Ninth Step Almost-Century
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Time: September 28, 2013 from 8:30am to 8:30pm
Location: The Clock Tower
Street: 3700 N. Recreation Drive
City/Town: Chicago
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps/m…
Event Type: drunken
Organized By: bobweiser
Latest Activity: Sep 28, 2013
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Description
No, this isn't about making direct amends to the people we've harmed whenever doing so is possible and won't injure them or others.
It's about trying to ride to Three Floyds every month this year.
September is National Century Month, so this step is a century -- if you ride to and from the start, or if I work another 5 miles into the route.
We start by taking the lakefront trail south from the Clock Tower. You can join up anywhere along the trail. Just let me know where so we can look for you.
New beer since last time: War Mullet, a double IPA that makes you want to grow a mullet (if you don't already have one) and go to war (if you haven't already gone).
35 miles to Three Floyds + 10 miles to Flossmoor Station = 45 miles. Take the Metra Electic home or ride another 30 miles to Brixie's = 75 miles. Take the BNSF home or ride another 20 miles to Revolution, West Lakeview, and back to the clock tower = 95 miles. 15-18 mph. My goal is to get to Three Floyds before they open (at noon) so we don't have to wait as long to get in (it's the second-best brewery in the world, so sometimes there's a line). Bring money, a lock, water and snacks to have en route, panniers for beer you can't get in Chicago, and a light since we're staying out late.
Online resources: Google map (revised 9/24), cue sheet (revised 9/24), Metra Electric Flossmoor schedule, BNSF Brookfield schedule, Metra rules, and, to save us all a minute at the start, the nifty online CCC waiver.
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Comment by bobweiser on September 28, 2013 at 10:19pm
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9 beers for me, 8 for my pannier, 2 burgers, 1 sausage, and 99.56 miles, which i think rounds up to 100! hope the rest of you got home safe, too.
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i'm going to bring a rain jacket just in case. final forecasts:
Saturday
Clear in the morning, then overcast. High of 81F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Saturday Night
Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain showers, then a chance of rain after midnight. Low of 54F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph shifting to the NW after midnight. Chance of rain 90% with rainfall amounts near 0.4 in. possible.
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Oktoberfest at Flossmoor Station starting at 2! With their Roggenbier, Kölsch, Eder Weisse, Smoking Nanners, and Barrel-Aged Jack the Pumpkin Lager.
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Kevin! We should (better) be in Munster by 12:15. Our route is actually perimeter-ish, going farther south and west, but not as far north. And we're both leaving at 8:30? See you on the bike path!
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Comment by Kevin C Dormant on September 25, 2013 at 10:54pm
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Bob! Ride with us (or meet us) at Argus Brewery at 12:15 pm.
11314 S Front Avenue
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it's hard to compete with the perimeter ride!
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Comment by Deet 4.5mi on September 25, 2013 at 10:45am
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i am going to be riding around the city that day, i have the november date in my calendar
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Fast is relative! This will be slower (but of course longer) than usual.
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Saturday, 28
Partly cloudy in the morning, then overcast. High of 81F. Winds from the South at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 0%.
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Saturday, 28
Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 81F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
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