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Permalink Reply by Matt M. 18.5KM on May 8, 2009 at 5:08am

Hey Chris - I'd really like to know how you're getting to the Dells. I'm meeting with my group tomorrow and next week to go over our route and logistics. Your input would be greatly appreciated....bear in mind that none of us are in good enough shape to bike 180 miles in a day so you would be the top guru biker dude.

Permalink Reply by Chris on May 8, 2009 at 5:24am

Id be happy to give you the route suggestions. I am compiling my route from g-maps almost exclusively (last time I rode to madison we took bike paths from chi all the way to crystal lake and then just hopped on rural routes--was a fine time!)

this time around, to get extra speed I'm gonna stick to pavement the whole time, so I'm using gmaps to cherry pick rural routes that look to have excellent road conditions (and follow rivers and lakes and stuff)

If this would be helpful, let me know and I'll try to bring em on down to your next meeting. If you like I could also try to draw up a map of how me and my buddy did chicago to madison last july. the ride was gorgeous, and pretty darn good rural roads too. passed by an ostrich farm like 40 miles outside madison. that was fun.

cheers!

Matt M. said:

Hey Chris - I'd really like to know how you're getting to the Dells. I'm meeting with my group tomorrow and next week to go over our route and logistics. Your input would be greatly appreciated....bear in mind that none of us are in good enough shape to bike 180 miles in a day so you would be the top guru biker dude.

Permalink Reply by Matt M. 18.5KM on May 8, 2009 at 6:07am

How do your maps compare to the Wisconsin and Illinois bicycle maps produced by the state (I've got both)? Also trying to get biker maps from local cities and counties for the direct route is a daunting task - which is why I've avoided it until now.

Chris said:

Id be happy to give you the route suggestions. I am compiling my route from g-maps almost exclusively (last time I rode to madison we took bike paths from chi all the way to crystal lake and then just hopped on rural routes--was a fine time!)

this time around, to get extra speed I'm gonna stick to pavement the whole time, so I'm using gmaps to cherry pick rural routes that look to have excellent road conditions (and follow rivers and lakes and stuff)

If this would be helpful, let me know and I'll try to bring em on down to your next meeting. If you like I could also try to draw up a map of how me and my buddy did chicago to madison last july. the ride was gorgeous, and pretty darn good rural roads too. passed by an ostrich farm like 40 miles outside madison. that was fun.

cheers!

Matt M. said:

Hey Chris - I'd really like to know how you're getting to the Dells. I'm meeting with my group tomorrow and next week to go over our route and logistics. Your input would be greatly appreciated....bear in mind that none of us are in good enough shape to bike 180 miles in a day so you would be the top guru biker dude.

Permalink Reply by Matt M. 18.5KM on May 8, 2009 at 8:56am

Firehouse Grill 7:00 PM Tomorrow (Saturday May 9) Chicago Ave. next to the Main Street El. Hope you can make it....Would be nice if you could bring us a copy of your map.

Chris said:

Id be happy to give you the route suggestions. I am compiling my route from g-maps almost exclusively (last time I rode to madison we took bike paths from chi all the way to crystal lake and then just hopped on rural routes--was a fine time!)

this time around, to get extra speed I'm gonna stick to pavement the whole time, so I'm using gmaps to cherry pick rural routes that look to have excellent road conditions (and follow rivers and lakes and stuff)

If this would be helpful, let me know and I'll try to bring em on down to your next meeting. If you like I could also try to draw up a map of how me and my buddy did chicago to madison last july. the ride was gorgeous, and pretty darn good rural roads too. passed by an ostrich farm like 40 miles outside madison. that was fun.

cheers!

Matt M. said:

Hey Chris - I'd really like to know how you're getting to the Dells. I'm meeting with my group tomorrow and next week to go over our route and logistics. Your input would be greatly appreciated....bear in mind that none of us are in good enough shape to bike 180 miles in a day so you would be the top guru biker dude.

Permalink Reply by Eric Peterson on May 8, 2009 at 12:01pm

Sounds like a good ride, but the 600K GLR brevet is that weekend.
I too would be interested in seeing your route.
You do know that Illinois and Wisconsin both have bicycling maps by county on their websites.
They are not the easiest things to use because you have to stitch the counties together, but they provide good data. The county maps are better to use online and for route planning, whereas the state maps are better to carry with you.

From Delavan you could use the brevet routes to Baraboo.

Eric Peterson