Milwaukee 2.0 - The Chainlink2024-03-28T19:02:17Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A100139&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi all!
Just so you's knows,…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-08-18:2211490:Comment:1109182009-08-18T01:36:48.766Zpaytonhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/payton
Hi all!<br />
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Just so you's knows, I'm currently planning a bike trip to Milwaukee on Friday, 18 September, to join in on one of a <a href="http://brewcitybiketours.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Brew City Bike Tour</a>. The current plan is for two tracks:<br />
- ride up on Thursday evening, camping overnight at Illinois Beach in Zion<br />
- Metra/ride early on Friday morning<br />
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I personally will be traveling onward from Milwaukee and not returning until Sunday or Monday. Right now, I've got three people in --…
Hi all!<br />
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Just so you's knows, I'm currently planning a bike trip to Milwaukee on Friday, 18 September, to join in on one of a <a href="http://brewcitybiketours.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Brew City Bike Tour</a>. The current plan is for two tracks:<br />
- ride up on Thursday evening, camping overnight at Illinois Beach in Zion<br />
- Metra/ride early on Friday morning<br />
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I personally will be traveling onward from Milwaukee and not returning until Sunday or Monday. Right now, I've got three people in -- but if I can get one more, the tour's cheaper. Any takers? I might try to do one more bu…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-07-27:2211490:Comment:1039292009-07-27T15:56:17.109ZChrishttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Chris39
I might try to do one more but with my departure for the East rapidly looming i wouldn't count on it. I will be hosting a frozen snot century over the christmas break 2009-10.<br />
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<cite>Julie Hochstadter said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?page=6&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A103442&x=1%232211490Comment103442#2211490Comment103442"><div>is there a Milwaukee 3.0 scheduled? I'd be up for it on a Sunday.</div>
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I might try to do one more but with my departure for the East rapidly looming i wouldn't count on it. I will be hosting a frozen snot century over the christmas break 2009-10.<br />
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<cite>Julie Hochstadter said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?page=6&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A103442&x=1%232211490Comment103442#2211490Comment103442"><div>is there a Milwaukee 3.0 scheduled? I'd be up for it on a Sunday.</div>
</blockquote> is there a Milwaukee 3.0 sche…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-07-25:2211490:Comment:1034422009-07-25T01:48:50.163ZJulie Aberman (Hochstadter)https://thechainlink.org/profile/JulieHochstadter
is there a Milwaukee 3.0 scheduled? I'd be up for it on a Sunday.
is there a Milwaukee 3.0 scheduled? I'd be up for it on a Sunday. highly tuned nature of the ot…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-07-25:2211490:Comment:1034382009-07-25T01:27:35.049ZJuan 2-3 or more mi.https://thechainlink.org/profile/JohnDominguez
highly tuned nature of the other bikes?<br />
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<cite>Rick lightburn said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?page=6&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A103410&x=1%232211490Comment103410#2211490Comment103410"><div>I was the one with the broken chain, and so I want to say it was no big thing: I've had more broken chains on my machine than flats, and this is probably more a reflection on my riding style than anything else, such as any alleged karma of the…</div>
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highly tuned nature of the other bikes?<br />
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<cite>Rick lightburn said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?page=6&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A103410&x=1%232211490Comment103410#2211490Comment103410"><div>I was the one with the broken chain, and so I want to say it was no big thing: I've had more broken chains on my machine than flats, and this is probably more a reflection on my riding style than anything else, such as any alleged karma of the ride. I've got lots of practice repairing the chain. The flats seemed to be a result of the highly tuned nature of the others bikes.<br/>I had more problems with my cheap-o Bike Nashbar pannier (Bike Nashbar may very well make high quality products, but this bag isn't one of them) than I did with anything else.<br/><br/><br/><cite>Smash said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A97765&page=6#2211490Comment101626"><div>Heh actually, your spidey senses may have been dead on. The riders made it okay, but this ride suffered NUMEROUS technical difficulties from what I hear. Lots of flat tires, a broken chain and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting about. But they did eventually make it to the Palomino and a good time was had by all.<br/><br/>I'll leave it to the actual riders to provide any details, as I don't want to imply that I was part of the ride itself: all I had to do was ride a few miles from my apartment to the Palomino and enjoy the sweet, sweet fried pickles as the Chicagoans filtered in. :) PS - the sweet potato casserole that Palomino has as a side dish is amazing.<br/><br/><cite>Juan Dominguez said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?x=1&id=2211490%3ATopic%3A97765&page=6#2211490Comment101592"><div>I feel sooooo lame I did not make it out. My spidey senses were telling me to stay back. Dammit!<br/></div>
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</blockquote> I was the one with the broken…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-07-24:2211490:Comment:1034102009-07-24T22:15:53.860ZRick lightburnhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Ricklightburn
I was the one with the broken chain, and so I want to say it was no big thing: I've had more broken chains on my machine than flats, and this is probably more a reflection on my riding style than anything else, such as any alleged karma of the ride. I've got lots of practice repairing the chain. The flats seemed to be a result of the highly tuned nature of the others bikes.<br />
