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From: Lake Geneva, WI
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Originally Posted by
boogman
Ahh I see you're in the area.. the trail I was referring to was the Des Plains River trail, the 5 mile section south of Lake Cook Rd.. holy crap it was bad! I'm planning on doing a short tour up to Zion, IL this summer and i was thinking of taking the DPR trail as far as I can go before cutting East.. I don't have confidence of riding with traffic yet.
Yes, I know it well and have covered the entire trail from Dundee Rd to the Wisconsin border. The section in Cook County is badly maintained, Lake County is very smooth and fast. I would use a better quality 700x35 or 700x37, IMO. Any one of these will do;
Vittotia Randonneur Pro:
http://www.vittoria.com/product/city-trekking/
Schwalbe Dureme:
http://www.schwalbetires.com/node/2666
Schwalbe Marathon Mondial:
http://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_ti...rathon_mondial
Continental Top Contact:
http://www.conti-online.com/generato...opcont_en.html
Panaracer T serv PT:
http://www.panaracer.com/urban.php
Happy Trails!
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Last edited by Barrettscv; 03-17-12 at 01:39 PM.