Bicycles on South Shore Line, Last Call - The Chainlink2024-03-28T10:08:50Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/bicycles-on-south-shore-line-last-call?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A1024336&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI thought I'd use it more but…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-10-26:2211490:Comment:10243362016-10-26T21:21:07.270ZJaredhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Jared
<p>I thought I'd use it more but only ended up using it twice. I use Metra with my bike quite a bit but with the limited schedule and stops its just not that convenient. If I ride to Hammond I probably want to ride more, East Chicago isn't much farther. Dunes Park is about the distance I like to ride but the return train is a bit too early for my preferences.</p>
<p>I thought I'd use it more but only ended up using it twice. I use Metra with my bike quite a bit but with the limited schedule and stops its just not that convenient. If I ride to Hammond I probably want to ride more, East Chicago isn't much farther. Dunes Park is about the distance I like to ride but the return train is a bit too early for my preferences.</p> My Klein is an "Attitude Com…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-10-26:2211490:Comment:10244062016-10-26T20:25:16.875ZElwood Gruschowhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ElwoodGruschow
<p> My Klein is an "Attitude Comp". I have 26x1.5 street tread tires and a rear luggage rack mounted on it. I would call it a hard-tail mountain bike with street tires. I am unclear the nuances between <span>cross bike, hybrid and touring. </span></p>
<p><span> The Calumet trail east of Dune Park train station to Broadway St. is hard packed fine gravel, a surface similar to the unpaved paths in Lincoln Park. The big difference is puddles, they have a gravel bottom (not mud) and by clues…</span></p>
<p> My Klein is an "Attitude Comp". I have 26x1.5 street tread tires and a rear luggage rack mounted on it. I would call it a hard-tail mountain bike with street tires. I am unclear the nuances between <span>cross bike, hybrid and touring. </span></p>
<p><span> The Calumet trail east of Dune Park train station to Broadway St. is hard packed fine gravel, a surface similar to the unpaved paths in Lincoln Park. The big difference is puddles, they have a gravel bottom (not mud) and by clues of vegetation and reports of pond life they are a near permanent feature. The maximum depth, I encountered, "just cleared" pedals on down-stroke. I started riding through the puddles after getting cattail fuzz in rear derailleur from gymnastics trying to avoid them.</span></p>
<p><span> The north-south path from Dune Park station is Dunes Kankakee Bike Path. It short going only from National Lakeshore visitor center on south to Indiana Dunes state park entrance on north. It is an excellent paved surface. It is suitable for any type bike, roller-blades or even a caster wheel office chair.<br/></span></p>
<p><span> This is a long reply so I will add the key info. Good clean restrooms at Dune Park train station, Bartlett's Cafe (just east of Broadway on Dune Highway) and visitor center south end of Dunes Kankakee Bike Path.<br/></span></p>
<p><span>see you on the road</span></p> PSA: In my experience, the C…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-10-26:2211490:Comment:10244022016-10-26T19:49:51.482Zdjmhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/djm
<p>PSA: In my experience, the Calumet Trail often looks like this:</p>
<p></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35269122?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35269122?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>[from Chick Stull's <a rel="nofollow" href="http://kalamazooseasons.blogspot.com/2012/03/calumet-trail.html" target="_blank">Kalamazoo Seasons</a> blog]</p>
<p>PSA: In my experience, the Calumet Trail often looks like this:</p>
<p></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35269122?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35269122?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>[from Chick Stull's <a rel="nofollow" href="http://kalamazooseasons.blogspot.com/2012/03/calumet-trail.html" target="_blank">Kalamazoo Seasons</a> blog]</p> That looks beautiful. Is the…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-10-26:2211490:Comment:10245002016-10-26T19:28:55.037ZJim Rehohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JimReho
<p>That looks beautiful. Is the Klein a cross bike, or hybrid or touring? Just trying to get an idea what would work on those trails.</p>
<p>That looks beautiful. Is the Klein a cross bike, or hybrid or touring? Just trying to get an idea what would work on those trails.</p>