Frozen Snot Century: Mission to Madison + a note about annual bike rides

Folks,

Join us for this longtime Chicago Bike Winter tradition!

We'll meet up on March 17 at the food court of the Ogilvie Center, 500 W. Madison, at 7:30 am and catch the 8:30 Metra train with our bikes to Harvard, IL. We'll arrive at 10:20, then pedal roughly 75 miles to the Great Dane brewpub downtown Madison, WI, to hang out with local cyclists. A bit of St. Patrick's Day barhopping is a possibility, after which we will crash on couches and floors provided by Madison Bike Winter folks.

Following a hearty brunch Sunday morning, we'll bicycle back to Harvard to catch the 6:35 or 8:35 pm train, arriving at Ogilvie at 8:23 or 10:23 pm.

Since space on Metra is limited to 20 bikes and I need to arrange home stays in Madison, an RSVP is strictly required. Should be a great adventure!

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Speaking of longtime traditions, in the interest of keeping life interesting, this will be the last time I lead the Frozen Snot Century, plus some of the other annual bike rides I've organized, some of them for more than a decade: the Perimeter Ride, the Polka Ride and the Tour de Tiki. A big thank you to everybody who's joined me on these rides over the years, humoring my obsessions with fiberglass commercial architecture, fruity cocktails and the Chicken Dance.

I plan to come up with some new rides and bike-related events this year, but I'd love to see some of these annual rides continue. If anyone else feels like organizing, say, the Perimeter Ride this year, I'd be very happy to share maps, advice, etc.

Thanks!

John Greenfield