Ride to Milwaukee

So, with the weather (hopefully) turning nice pretty soon I wanted to feel out if there would be anyone wanting to join up with a ride into Milwaukee.

Last time I did this it was in a freaking blizzard, but the route is pretty straightforward, and there's lots of really cool stuff to do in our neighbor to the north: palominos, art museums, cafes...

when: TBD but leave Chicago together early on a saturday, and take the amtrak back from milwaukee with our bikes in the PM (they charge you for a bike box to do this but it's not too bad)

ride will end at palominos but we can figure out some cool stuff to do after a deep fried meal before we bike to the amtrak station!



I say date TBD because it would have to be a relatively mild day (60s?) with hopefully not too bad of a headwind.

If you would be interested in joining up let me know. I treat these sorts of rides like roadtrips by bike so we would stop for food along the way and probably shoot for a somewhat decent speed (14-16 mph), but would take rest stops as needed. this would not be a "prove how fast you can finish a century" ride

I'm gonna ride it fixed gear this time and any other intrepid souls are encouraged to do the same!

Me in the middle of my last cold ride up there:

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Permalink Reply by flores on April 16, 2009 at 1:00am
Does anybody know how long it will take to get to Milwaukee?
Permalink Reply by Matt M. 18.5KM on April 16, 2009 at 3:44am
It's at least 75 miles on the roads....Lets say you average 16 MPH with traffic lights and perhaps a trip to the bathroom. That's about 4 hrs and 40 minutes, unless Palominos is farther. I'd estimate the group will get there in a maximum time of 5 hours.

But then I'm not even going - what do I know?


gflores said:
Does anybody know how long it will take to get to Milwaukee?
Permalink Reply by Chris on April 16, 2009 at 4:34am
so much depends--flats, unexpected detours, starting late, wind, food stops. factoring soem of these, I would say perhaps 5 hours?



gflores said:
Does anybody know how long it will take to get to Milwaukee?
Permalink Reply by Chris on April 16, 2009 at 10:47am
Last train out of milwaukee is at 730 PM (arrive chicago 900). cost is 22 bucks (ouch), bike handling fee is 5 bucks. boxes are 15 bucks. I e-mailed ben's cyclery to see if they have any extra we could come pick up instead, so hopefully they will help. They helpfully told me if there are any bike boxes there on sat. we're welcome to 'em woo hoo!

thus, if we get free bike boxes cost is 27 bucks, if not, 42 bucks.
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on April 16, 2009 at 11:17am
15 dollars of a box?

That's ridiculous.

Chris said:
Last train out of milwaukee is at 730 PM (arrive chicago 900). cost is 22 bucks (ouch), bike handling fee is 5 bucks. boxes are 15 bucks. I e-mailed ben's cyclery to see if they have any extra we could come pick up instead, so hopefully they will help. They helpfully told me if there are any bike boxes there on sat. we're welcome to 'em woo hoo!

thus, if we get free bike boxes cost is 27 bucks, if not, 42 bucks.
Permalink Reply by Chris on April 16, 2009 at 11:44am
yup. I agree. I will say though that some bike shops charge 10 bucks even just for used boxes. Eh, whatever, hopefully we'll get soemf ree oens from bens.

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
15 dollars of a box?

That's ridiculous.

Chris said:
Last train out of milwaukee is at 730 PM (arrive chicago 900). cost is 22 bucks (ouch), bike handling fee is 5 bucks. boxes are 15 bucks. I e-mailed ben's cyclery to see if they have any extra we could come pick up instead, so hopefully they will help. They helpfully told me if there are any bike boxes there on sat. we're welcome to 'em woo hoo!

thus, if we get free bike boxes cost is 27 bucks, if not, 42 bucks.
Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on April 16, 2009 at 3:48pm
Very cool! I better bring some big bungees just in case. I also look forward to hitting the museum that was designed by one of my favorite architects.

Chris said:
Last train out of milwaukee is at 730 PM (arrive chicago 900). cost is 22 bucks (ouch), bike handling fee is 5 bucks. boxes are 15 bucks. I e-mailed ben's cyclery to see if they have any extra we could come pick up instead, so hopefully they will help. They helpfully told me if there are any bike boxes there on sat. we're welcome to 'em woo hoo!

thus, if we get free bike boxes cost is 27 bucks, if not, 42 bucks.
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on April 16, 2009 at 4:58pm
SPRECHER BREWERY TOURS

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

Call 414-964-2739 between 11am-6pm CST the week of the tour to make a reservation.

We generally have tours available throughout the year on Fridays at 4pm and Saturdays at 1, 2, and 3pm. We also have Sunday tours at 12, 1 and 2 pm. Call for exact times as they may change slightly from week to week.

Cost
Seniors: $3
Adults: $4 (Free with Military ID)
Anyone under 21: $2


I'll give them a call at 5PM tomorrow before I leave work with a headcount for a Saturday tour - just leave a message here if you're interested. I'm going to leave it up to the brewery with which tour they can fit us into. If there's a choice between two times, I'm going to go with the later time so we can relax some once we get to Milwaukee.

I'll post what tour time they give us after I get off the phone with them.
Permalink Reply by DonRay A.K.A. Zesty on April 16, 2009 at 7:03pm
I'll do the brewery tour!

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:
SPRECHER BREWERY TOURS RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

Call 414-964-2739 between 11am-6pm CST the week of the tour to make a reservation.

We generally have tours available throughout the year on Fridays at 4pm and Saturdays at 1, 2, and 3pm. We also have Sunday tours at 12, 1 and 2 pm. Call for exact times as they may change slightly from week to week.

Cost
Seniors: $3
Adults: $4 (Free with Military ID)
Anyone under 21: $2


I'll give them a call at 5PM tomorrow before I leave work with a headcount for a Saturday tour - just leave a message here if you're interested. I'm going to leave it up to the brewery with which tour they can fit us into. If there's a choice between two times, I'm going to go with the later time so we can relax some once we get to Milwaukee.

I'll post what tour time they give us after I get off the phone with them.
Permalink Reply by Matt M. 18.5KM on April 17, 2009 at 2:55am
Ohhhhh......SNAA*P..... DID SOMEBODY SAY BEER????????? I might just have to clear my calendar - but then I'd lose my career and my job. DANG! BUT I can sign up for Milwaukee 2.0 this summer!

Psychostick song time ----- http://www.psychostick.com/beer_small.htm

Beer - the magic long distance ride word - - YES ----- BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!
Permalink Reply by Chris on April 17, 2009 at 7:10am
Also, awesome work on digging up that lemond piece. that rules!

Matt M. said:
Ohhhhh......SNAA*P..... DID SOMEBODY SAY BEER????????? I might just have to clear my calendar - but then I'd lose my career and my job. DANG! BUT I can sign up for Milwaukee 2.0 this summer!

Psychostick song time ----- http://www.psychostick.com/beer_small.htm

Beer - the magic long distance ride word - - YES ----- BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!
Permalink Reply by Chris on April 17, 2009 at 7:14am
Quick note:

well, I promised my chamois cream recipe (ripped off from Keith Bontrager) and here it is:

buy a tub of vaseline. stir in one tube of neosporin and one tube of anti boil cream.

Then slather generously on your chamois (3 fingers worth) before you put it on. If your saddle aint shining after an hour or so of riding you didn't use enough. See y'all tomorrow!

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