Originally Posted by
rotharpunc
I actually graduated from East high, so I use to ride around there quite a bit. My best friend still lives on Lee St. though she is away at college right now. I'm down in the Milwaukee area now, but when I attended college at UW Fox Valley for a short time I rode with a mixed group of people from UW and Lawrence, mostly very informal though. A lot of rides downtown(I used to hang out at Beaners on College Ave. a lot), out to high cliff and through the park, some bike camping and light touring up in Menominee and Oneida areas as well, a couple trips we ventured up to the Shawno area. I actually really miss that area, I always felt like it was a great mix of small town, city, and country all in one.
I also graduated from East, probably a few years before you did (1973

). My daughter used to hang out at Beaner's; she's now at Lawrence. Perhaps you've met her (Lauren)?
I usually ride the Wednesday night rides from
Chain Reaction Cyclery on Superior St; they should be starting up again pretty soon.