Perimeter Ride

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Time: August 28, 2010 from 10am to 11:45pm
Location: Wicker Park Fountain
Street: 1450 N. Damen
City/Town: Chicago
Phone: 312-560-3966
Event Type: social
Organized By: John Greenfield
Latest Activity: Aug 29, 2010

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The Perimeter Ride is scheduled for Saturday,
August 28, leaving from the fountain in Wicker Park, 1450 N. Damen
(NOT Bum Island) at 10 am, ending at the Handlebar, 2311 W. North, some time after midnight.

Here's some background on the Perimeter Ride for the uninitiatied:
http://www.newcitychicago.com/chicago/7846.html

Cheers,

John Greenfield

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Comment by Duppie on August 23, 2010 at 9:11pm: @Ian

Smoked Salmon? I missed that one last year. Where?

Comment by Ian on August 23, 2010 at 8:17pm: for anyone on the fence about this ride - it is a great way to see parts of Chicago you would NEVER otherwise see - I don't care if you moved here last week or in 1950. The pace is great for almost every level of rider - there are plenty of breaks.

Eat the smoked salmon

Superdawg sells sweatshirts.

Invest in chamois cream and cycling shorts (mountain bike shorts for the modest...and others).

Comment by Duppie on August 23, 2010 at 7:56pm: John, Will you be taking North Ave to the lake front, like last year?
We were thinking of joining you there. Thanks.

Comment by John Greenfield on August 19, 2010 at 11:17pm: Tube, patch kit, pump, tire levers, snacks, money, a lock, sunblock, sunglasses, camera, raincoat, Chicago and/or Chicagoland bike map.

Comment by Ricardo Cervantes on August 17, 2010 at 7:06pm: Hey John,

Here's what I found on the house I mentioned on the other
thread.

http://dimbeautyofchicago.blogspot.com/2009/10/its-logan-run-right-...

http://dimbeautyofchicago.blogspot.com/2009/10/errol-jay-kirsch.html

I found these 2 tidbits on a blog. The architect is Errol Jay Kirsch. He designed the home, and had it built as his personal residence in 1979. It is one of the early solar homes. Not much information, but upon seeing the house...it kinda speaks for itself. One of the links above has pics.

The architects firm has a website, but not much info on it.

http://www.ejka.com/

Hope this helps.

Rick

Comment by John Greenfield on August 16, 2010 at 1:11pm: Somewhere under 100 miles. Yes. If not, there's lots of places to catch CTA or Metra back downtown. My 74-year-old dad will be riding this year on a hybrid with transit as his sag wagon in case he gets tired.

Cheers,

John

Comment by Melanie K on August 16, 2010 at 12:56pm: I have no idea what this is about, but checked out the "background" link and it sounds like fun. So far, our participation is a maybe as I would need some questions answered first: About how many miles is this ride? I only ask as I have a hybrid, and my friend has a single speed- our longest trip was about 45 miles straight in one day fully loaded with a week's worth of camping gear. I guess I am only worried about keeping up with the group as we haven't been on a lot of long distance or group rides-just Bike the Drive and the LATE ride so far. So my only other question is - will a hybrid and a single speed rider be able to make the entire perimeter? From what I read in the article linked above, this sounds pretty fun and interesting and we are both thinking of participating as we didn't sign up for the Boulevard thing, and so far have no plans for that weekend. Thanks.

Comment by JoAnna on August 13, 2010 at 2:32pm: This is one of the best biking events I've been on! Looking forward to riding for my 3rd year :)

Comment by Amber K on August 13, 2010 at 10:58am: Can't make it this year. :( Running has to come first.

Comment by John Greenfield on August 5, 2010 at 12:17am: We're generally heading up the northwest side of town in the early evening, so you can ride with us until two hours before your show starts and be fine for time.