I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by T.K. 3.5 mi on May 23, 2013 at 3:30am

Lisa and Skip, I am with you. I relish the rare morning southbound tailwinds. Going home might be rough, but at least I know there is beer there. 

Permalink Reply by dan brown on May 23, 2013 at 3:36am

i beat the rain too. rode the (brand) new Kona Paddy Wagon. and a short stretch of Milwaukee around Grand had some new asphalt and bike lanes painted as a surprise bonus. for some strange reason decided

to wear some thin gloves and I am glad I did. this weather is so unpredictable !!!

Permalink Reply by Rich Evans on May 23, 2013 at 3:48am

Headed north and west, right into it.  It was a great morning to be on the fully faired 'bent, and I'm really glad I hadn't put the neoprene kayak gloves away just yet. 

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on May 24, 2013 at 4:04am

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on May 24, 2013 at 4:06am

Much better today.  Still, I'm ready for 70's and 80's.

Just sayin'

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on May 25, 2013 at 9:44am

For more bike ride photos from today, click here.

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on May 25, 2013 at 10:21am

I had an interesting ride today.  My wife wanted to pick up a table in Kenosha that she found in CL.  I threw my bike on the rack and went along to help, then rode home from there.  The Kenosha County Trail (asphalt paved) starts at the south end of 30th Ave in Kenosha.  Straight as an arrow and flat as a pancake.  It meets up with the Robert McClory Trail (cinder paved) at the Illinois border.  Again, flat as a pancake and straight as an arrow.  That took me to Highwood, with a little bit of a jog near the Great Lakes Naval Station.  I rode a couple miles of surface streets in Highwood and Highland Park, then climbed on the Green Bay Trail which took me to downtown Wilmette.  From there I rode surface streets to my house in Evanston. 46.5 miles, probably 80% of it on rails-to-trails paths.

Permalink Reply by Alex Z on May 25, 2013 at 2:09pm

I took this en route to Wisconsin; it's pretty cool and makes you imagine what it would be like to have a country-wide network of such trails.

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on May 26, 2013 at 5:53am

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on May 26, 2013 at 12:04pm

And I thought I was out there with thousands of people I did not know!  

Permalink Reply by Lanterne Rouge on May 26, 2013 at 12:39pm

This is a good ride. Though, I will usually hop off the trail to surface streets between Zion and the Naval base; too much broken glass on the crushed limestone trail.

Skip Montanaro 12mi said:

I had an interesting ride today.  My wife wanted to pick up a table in Kenosha that she found in CL.  I threw my bike on the rack and went along to help, then rode home from there.  The Kenosha County Trail (asphalt paved) starts at the south end of 30th Ave in Kenosha.  Straight as an arrow and flat as a pancake.  It meets up with the Robert McClory Trail (cinder paved) at the Illinois border.  Again, flat as a pancake and straight as an arrow.  That took me to Highwood, with a little bit of a jog near the Great Lakes Naval Station.  I rode a couple miles of surface streets in Highwood and Highland Park, then climbed on the Green Bay Trail which took me to downtown Wilmette.  From there I rode surface streets to my house in Evanston. 46.5 miles, probably 80% of it on rails-to-trails paths.

Permalink Reply by T.K. 3.5 mi on May 26, 2013 at 1:19pm

Riding in the wrong direction on LSD with not a soul in sight will be a tough one to top. Bike the Drive was a load of fun, and highly recommended for anyone that balked today. 

Lisa - it was good to meet you! We are always out there! :)

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