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Can't seem to find a date - Frozen Snot Century '13?

I'm itching to do a long ride and was hoping there would be a Frozen Snot Century in 2013. I missed last years ride. They're usually in March, correct? Where is the route typically? Any other supported lengthy rides any time in the next three or four months?

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Permalink Reply by Jared on December 27, 2012 at 9:47pm

Last year it was done around St. Patrick's Day in March and was 80 degrees both days.  Went from Harvard, Illinois to Madison and back the next day.  John Greenfield led the ride but I was under the impression he wasn't going to lead it this year.  I think every other year it was Chicago to Milwaukee.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 28, 2012 at 12:03am

I can't seem to find a date either, but it's never occurred to me to blame Greenfield for that...

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on December 28, 2012 at 12:15am

it's also not "supported"

Permalink Reply by Lanterne Rouge on December 28, 2012 at 7:46am

I have every reason to believe David will do an excellent job organizing this year's ride. 

Unsupported rides are the best kind of rides. And, as much as I loved riding to Milwaukee on a separate ride last year, the Frozen (Molten) Snot to Madison was a ton of fun. Something about the SW WI rolling hills makes for some pretty awesome riding. 

I'm sure someone still has the route saved electronically. I still have my cue sheet if you're super curious to see. 

Permalink Reply by David of the North (David606xx) on January 24, 2013 at 11:56pm

ok, let's do this!  Traditionally it's been a February ride--last year we bumped it back to March and went to Madison instead of Milwauke, and we had 80 degrees.  This year we should get it while it's still cold and then maybe go to Madison in March or April on a different ride.

It's been John Greenfield's ride for years, but he's stepped out of this one as well as the Perimeter Ride to work on new rides and his new job for StreetsBlog Chicago--Whooooo!  http://chi.streetsblog.org/

So, there are a couple of ways to slice this fish--it's about a 90 mile ride from here to Milwaukee, so that'd be a two-day ride with a sleepover up there.  Alternately, there's the Metra Assist One Day Plan where we get off at Kenosha and ride there and back in a single day.  

Whooooooo!  Ice bears for all my pals!

Permalink Reply by Lanterne Rouge on January 25, 2013 at 12:06pm

Your Metra assisted plan sounds pretty awesome. It sure would cut out some complexities with finding lodging in MKE.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on January 25, 2013 at 2:39pm
I'll be there!
Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on January 25, 2013 at 3:30pm

David, did you get the e-mail from Aaron of Bike Winter Madison? He's hoping to coordinate.

Would suggest not March 9th weekend as that's the Chicago Cycle Swap.

Permalink Reply by David of the North (David606xx) on January 25, 2013 at 4:48pm

No, I didn't get the email--hook us up and we'll figure it out for sure. I'm at david606xx at gmail.

Last year's ride to Madison was fantastic, but I'm a little worried about that route in snowy conditions assuming we can get this going for February.

Permalink Reply by David of the North (David606xx) on January 25, 2013 at 4:48pm

Fantastic!


Kelvin Mulcky said:

I'll be there!
Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on January 25, 2013 at 4:50pm

Oops-- you weren't copied-- just forwarded.

Permalink Reply by David P. on January 27, 2013 at 11:43am

I hope this will be the year I finally do it; it's always seemed like a lot of fun but there was always some reason or another why I didn't or couldn't.

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