Title: Edgewater to Evanston (Chicago)
Route: 5 mile one-way distance, 90% on residential tree-lined city side streets with one annoying cemetery to get around that requires a busy street.
Road conditions / surfaces: all paved city streets, paving can get questionable during pot-hole season.
Traffic: light side street traffic, except for the aforementioned cemetery i have to get around.
Environment: city neighborhoods
Hills: none. chicago does not have hills.
Frequency: I aim for 5 days a week, but sometimes other things get in the way and i'm on the train for one reason or another.
Departure time: 8:00am
Bikes:Winter Beast: 2011 Scott SUB 10 IGH/disc brake hybrid with studded tires, full fenders.
Foul-weather: 2014 Motobecane Fantom Cross disc CX bike with full fenders & rack.
Fair-weather: 2010 Motobecane LeChampion SL lean and mean titanium road bike.
Cargo: panniers with the foul-weather bike, backpack for the other two.
Helmet / Mirror: Helmet
Destination:Parking: basement storage room
Cleanup: change of clothes & a sink shower, if needed (only in the warmer months)
Departure time: 5:30pm
Alternative Transportation: el train