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Permalink Reply by lauren sailor on June 15, 2011 at 7:54pm

whew, yeah, in a preliminary gmap-pedometer i was only to the handlebar at mile 18. i don't think i can do boystown and also end at 31st, so i will see how the 31st street beach looks tomorrow.

Permalink Reply by lauren sailor on June 19, 2011 at 3:41pm

OK, i cut out a lot of the far north stuff and have us ending at 31st street beach. though there is still construction, the beach is open! we'll have a bit of a bottleneck at the entrance, but that is often the case at the lake. 

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4589926

i won't be able to pre-ride until later in the week, so last-minute changes may occur... in the meantime, please point out any problems or concerns with the route!

Permalink Reply by Little Phil on June 20, 2011 at 6:05pm

looks good!

Permalink Reply by Reddog (Cliff) on June 27, 2011 at 2:04pm

I was up front with Lauren from about Logan square until the end at the beach.  It was (at least from the point of view from the front) a very good ride. We cruised along at about eleven miles and hour. I think some of the rear elements of the mass got splintered. When we got to the beach the numbers were noticeably smaller. 

Permalink Reply by Gecko on June 29, 2011 at 8:21pm

This was my first Chicago CM, I thought it was a great ride.  I ended up riding over 50 miles that night and I had a great time!  There was still a huge group under the bridge on Loomis north of Archer and after that it seemed to break up a bit, but there were still quite a few people that made it all the way to the beach.  Overall great experience, nice route Lauren!

 

PS I love the routes ending on the south side, it's closer to home :)

Permalink Reply by Reddog (Cliff) on June 30, 2011 at 2:08pm

      I saw the cops stop the guy with the beer on his front rack.  I zipped by it pretty fast, so I did not see much else.