Bike The Drive Sun, May 27th
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Bike The Drive Sun, May 25th
Hello:
Here's your chance to to bike on Lakeshore Drive on Chicago's lakefront without the worrying about motor vehicles.
you can do 15 or 30 miles, or be a guru like me and go for 75mi +.
enjoy nice view of Chicago's great skyline and lakefront
starts at 5:30 am and shuts down at 10:00 am.
hope to see you there or be square.
Here's your chance to to bike on Lakeshore Drive on Chicago's lakefront without the worrying about motor vehicles.
you can do 15 or 30 miles, or be a guru like me and go for 75mi +.
enjoy nice view of Chicago's great skyline and lakefront
starts at 5:30 am and shuts down at 10:00 am.
hope to see you there or be square.
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Me and the Mrs. will be there. Im in for the 30, she'll do 15 then sit in the flower garden I'm sure.
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I'll be there. Look for me riding a black Dahon Jack with rear rack in a Black tee and helmet with gray shorts.
I'm pretty excited, this is my first year doing Bike the Drive, I missed last year because my son was born two weeks before the ride.
If you see me, say Hi!
I'm pretty excited, this is my first year doing Bike the Drive, I missed last year because my son was born two weeks before the ride.
If you see me, say Hi!
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I'll be there, and I'm resisting the urge to pass the pace lines (Note to self: it's NOT a race). Just gonna enjoy the ride this time
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Was very bummed. Weather was raining at 0400 when I got up. Checked the weather and it said 60% chance of t-storms, so the wife and I passed. Woke up at 0730 and it was perfect out. Too late to do anything about it tho. $$$ down the drain and an opportunity to enjoy a nice ride with the wife wasted. Spent the day doing yard work instead
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And she keeps me satisfied
Gives me all I need
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A few buddies and I did this today. We all did 30. It was my first time doing it. Alot of fun despite the little bit of precipitation. Don't worry, if you missed this, theres always the LATE ride later on this year.
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Had a great time...I did the north course then met up with my Tour de Cure team and rode around nice and easy for the rest of the morning...our team (Kenwood Academty) raised nearly $2,800 for the ADA.
I got there early-early to pre-ride the Chicago Triathlon bike cource at a decent pace...ya know, so not to be a bother or risk to other slower riders later in the day...on the way back downtown after they directed everyone to the lakefront path (9:45ish) it never fails to have a few riders still try to eek out a workout on a crowded a$$ path and then yell "on your left" and expect a quick reaction from children and their parents.
...this irked me more than getting my cleats blocked up with mud after visiting the CBF registration tent at 5:30am.
...still, it is a great feeling to be on LSD that early with no cars in sight!
I got there early-early to pre-ride the Chicago Triathlon bike cource at a decent pace...ya know, so not to be a bother or risk to other slower riders later in the day...on the way back downtown after they directed everyone to the lakefront path (9:45ish) it never fails to have a few riders still try to eek out a workout on a crowded a$$ path and then yell "on your left" and expect a quick reaction from children and their parents.
...this irked me more than getting my cleats blocked up with mud after visiting the CBF registration tent at 5:30am.
...still, it is a great feeling to be on LSD that early with no cars in sight!
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Originally Posted by slim_77
...still, it is a great feeling to be on LSD that early with no cars in sight!
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Had a great time, even in the wetness. My wife, brother, and I rode the North course first, then the south. I was somewhat annoyed by the "look how fast I can go" guys on $3000 bikes at a recreational 'slow' event. They are more dangerous than the line of cruisers riding 6-wide at 6 mph. There weren't too many of them though.
Here're a couple of pictures from the ride.
Here're a couple of pictures from the ride.
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Originally Posted by hyunelan2
Had a great time, even in the wetness. My wife, brother, and I rode the North course first, then the south. I was somewhat annoyed by the "look how fast I can go" guys on $3000 bikes at a recreational 'slow' event. They are more dangerous than the line of cruisers riding 6-wide at 6 mph. There weren't too many of them though.
Here're a couple of pictures from the ride.
Here're a couple of pictures from the ride.
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Originally Posted by Queen
That and singing "headin' south on lakeshore drive, headin' into town" as we rolled along on the return portion of the north loop.
Had a lot of fun even with the rain. Can't wait for next year.
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Originally Posted by madopal
Dunno if anyone heard my system, but I was the one with the big speakers on my rack where the panniers should be. I cranked that tune, but I made the mistake of doing it while heading back North. Whoops!
Had a lot of fun even with the rain. Can't wait for next year.
Had a lot of fun even with the rain. Can't wait for next year.
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You don't actually have to go downtown to start. You can jump on at the North end as well. We did it last year and started and finished at Bryn Mawr.
I was a lot of fun despite the rain
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The rain just made it more memorable. I'll never forget my first time, now, for sure!
Hope to see you out there this year!
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Thanks! Yeah, I procrastinated and did not pickup my packet until the morning of the event. It was my first year, so I didn't know security would be lax.
The rain just made it more memorable. I'll never forget my first time, now, for sure!
Hope to see you out there this year!
The rain just made it more memorable. I'll never forget my first time, now, for sure!
Hope to see you out there this year!
What are the 30 and 75 mile routes?
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Does anyone have any info about the longer route, from maybe last year's event?
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It's a 15 mile straight run. 30 miles is a complete start to start loop, 60 miles x 2, 90 miles x 3, etc... They close Lake Shore Drive, and the north bound riders use the east lanes, south bound the west lanes. The start is sort of mid-way with the vendors, etc... I remember a break area on the south end, seems like the north end had at least water. Last year it rained in the morning, but was a beautiful day after the ride. We are hoping for a great day this year.
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A visual look at the route as I remember from 2006 (it should be the same every year). Like was mentioned the full loop course is only 30 miles. Of course you could repeat it to get more miles as time allows (4 hours that LSD is closed to traffic).
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Thanks, Youthcom, I didn't realize they were just more "laps" to build up the bigger mileage. Thanks!