Big Water Bike nears Chicago

Big Water Bike, a team of 2 cycling around the entire Great Lakes system is arriving in Chicago. The team is inviting anyone to ride along with them as they head towards Illinois Beach State Park filming as they go. They will leave in front of Navy Pier at noon this Friday (the 13th) and head North. Join the team as they near the 5000 mile mark heading north away from the City. Anyone interested can send them an email at bigwaterbike@gmail.com

Kris McNeal and Zach Chase

www.bigwaterbike.com

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on July 10, 2012 at 10:42pm

Any idea of the route coming in and going out?

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Permalink Reply by Kris McNeal on July 10, 2012 at 11:02pm

Staying a close to the water as possible, using any waterfront trails that may be there! Any thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on July 11, 2012 at 12:46pm

I am really new to regular bicycling, so have not ventured far from Chicago's Lakefront Trail. The Chicago Cycling Club blog had this post a couple of weeks ago--perhaps it will be helpful.

http://ccc312news.blogspot.com/2012/06/riding-lakefront-into-indian...

There are lots of people on this forum who know a lot about the trails and paths into Chicago from Michigan and Indiana and out of Chicago to Wisconsin. Maybe someone can help.

There is the Chicago Bike Map on line: http://www.cityofchicago.org/cityinfo/cdot/bikemap/keymap.html

I hope to get over to Navy Pier on Friday.