Preparing to Leave We arrived at the Fox River Island location of the Batavia Police Station in the early afternoon. By now the sun was pretty warm and while not oppressively hot you could tell it was going to be more challenging than yesterday’s ride along Lake Shore Drive. A nicely restore Classic 1941 Chevrolet [...]
Early Morning Breakfast Normally the Starbucks near our home opens at 4:30 AM. Not today it was 5:00 AM. We grabbed OJ and oatmeal and made a dash for the highway to try and beat the Bike The Drive traffic that was sure to be there. In fact there were some 20,000 of us who [...]
Saturday Travels We drove up to Hales Corners, WI yesterday to chat with Harry Wozniak. He’s back at his old station a couple of days a week now. He was in fine form, regaling us with stories and helping interested customers decide which bikes to buy. Lois and Jim Warax came by as well. They [...]
Note: Videos made by Constance Colar They think thye’re posing for a pic, but it’s really a Video! 10 Month Old Mikayla!
Setting Out I awoke early to check the weather and found it was raining heavily here in Wheaton. I wrote Lee and John to let them know that perhaps we should postpone the ride. No one ever got back to me via email. So at 9 AM I phoned Lee and he was already en [...]
When we drive past the Woodlawn Cemetery each day Connie spotted some grave markers that made her curious. Then she read an article in the Daily Herald about the very same cemetery and its connection to a movie titled “Water For Elephants“. So it was time to go into the grounds and see for ourselves. [...]
Checking In We got to the ride start a half hour early but already folks were parked many rows deep on the grasses behind the check-in area. Lots of recumbent riders were out and ready to roll. We got our bikes together and walked them over to the check-in area where I waited until Connie [...]
Arriving We arrived with the sun shining and the temperatures in the high 60s to low 70s. There was a slight breeze. It was warm enough that we shed an extra top layer and got the bikes out for departure. It takes a few minutes to put on the fairings and don shoes, gloves, moisture [...]
About Working Bikes The Working Bikes Cooperative is a not-for-profit tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization which diverts bicycles from the waste stream in Chicago by repairing them for sale and charity. Working Bikes is now located in the big red brick two story building at the SW corner of 24th Place and Western Avenue, at 2434 S. [...]
Glen and Briana’s daughter has her second birthday party. These movie clips were made with an Android phone.
This video was uploaded from an Android phone. A member of my sister’s family took this video. Perhaps we can convince my family to join us on a bike ride along this very stretch of the Lakefront Trail?
Visiting the with Folks On Spokes The Folks On Spokes crew has found a wonderful new ride start for their annual Easter Ride. In fact for their 30th Annual Easter Ride they moved to the Forest Park Village Hall. The parking lot was nearly full by the time we arrived and people seemed genuinely happy [...]
At Cai’s Birthday Party!
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