iab

A classic Madison ride is out Seminole hwy to the well in Paoli.

tkamd73 

Great biking in Door County, just spent a week there, you’ll love it. Try Goose and Twigs for breakfast/ brunch on Mill St. in Sister Bay, my new favorite place, then have dinner, and watch the sunset at the waterfront bar at Gordon’s Lodge just outside of Baileys Harbor. Lots of other great places too, have fun.
Tim


Goose and Twigs Sister Bay

Waterfront bar Gordon’s Lodge

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Looks like you have a nice vacation a head of you.

It`s too bad the Pandemic postponed most of the festivals on the lakefront. They have a different ethnic festival every weekend all summer, and biggest music festival in the world Summerfest!

Come back next year!


Have fun, stay safe.


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sdn40

Wisconsin. The state that keeps on giving
Let us know how your trip went - although it seems like a win already

justcynn

will do. Beer, Babes (my wife is from Wisconsin) cheese curds, brats, now vintage bikes, what’s not to love! Now the bucks need to step up.

tendency

if you want to stay on bike paths/trails check out the military ridge trail - classic ride in the Madtown and beyond area. https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/militaryridge

old converted railway takes you through some great scenery and is sheltered from the wind for large sections of it.

daverup 

I'm going to Madison area in a few weeks, I plan on pre-shopping the week before too.

tendency

only prob is Madison is a very educated bike town and tough to get good deal in my experience.

you wanna see some crazy over priced vintage bikes check out: https://budgetbicyclectr.com/used-bi...ale-madison-wi

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Chombi1 

Summerfest at Milwaukee's lakefront used to be so much more fun, when you pretty much get to see big stars in live concert performances, included for free with your entry fee. All we needed to do is line up early enough to get a seat at the venues to see them..... Still remember watching Linda Ronstadt Al Jarreau, Spyro Gyra and James Taylor, live in concert over there in the early 80's. Another big event over there is the big First Wisconsin Fireworks show that marks the end of Summerfest on the 4th of July. Then there was also Bastille day Festivsl, Festa Italiana and the Milwaukee Sentinel bike races, all happening within weeks of each other in the City and at the lakefront.

Chombi1 

What??! No mention of Summer Sausage?? Everybody loves summer sausage in Cheeselandia...

madpogue 

Much of that is the recent "pandemic tax". Before things locked down, if you were willing to scour the ad-sphere, there were deals to be had. I have noticed an uptick in the number of (apparent) flippers on CL, which I suppose means the deals that do come up are getting snatched more quickly by those flippers.

Precisely why I referred to the used showroom as a "museum" above. It's not officially a museum, but with those prices, I'm convinced Roger is counting on never selling most of those bikes. There are some at least sanely priced used bikes there, and several display cases of used parts. And lots of wall eye candy like a Captain Kangaroo Schwinn ad.

Back in Milwaukee, there's always "East side guy" on Milwaukee CL. Always puts "East Side" as the location, always poses the bike on the limestone foundation of his house for the drive-side feature shot, lots of golden-era Treks, Bridgestones, the occasional Nishiki, Univega, etc. Priced on the high side and he always says "firm". But I've never seen a ragged out or rusty POS / BSO on that familiar wall.

justcynn

[QUOTE=roadsnakes;22092104]When you`re in Milwaukee, hop on the Oak Leaf Trail at South Shore Park, and take it all the way to the beach at Grant Park and back. (or the other way .........starting at Grant Park)
Best time to start the ride would be about 30 minutes Before sunrise. I`ve ridden this stretch hundreds of times over the past decades, and sunrise is the time to do it!
While you`re in Grant Park, check out Seven Bridges.


When you`re near The Dells, do a loop around Devils Lake State Park.

Take South Shore Road to Park Road, then North Shore Road.

Can`t help much with Madison. Motorcycled around and through it, but never on Bicycle. But, Madison is sure a Bicycle Friendly city.

Good Luck, Ride Safe.QUOTE]

on way home from a great trip.

Two Bucks Playoff wins and two college visits for my 16 Year Old Son and 4 different rides with my wife. The Trek 520 preformed well, almost like she felt at home - funny, she did get a bit fast and loose when riding through the UW Campus, almost like she had been there before....LOL

Safe House in Milwaukee was great. The Courtyard in Middleton was a great launching point onto the numerous Middleton/Madison Trails. Had dinner at the Union overlooking the lake with Family I did stop at the Budget Bicycle Center, I think they need a name change LOL but I did pick up a couple tubes and rim tape. Cheapest bike I saw was $400 for a low level Schwinn and several way over $1000...

I met Wendell in Middleton who sold me his 1985 Schwinn Peloton for $250. He said he road a varsity when he was a kid and this reminded him of that LOL but riding it hurt his knees.. This is a Columbus SL/SP, Suntour Superbe. I had planned to ride it but it had original Tubulars on it, my first tubular Its nice and original except the seat. 53/42 Crankset and 13-22 - this will be my beach bike/flatlander LOL. I did explain to Wendell that it was a race bike and he would prob be more comfortable on a triple crank or perhaps a 50/34 more modern...he had no idea it was set up to go fast.

In total put in 73 miles on the Trek - did have a flat issue with the rim tape failing (hadn't ridden this bike much before this trip) - lucky i had a tube and Co2 on board, but will def need to add a pump for future. It rode great but not sure that will negate all the Cheese Curds and Beer consumed.

Overall a great time and thank you all for the advice, it was valuable! Can't wait to return in August to Door County/Eau Claire Area and already planning a mini tour for next summer, maybe LaCrosse to MIlwaukee...


Sunrise on Oak Leaf Trail in Milwaukee - Thank you RoadSnakes for the tip, it was super early today but great

Campus was hillier than expected, by the ride around the Lake was worth it

My Trek really felt at home on Campus

justcynn

iab

You know why Abe's lap is polished, right? Nekkid people, most drunk students, sitting in his lap. Don't ask how I know.

roadsnakes

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Sounds like your trip was a success!
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I used to live 20 miles from Eau Claire back in 71'-72'.
I took a motorcycle trip a couple of years ago and rode through it.
I could not even recognize it! Nothing at all like was back in 1971.
It`s like it grew 10 TIMES bigger!

But I did tour the Leinenkugels`s Brewery when I was in the area.
Good Stuff.

https://www.leinie.com/