Thank you for sharing Leah, looks like it was a great ride! JohnS
On Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 10:19:35 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > We had 10 riders join us for our Chicago ride yesterday! > In attendance: > 1 silver Appaloosa (fun fact: it belonged to Will Keating) > 1 green Hunq > 1 A. Homer Hilsen > 2 blue Sam Hillbornes > 1 lime olive Clem L > 1 yellow Legolas > 1 blue Rivendell road custum > 1 red Erickson > 1 raspberry Platypus > > We began at Mack’s Bike and Goods in Evanston, where we were greeted > warmly by Sam and Kelly Mack. They graciously set out coffee and > refreshments, took photos and talked all the bike talk with our riders as > we shopped their excellent store. If you are in the area, please go and see > them; they carry all of our favorite things. We took photos and belatedly > hit the road. > > We had several miles to ride before connecting with Chicago’s famous > Lakefront Trail. The clouds were thick and the winds were high. We dodged > triathletes, throngs of people, and later, the Chicago Bears fans. We were > treated to gorgeous scenery and the sounds of crashing waves on the shores > of Lake Michigan as we pedaled along our path. The rain held off and we > arrived intact (minus one Legolas front cantilever brake) and upright, > ready for lunch. We at the famous Billy Goat Tavern and then some of us > peeled off for other destinations. The Lone Wolf and I were fortunate to > keep 2 of our guides, Sean and Davey, who graciously offered to ride us > back to the trail that would lead us to Evanston. But first, they escorted > us through the heart of Chicago, where we enjoyed fabulous bike > infrastructure (including an elevated bike path!) and viewings of the > city’s historical buildings. Marc and I had over 40 miles when we arrived > back at the shop. > > Thank you to everyone who joined us! Below are a few photos, but even > better, a link to the Post Ride Video on my Instagram. I’ll be changing the > privacy back to “private” in a week or so, so try to view it before then. > > Leah > > Instagram: > https://www.instagram.com/reel/CweJZD5gkCE/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ== > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/68575573-5287-4ddc-b18e-3ab37bd6c53cn%40googlegroups.com.
