Have bike, will travel
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Lake Geneva, WI
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Bikes: Ridley Helium SLX, Canyon Endurance SL, De Rosa Professional, Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra, Schwinn Paramount (1 painted, 1 chrome), Peugeot PX10, Serotta Nova X, Simoncini Cyclocross Special, Raleigh Roker, Pedal Force CG2 and CX2
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I think I stay put. Neighborhood is great. Town is solid. I do dream about a rural lodge and barn next to a sleepy golf course and excellent bike routes in all directions with seasonal change but no extremes. Anybody know of such a place?
Edwardsville, IL or Columbia, Missouri
Edwardsville has a web of bike paths that extend 100 miles in Illinois and provide good access to the Katy Trail in Missouri. It's a College town. It's also a commuter town by car to St. Louis.
Columbia has several Universities and also offers easy Access to the Katy Trail.
The weather is far milder than NE Illinois and year around cycling should not be too difficult.
I'm 90% sure that I'll relocated to Edwardsville at the end of the year. I'll keep my job, which involves business travel across Illinois and Missouri. I expect to remain in my career with good stability for another 10 or 12 years. Staying in this part of the midwest with an annual extended trip to a second home is small-town Italy is our plan once full retirement starts.
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
Last edited by Barrettscv; 07-05-13 at 09:58 AM.