riding in and around Chicago

Sure...southwest two trails tinley and plaank road. BOth paved....fox river trail is alos great if
you want to travel out to aurora "Kyle Capizzi" <no@nospam> wrote in message
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Just moved here and have done some rides up north and out west with a

club,

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but I haven't ventured far north and south at all... any suggestions?

thanks, kyle

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Check out the Chgo Cycling Club: chicagocyclingclub.orgchicagocyclingclub.orgOpen ↗ I haven't done any of their rides,
but they look fine. The lakefront path is excellent, except on Saturday AM when it gets crowded.

Good luck,

Joel

Kyle Capizzi said:

Just moved here and have done some rides up north and out west with a club, but I haven't ventured
far north and south at all... any suggestions?

thanks, kyle

kcapizzi -< at >- comcast -<dot>- net

Kyle Capizzi <no@nospam> wrote:

: Just moved here and have done some rides up north and out west with a club, but I haven't ventured
: far north and south at all... any suggestions?

North Shore Century should be coming up next month in Evanston... Usually the 3rd weekend of
September.

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Kyle Capizzi no@nospam said:

Just moved here and have done some rides up north and out west with a club, but I haven't ventured
far north and south at all... any suggestions?

What kind of riding? Road? MTB? rails-to trails?

For road it seems like the further you get from the city, the better off you are. IIRC the Metra
railroads will take bikes on weekends if you need a way to transport the bike. Geneva (on the
west line) is a good start. Look at www.metrarail.com for more info on that.

For off road experiences, there's Palos forest preserves south and deer grove north. Better yet,
go to kettle Moraine in Wisconsin.

For rails-to-trails there is the Inninois Prairie Path and Fox River Trails as well as a number
of others.

HTH

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Kyle Capizzi <no@nospam> wrote:

: Just moved here and have done some rides up north and out west with a

club,

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: but I haven't ventured far north and south at all... any suggestions?

North Shore Century should be coming up next month in Evanston... Usually the 3rd weekend of
September.

Yep. The North Shore Century is Sunday, Sept 21. evanstonbikeclub.orgindex.htmlOpen ↗ This
is a good ride to learn some of the better shortcuts in northern Cook and Lake County.

Kyle doesn't say where he's located of what type of riding he's doing; a good place to start a bike
club search would be mikebentley.combikeOpen ↗ or Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
chibikefed.orgclubs.htmOpen ↗ The CBF also publishes a nice map showing routes all over the
6-county area.

And, putting in yet another plug for the Evanston Bike Club, here's our web site (complete with club
ride schedule): evanstonbikeclub.orgevanstonbikeclub.orgOpen ↗