holy cow. On the Route bike shop....i was their very first customer in 1991. there used to be a gap on that corner and a walgreens across the street (that used to be a movie theater) >>>i ran my business out of a storefront 2 doors down from that bike shop.

this whole thread reminds me of my younger, single days of riding to Lakeshore Healthclub and running errands all around the city.
lived on east cedar st, dearborn & huron, lasalle & chicago ave, western and lunt, broadway & barry, clark & fullerton.... geez. i couldn't keep an apt.

but believe me, after the 1,000,000th time on the lakefront (the best route is south to 63rd st) and riding the length of lincoln, western ave (the longest road in the city) you'll find that the best riding is in the suburbs.

enjoy it!!!