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Cargo Bikers: Ride With The Green Party on St. Patrick's Day
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Baaaah Mar 8, 2010.

 

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rascaltwitch is attending John Greenfield's event
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Grid Chicago Happy Hour at Revolution Brewing, 2nd floor Brewer's Lounge

January 24, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm
Steven Vance and I from Grid Chicago have been tapped by Streetsblog to write Streetsblog Chicago, a new daily transportation news website covering local and national sustainable transportation and public space issues. The new website goes live on Tuesday, January 22. Grid Chicago will become dormant but remain online as an archive. We're confident that Streetsblog Chicago, a bit more…See More
Jan 17
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rascaltwitch replied to kiltedcelt's discussion 'Have any nutjobs ridden their mountain bikes from the city all the way out to Palos and back?'
"I've ridden to and around Palos on a non-MTB and found much of it to be pretty darn unpleasant. A lot of the route is unavoidably stressful which can make for fairly exhausting riding. Be sure to save plenty of energy for the ride home.…"
Dec 5, 2012
John Greenfield and rascaltwitch are now friends
Mar 29, 2012
rascaltwitch and ASH are now friends
Mar 27, 2012
rascaltwitch commented on igz's group 'Pitching a Tent'
"There are three camp grounds in the Southern Unit of Kettle Moraine. The two farther to North, Ottowa Lake and Pinewoods, have showers and and flush toilets but are kind of ugly and car-camping-y. The one farther to the south, Whitewater Lake, is…"
Mar 23, 2012
rascaltwitch commented on igz's group 'Pitching a Tent'
"Bummer, Ash. If you are still looking to go camping, i would recommend taking the metra to Harvard and riding north to Kettle Moraine. It's about the same distance as Zion but a much more pleasant ride. I can send you a route if you're…"
Mar 23, 2012
rascaltwitch commented on igz's group 'Pitching a Tent'
"Hey Ash, you might want to call up to IL beach state park. It has been closed since the big storms of last year and the IDNR closures site says it won't be open again until April 1st. "
Mar 22, 2012
rascaltwitch joined igz's group
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Pitching a Tent

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
Mar 22, 2012
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rascaltwitch and David of the North (David606xx) are now friends
Mar 19, 2012
rascaltwitch commented on John Greenfield's event 'Frozen Snot Century: Mission to Madison'
"Thanks for putting this together, John. Great weekend, great ride, great to meet all of you. Hopefully we get to ride together again soon. "
Mar 18, 2012
rascaltwitch commented on John Greenfield's event 'Frozen Snot Century: Mission to Madison'
"Really looking forward to this, guys! Of the folks planning to ride back on Sunday, is anyone planning to catch the 6:34pm train? I don't want to split up a big happy group, but I will probably try to leave Madison early and/or take a quicker…"
Mar 13, 2012
rascaltwitch is attending John Greenfield's event
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Frozen Snot Century: Mission to Madison at Ogilvie Center food court

March 17, 2012 from 7:30am to 11:45pm
Join us for this longtime Bike Winter Tradition!We'll meet up on March 17 at the food court of the Ogilvie Center, 500 W. Madison, at 7:30 am and catch the 8:30 Metra train with our bikes to Harvard, IL. We'll arrive at 10:20, then pedal roughly 75 miles to the Great Dane brewpub downtown Madison, WI, to hang out with local cyclists. A bit of St. Patrick's Day barhopping is a possibility, after which we will crash on couches and floors provided by Madison Bike Winter folks.Following a hearty…See More
Mar 2, 2012
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rascaltwitch replied to Adam "Cezar" Jenkins's discussion 'Frozen snot century'
"I'm definitely interested. Should we keep an eye on this thread for RSVP details? This is one of my favorite routes in the area."
Mar 2, 2012
rascaltwitch replied to in it to win it 8.0 mi's discussion 'I rode today. Did you?'
"Be careful with your three pairs of socks. If they get crammed in there too tightly you'll end up compressing all of the little air pockets out of the wool and losing your insulation. One pair of socks with good room can be better than three…"
Jan 3, 2012
rascaltwitch replied to h' 1.0's discussion 'Shipping a bike-- experience?'
"I shipped a frameset and some other parts via UPS a few months back. The price was right but several days after dropping it off I got a message from UPS: my package was deemed "improperly packaged" and would be returned to me at my…"
Dec 7, 2011
rascaltwitch replied to BalloonBiker's discussion 'S24O from Chicago Trips' in the group Chainlink Tourers
"A couple of my favorite destinations.   - The Illinois State Beach up in Zion is great and pretty close. You can see my route (and a bunch of other unrelated ones, sorry) here. It's a super easy route and almost entirely bike…"
Apr 7, 2011

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What I ride:
Road, Mountain, Fixed Gear
The kind of riding I do:
Recreational, Exercise, Commuting, Distance, Around Town

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