I had more problems with my cheap-o Bike Nashbar pannier (Bike Nashbar may very well make high quality products, but this…
I was the one with the broken chain, and so I want to say it was no big thing: I've had more broken chains on my machine than flats, and this is probably more a reflection on my riding style than anything else, such as any alleged karma of the ride. I've got lots of practice repairing the chain. The flats seemed to be a result of the highly tuned nature of the others bikes.<br />
I had more problems with my cheap-o Bike Nashbar pannier (Bike Nashbar may very well make high quality products, but this bag isn't one of them) than I did with anything else.<br />
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<cite>Smash said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A97765&page=6#2211490Comment101626"><div>Heh actually, your spidey senses may have been dead on. The riders made it okay, but this ride suffered NUMEROUS technical difficulties from what I hear. Lots of flat tires, a broken chain and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting about. But they did eventually make it to the Palomino and a good time was had by all.<br/> <br/>
I'll leave it to the actual riders to provide any details, as I don't want to imply that I was part of the ride itself: all I had to do was ride a few miles from my apartment to the Palomino and enjoy the sweet, sweet fried pickles as the Chicagoans filtered in. :) PS - the sweet potato casserole that Palomino has as a side dish is amazing.<br/>
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<cite>Juan Dominguez said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?x=1&id=2211490%3ATopic%3A97765&page=6#2211490Comment101592"><div>I feel sooooo lame I did not make it out. My spidey senses were telling me to stay back. Dammit!<br/></div>
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</blockquote> Sorry I didn't make it! I had…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-07-20:2211490:Comment:1019042009-07-20T15:16:13.961ZMatt M. 18.5KMhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MattM
Sorry I didn't make it! I had some things I needed to finish which pushed back my Milwaukee ride for a bit. Will likely do it in the next few weeks.<br />
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<cite>envane x said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A97765&page=6#2211490Comment101898"><div>Agreed, it was a great ride. And now, what you've all been waiting for, I put together a kml (view it in Google Earth) of the route we took and some suggested alternate routes for next…</div>
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Sorry I didn't make it! I had some things I needed to finish which pushed back my Milwaukee ride for a bit. Will likely do it in the next few weeks.<br />
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<cite>envane x said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A97765&page=6#2211490Comment101898"><div>Agreed, it was a great ride. And now, what you've all been waiting for, I put together a kml (view it in Google Earth) of the route we took and some suggested alternate routes for next time.<br/><br/>Also, to clarify, the bus to Kenosha will accept as many bikes as the cargo bins will hold, which is more than the three that I was told (dumbass dispatcher) but less than twelve.</div>
</blockquote> Agreed, it was a great ride.…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-07-20:2211490:Comment:1018982009-07-20T15:08:00.899Zmillenial removing Bernie tattoohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/envanex
Agreed, it was a great ride. And now, what you've all been waiting for, I put together a kml (view it in Google Earth) of the route we took and some suggested alternate routes for next time.<br />
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Also, to clarify, the bus to Kenosha will accept as many bikes as the cargo bins will hold, which is more than the three that I was told (dumbass dispatcher) but less than twelve.
Agreed, it was a great ride. And now, what you've all been waiting for, I put together a kml (view it in Google Earth) of the route we took and some suggested alternate routes for next time.<br />
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Also, to clarify, the bus to Kenosha will accept as many bikes as the cargo bins will hold, which is more than the three that I was told (dumbass dispatcher) but less than twelve. This was a fantastic ride, an…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-07-19:2211490:Comment:1017202009-07-19T18:00:42.882ZDr. Doomhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DrDoom
This was a fantastic ride, and I'd have to think the next one will be even better as this one was definitely cursed: Among other things, one rider got ten (!) flats, another's front derailer threw his chain in traffic a couple of times, and the awesome tandem had to cut out early with chain and wheel issues. For all that it was still a blast; I think the highlight for me, aside from the great veggie food at Palomino that was as delicious as food can only be after you've rolled 100 miles, had to…
This was a fantastic ride, and I'd have to think the next one will be even better as this one was definitely cursed: Among other things, one rider got ten (!) flats, another's front derailer threw his chain in traffic a couple of times, and the awesome tandem had to cut out early with chain and wheel issues. For all that it was still a blast; I think the highlight for me, aside from the great veggie food at Palomino that was as delicious as food can only be after you've rolled 100 miles, had to be this miserable stretch between Kenosha and Sturtevant where we had a nasty headwind picking up steam over miles of beautiful open corn fields and I was totally out of gas, pumping up little rolling hills at 11 mph cursing God and wondering why I was dumb enough to ride a bike. A quick pit stop made everything better, though, and from there to the end was fine.<br />
