect for those who think they might, but aren't sure yet that they can handle a full 100 miles in a day. (Spoiler Alert--Turns out, you totally can!)

John is stepping aside this year to work on other rides, so some of us that love this ride are keeping the tradition alive with a few minor alterations.

Start getting excited, start getting your friends excited, and stay tuned here for emerging details!

Meet-up time--8:00 am, y'all!

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Comment by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on September 28, 2012 at 3:11pm: I'll probably be meeting up at Superdawg for dinner.

Comment by Olatunji Oboi Reed on September 28, 2012 at 10:16am: what time do we expect the ride to end?

Comment by Andrew Willoughby on September 28, 2012 at 7:43am: Found out about this ride from reading The Derailleur. Me and a work buddy are coming and looking forward to David's oatmeal cookies!

Comment by Craig S. on September 28, 2012 at 3:06am: I'll assume package stores are already mapped.

Comment by Olatunji Oboi Reed on September 27, 2012 at 10:02pm: this is looking sweet yall!

Comment by David of the North (David606xx) on September 27, 2012 at 7:19pm: THIS JUST IN!!!

Our dude with Friends of Pullman just reached me with a scheme whereby our route becomes an historical re-enactment going through a factory and ending at the brewery. Bad. Ass.

Comment by Duppie on September 27, 2012 at 10:52am: Andrew, that is a awesome map!.

One comment: Midway Airport is a few block west of the route. You can ride down 59th street (?) and hop the orange line.

Comment by David of the North (David606xx) on September 27, 2012 at 10:43am: Welcome, Sarah!

Bring snacks--carbs mostly--eat them before you start to feel too hungry. Bring enough to share a little bit with someone who forgot and is feeling woozy.

Bring plenty of water--there are stretches of the route with very little in the way of drinking fountains.

Check your bike over beforehand--tires topped off, cables good, wheels trued.

Other than that, it's all gravy!

Comment by Sarah D. on September 27, 2012 at 10:35am: I'm looking forward to doing this ride for the first time this year - what do I need to know?

Comment by Andrew Bedno on September 27, 2012 at 10:07am: I've plotted all the RTA/Metra stops nearest the route. Also vege/vegan restaurants. The map's getting really dense.
http://goo.gl/maps/MPbbU

I'll be broadcasting the ride live on http://MassUp.us