Forum: Great Lakes

anyone know of any good roads for motor pacing near oak lawn, il (ie; north-east IL) i am willing to travel up to 30-40 miles for the right road? Long, low traffic, decent asphault thanks m

edit: yeah, yeah it's "winnetka." nothing like appropriating native names for our white-bread towns... I was talking about riding north to someone, and they stopped me with "you're not going to ride into the ravine along Sheridan!?" He looked at me like there was a hole in the time-space...

WOW! The #NEW# BF with the ability to embed video at the 'Titanium Membership Level'. Uh, guys, this isn't new technology. I'm surprised that everyone still can't do it. Now it's bigger font's, more ad space, less text space. :notamused: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

The first pump track within the city of Detroit was built last weekend. There are a couple cool videos made, including one by the Detroit Free Press. We're looking at using this as a possible model for more pump tracks throughout the city....

I'm looking at doing a tour around the southern half of Lake Michigan. I'm concerned about bicycling safely through Indiana. Wanting to stay close to the shore, to keep mileage down, is Route 12 a decent route for bicyclist? Or, is there a better way through this congested area? Thanks for the...

Hi guys....My shop is doing An Exhibition of Cycle Photography starting in December. Please if your near Lakewood stop in and check it out. http://www.spinbikeshop.com/uploads/images/ride02.jpg

Wanted to thank everyone for coming out and to ask a favor. please write an email to ILR thanking them for allowing us to hold our event at their facility. please tell your friends to do the same. flood them with emails. it only takes a second and it makes a huge difference.

I am gong to be up in Naperville visiting relatives this weekend and was wondering if their are any morning group rides fairly close on sunday morning? Thanks.

I'm a country kid and commute to and from work regularly. In my part of the state, though, bicycles on the highways are rare and I'm the only one I've ever seen commute in my work town of 7000. Yesterday I rode to Des Moines from Atlantic trying to ket to about 65th and Douglas; what a major...

http://www.rogerkramercycling.org/HTML/2009/11/capital-city-cycling-controversy.php Not sure how many have/will see this, so I thought I would post it. Interesting...

For those who could not attend. These were all shot with a borrowed VIO 1.5. The start a 1.5 mile race to the single track designed to separate the 200+ riders in each wave. Some of the steeper hills near the end. Some of the 500-700 people I had to pass.

Hello, I have a group of friends up here in Ontario, Canada and we are looking to go on a road trip and do a 24 hr race in the US in 2010. I am having trouble finding a list of races, so if you happen to know where there is a list or if you could suggest a race around the Great Lakes, it...

2010 WEMS (www.wemseries.com) Sked is up: May 8 Stump Farm 12 Green Bay WI May 22 12 Hours of the Northern Kettles Greenbush WI June 19 12 Hours at John MuirLa Grange WI July 3 Thunderdown in the Underdown Merrill WI