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Anyone who's thinking of going on one of these rides should definitely do it. Traffic was fine, as on Sheridan Rd. people are used to bicyclists, from there to Wisconsin was mostly on trails, and in Wisconsin the drivers were absurdly cautious, almost invariably going into the opposite lane to pass. Getting back was fine and cost less than ten bucks for a bus-to-Metra connection all the way downtown. Anyone in semi-reasonable shape should be able to manage the ride just fine, as among others guy with ten flats, a guy with a flat bar who broke his chain, two guys wearing sandals with flat pedals, a guy who showed up late and ended up rolling all the way up solo were all fine and the pace was pretty light. And the company was great, with special thanks to Smash for shepherding the crew around Milwaukee and even standing us a round of delicious beers! thanks for the update Smash.…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-07-19:2211490:Comment:1017102009-07-19T16:49:34.956ZJuan 2-3 or more mi.https://thechainlink.org/profile/JohnDominguez
thanks for the update Smash. I guess i could've handled a flat or two.<br />
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<cite>Smash said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A97765&page=6#2211490Comment101626"><div>Heh actually, your spidey senses may have been dead on. The riders made it okay, but this ride suffered NUMEROUS technical difficulties from what I hear. Lots of flat tires, a broken chain and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting about. But they did eventually…</div>
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thanks for the update Smash. I guess i could've handled a flat or two.<br />
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<cite>Smash said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A97765&page=6#2211490Comment101626"><div>Heh actually, your spidey senses may have been dead on. The riders made it okay, but this ride suffered NUMEROUS technical difficulties from what I hear. Lots of flat tires, a broken chain and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting about. But they did eventually make it to the Palomino and a good time was had by all.<br/> <br/>
I'll leave it to the actual riders to provide any details, as I don't want to imply that I was part of the ride itself: all I had to do was ride a few miles from my apartment to the Palomino and enjoy the sweet, sweet fried pickles as the Chicagoans filtered in. :) PS - the sweet potato casserole that Palomino has as a side dish is amazing.<br/>
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<cite>Juan Dominguez said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?x=1&id=2211490%3ATopic%3A97765&page=6#2211490Comment101592"><div>I feel sooooo lame I did not make it out. My spidey senses were telling me to stay back. Dammit!<br/></div>
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</blockquote> You still planning to go next…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-07-19:2211490:Comment:1017022009-07-19T15:56:27.091ZJuan 2-3 or more mi.https://thechainlink.org/profile/JohnDominguez
You still planning to go next month?<br />
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<cite>DonRay A.K.A. Zesty said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?page=6&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A101626&x=1#2211490Comment101683"><div>WHAT!? You're fired Juan!<br></br><br></br><cite>Juan Dominguez said:</cite><blockquote><div>I feel sooooo lame I did not make it out. My spidey senses were telling me to stay back. Dammit! <cite>Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:…</cite></div>
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You still planning to go next month?<br />
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<cite>DonRay A.K.A. Zesty said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?page=6&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A101626&x=1#2211490Comment101683"><div>WHAT!? You're fired Juan!<br/><br/><cite>Juan Dominguez said:</cite><blockquote><div>I feel sooooo lame I did not make it out. My spidey senses were telling me to stay back. Dammit! <cite>Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A101513&x=1#2211490Comment101513"><div>I agree with Josh. If Juan can keep up with strong geared riders on a heavy fixie cruiser, he's gonna haul ass on a light geared bike.<br/> <br/> Have fun everyone. I'll be stuck in a car all day tomorrow.<br/> <br/>
<cite>DonRay A.K.A. Zesty said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A97765&page=5#2211490Comment101484"><div>I got $5 on dominguez- have fun guys, wish I could roll. <br/><br/><cite>Chris said:</cite><blockquote><div>which one? they are all gorgeous! make sure to introduce me, he said, smoothing back his hair. okay dude. me, casey and juan are raCING UP. hopefully be in before lunchtime? <cite>Smash said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/milwaukee-20?page=5&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A100136&x=1#2211490Comment100855"><div>Trying to answer a few questions about Milwaukee for y'all...<br/> <br/> Yes, Milwaukee is definitely safe. Well, the areas we will be in anyway. Rough areas tend to be highly concentrated in Milwaukee, and we won't have any reason to go near any of those.<br/> <br/> As for hotels, I was told once that you can get great deals on downtown hotels by using Priceline and bidding on 3.5 star hotels. Usually you can go as low as $40. The key is 3.5 stars; there's a recently renovated hotel that's considered 4 stars (The Ambassador) but it's pretty far out of the way and the surrounding area is not very nice.<br/> <br/> There's also <a href="http://www.shorelinerealestate.com/plaza/" target="_blank">The Plaza Hotel</a> which is about two blocks from my apartment downtown; from what I understand it's pretty decent price-wise. If anyone stays there I could stow your bikes in my apartment so you don't have to worry about leaving them out or sneaking them into your room. :) I would offer to house people in my place but I don't have a lot of space for people AND bikes.<br/>
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That being said, it's festival season in Milwaukee (Festa Italiana this weekend!) so downtown hotels may be booked anyway.<br/>
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I took people on a mini-tour of the city last time before the last train home, and I can do that again if anyone is interested. It would probably add about 5-10 miles onto your mileage for the day. Obviously we can play it by ear.<br/>
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Looking forward to the ride and to Palomino - Chris, I actually ended up randomly riding bikes one night with that gorgeous waitress that works there. She can really haul!</div>
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