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No, this isn't about being entirely ready to have God remove all defects of character.It's about trying to ride to Three Floyds every month this year.We'll take the lakefront trail south from the Clock Tower. If you don't want to start with us, you can join up anywhere along the trail. Just let me know where so we can look for you.I'm thinking this time I might try the crab cake, housemade kimchi, and blood orange open-face…See More

No, this isn't about admitting to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.It's about trying to ride to Three Floyds every month this year.We'll take the lakefront trail south from the Clock Tower. If you don't want to start with us, you can join up anywhere along the trail. Just let me know where so we can look for you.New beer since last time: Tiberian Inquisitor, a Belgian-style ale aged for one…See More

Have you tried F8 brewskies? If not, here's your chance to do that, right at the source.It's a long (over 50 miles form the Buckingham Fountain) ride, so we must start early. We can pick up those who live south of Downtown on the way, so there's no need for them to go to the Fountain.Here are Google-generated directions to the brewery.Trails: Lakfront;…See More

One of Chicago's newest breweries/restaurants, Horse Thief Hollow, which opened last month, has attracted our attention even before its official opening, but the horrible weather on February 10th prevented some members of the CBES to join the ride to Beverly, where the brewery is located.Meet at the Haymarket Brewing (south-east corner of Halsted and Randolph) at 11 a.m.Here's the…See More

OK, not everyone loves Three Floyds. Different spokes for different folks! This year, you have the option of going to Flossmoor Station instead. (It remains an option to go to Flossmoor Station in addition.) We depart Daley Plaza at 9:00 AM and collect riders at Promontory Point at 9:45 AM. We stay together (more or less) down to I-80, then split up into…See More

A place to post your interest in forming/joining a group ride. When making a posting please include: Date/Time, Location to meet, Approximate distance, and Target speed. A great way to meet other cyclist at your skill level!!See More

A group for cyclists interested in traveling via bike. Veterans can offer addice to new tourers and we can all get inspiration from each other as we plan anything from an overnight at a B&B to a round-the-world aventure.See More

this is a group for lovers of the great outdoors and sleeping under the stars, and of course, bicycling to our camping destinations. and the group needs a better nameSee More

Every member of the Society (CBES) should aspire to have a beer at every brewery or brewpub located in a day or two bicycle ride distance from Chicago (and, of course, within the city limits).Naturally, preferable way of getting to is by bike, as for riding back . . . whatever is available, train, bus, horse and buggy, depending on amount of beverages consumed at the destination.On Facebook, here.On Twitter,…See More

A group for any one interested in randonneuring, cyclotouring and long distance cyclingSee More