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Perimeter Ride 11--2012

Time: September 29, 2012 to September 30, 2012
Location: Buckingham Fountain
Street: South Columbus Drive
City/Town: Chicago
Website or Map: https://maps.google.com/maps?…
Phone: 773 865 7445
Event Type: century, mass, alley, cat, scavenger, hunt, awesome, social
Organized By: David of the North (David606xx)
Latest Activity: Oct 2, 2012

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Organized 11 years ago by the venerable John Greenfield, this beloved annual ride takes an moderate pace for a 100 mile route around the edge of our beautiful city. 

An excellent first "Century" ride with it's many CTA bail-out options for peace of mind, this ride is perfect for those who think they might, but aren't sure yet that they can handle a full 100 miles in a day.  (Spoiler Alert--Turns out, you totally can!)

John is stepping aside this year to work on other rides, so some of us that love this ride are keeping the tradition alive with a few minor alterations.  

Start getting excited, start getting your friends excited, and stay tuned here for emerging details!

Meet-up time--8:00 am, y'all!

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Comment by David of the North (David606xx) on September 29, 2012 at 7:10am

crap--slept in a little.  will be there by 8:30

Comment by David of the North (David606xx) on September 28, 2012 at 9:48pm

Welcome, Andrew, come one come all!

Ryan--Superdawg for sure, but you'll miss out on the fantastic action in the SE corner of the route if you don't get up early with us

Olatunji--we're guessing that we'll get back to the fountain around 1 or 2 am and then head to Cal's for a drink.

Comment by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on September 28, 2012 at 9:11pm

I'll probably be meeting up at Superdawg for dinner. 

Comment by Olatunji Oboi Reed on September 28, 2012 at 4:16pm

what time do we expect the ride to end?

Comment by Andrew Willoughby on September 28, 2012 at 1:43pm

Found out about this ride from reading The Derailleur. Me and a work buddy are coming and looking forward to David's oatmeal cookies!

Comment by Craig S. on September 28, 2012 at 9:06am
I'll assume package stores are already mapped.
Comment by Olatunji Oboi Reed on September 28, 2012 at 4:02am

this is looking sweet yall!

Comment by David of the North (David606xx) on September 28, 2012 at 1:19am

THIS JUST IN!!!

Our dude with Friends of Pullman just reached me with a scheme whereby our route becomes an historical re-enactment going through a factory and ending at the brewery.  Bad. Ass.

Comment by Duppie on September 27, 2012 at 4:52pm

Andrew, that is a awesome map!.

One comment: Midway Airport is a few block west of the route. You can ride down 59th street (?) and hop the orange line.

Comment by David of the North (David606xx) on September 27, 2012 at 4:43pm

Welcome, Sarah!  

Bring snacks--carbs mostly--eat them before you start to feel too hungry.  Bring enough to share a little bit with someone who forgot and is feeling woozy.  

Bring plenty of water--there are stretches of the route with very little in the way of drinking fountains.

Check your bike over beforehand--tires topped off, cables good, wheels trued.

Other than that, it's all gravy!

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