I'm sort of in. There are sections of the Lakefront trail that are great. I'd recommend avoiding North Avenue to McCormick Place on a Saturday in August. Also, Navy Pier has little redeeming cultural value and the LFT is a disaster around there despite tens of millions of dollars spent.
On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 9:56:38 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > I’m open to options other than Navy Pier, but would request some place we > can sit down and enjoy food and drinks, in keeping with the tradition of > our Riv Rides. If we could sit out on a patio and keep the bikes near, > well, that would be the dream. > > On Aug 1, 2023, at 7:18 PM, Mike Sherman <msher...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Seconding that navy pier will be touristy and packed, but there are a lot > of good options near the trail in Lincoln park and uptown (and > andersonville, and...) > > I'd be happy to convoy up from Hyde Park, and back down if anyone wants to > end at the promontory point fire pits and do something picnic style. > > -Mike > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 3:32:13 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Please take and post photos. I took a very quick trip out to Evanston not >> quite 2 months ago for my daughter's graduate at Northwestern, and we took >> a pleasant hike around the lakeside path outskirting the campus. Rather >> lovely area. >> >> No bike, tho' at first I'd thought of borrowing a Brompton and taking >> Amtrak out from Albuquerque. >> >> On Tue, Aug 1, 2023 at 8:04 AM Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! < >> jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> The celebrated Lakefront Trail in Chicago is calling. I’ve never done it >>> but on August 26th, I’ll get the chance..and you’re invited! >>> >>> Mack’s Bike and Goods, the Evanston Rivendell dealer, will be expecting >>> us. We will meet there at a time TBD on the morning of the 26th, visit the >>> shop and then catch the trail from there. We will have lunch at the Navy >>> Pier (restaurant also TBD, locals feel free to weigh in) and ride for maybe >>> a total of 30-40 miles. >>> >>> Bring your favorite Rivendell, some mad money to spend at Mack’s if you >>> like, your sparkly personality and join us for our first Chicago Riv Ride. >>> >>> Please let us know if you plan to attend! >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/tnD4PaGfca4/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0121c014-7c89-475a-a711-f80acb25cee5n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0121c014-7c89-475a-a711-f80acb25cee5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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/75cdec5e-c36b-4a7a-b032-1f967a478ef3n%40googlegroups.com.
