Training Ride: Wednesday Evening Training

REMOTE START: Roadies - Dunkin' Donuts, Lincoln & California

6:30 PM

25 - 35 miles, 19 to 25 mph

Take your cycling skills and performance to a higher level. Join us for a fast-paced training ride aimed at increasing your speed and improving your group riding skills. Practice rotating pace lines, close proximity riding and advanced bike handling while building fitness at a riding pace in excess of 18 m.p.h. Due to the need to ride in a tight pack, the fast pace and training specific nature of this ride, use of traditional style road bikes is strongly recommended. Recumbent, hybrid and mountain bikes are discouraged. A certain level of experience and fitness is expected. The actual pace of the ride will be determined by the ride participants.  

Contact Tom MacNeill-Zimmerman at 773 571 8087
[Click Here to contact Tom MacNeill-Zimmerman via email]

Social Ride: Weekly Gentlemen (and Ladies) of Leisure Rides (Cycling Seniors)

REMOTE START: North Avenue Beach House

10:30 AM

10-20 miles, 10 to 12 mph

This is standing weekly ride of the Cycling Seniors and Gourmet Club. Why ride alone? Come make some new friends who bicycle. Our rides start (the last Thursday in April and run to the last Thursday in September) at 10:30 A.M at the North Avenue Beach house, and we go for lunch at the end of the ride. Join Mitch Gold for a weekly social ride along the lake front. This ride affords an opportunity for active gentlemen and ladies, 55 years and older to meet, ride and perhaps have lunch. ALL RIDERS ARE WELCOME.  

Contact Mitch Gold at 1-312-642-1988
[Click Here to contact Mitch Gold via email]

Social Ride: Devil in the White City Tour

REMOTE START: Contact ride leader for start location and to RSVP

10:00 AM

20-22 miles, 10 to 14 mph

Note: as of 5/18, the number of riders that the rider leader allowed has been reached and no more reservations are being taken, please check back on the schedule for future dates, and thanks for your interest. The tour is based on "The Devil in the White City," a best-selling, non-fiction book of 2004. It focuses on Chicago's Columbian Expo/World's Fair of 1893 and America's first serial killer, Dr. Holmes, who lured young women to his hotel near the fairgrounds. Our ride begins with a PowerPoint presentation at an apartment near Millennium Park. (Bike parking is available in the building). We'll then ride to Prairie Ave. (the Astor Street of the 19th century), where you'll be introduced to Glessner House, Clark House (circa 1836, oldest in Chicago) and other buildings relevant to the Fair. From Prairie we'll bike south along the scenic lakefront to Jackson Park -- site of the White City -- where you'll learn about the Palace of Fine Arts (now Museum of Science and Industry), Clarence Darrow Bridge (the famous lawyer's ashes were spread on the lagoon), Wooded Island (designed by Alfred Law Olmsted, creator of NYC's Central Park), Statue of the Republic (you'll see the 1/3-size golden replica) and other features of the Fair. After the tour, at about 2:30 p.m., we can have lunch in Hyde Park -- or catch a bite at one of the concessions along the lakefront on our return to the Loop. This is a popular tour, limited to the first 20 sign-ups.  

Contact Brent Hoffmann at (773) 327-4727
[Click Here to contact Brent Hoffmann via email]

Social Ride: 11th Annual Mosey on to Moody's

START: Clock Tower at Waveland and Lake Shore Dr. (3700N)

8:30 AM

40 miles, 12 to 14 mph

Note: Re-scheduled due to weather. Join Joe Dickstein on a magical mystery tour all over the North side. You'll mosey along a circuitous route: six different bike paths, all the way to the Chicago Botanic Gardens in Glencoe and back. Your reward: a stop at Moody's Pub in Edgewater for burgers and brews at the end.  

Contact Joe Dickstein at (773) 262-0031
[Click Here to contact Joe Dickstein via email]

Social Ride: Oak Wood Cemetery and Jackson Park Highlands Historic District Tour

REMOTE START: DALEY PLAZA AT THE PICASSO

8:30 AM

28 miles, 12 to 14 mph

Our destinations are the interesting Oak Wood Cemetery and Jackson Park Highlands residential district. Oak Woods Cemetery is on 71st and one of the oldest in the City. It includes monuments for 6,000 Confederate soldiers, Jesse Owens, Harold Washington, and Roland Burris. The Jackson Park Highlands Chicago Historic District just south of Jackson Park is a pleasant tree-lined neighborhood that developed starting in 1905. We'll start at the Daley Plaza in front of the Picasso sculpture at the Richard J. Daley Center, Washington and Dearborn, head south along the boulevards through Kenwood, Hyde Park and Woodlawn. The 28-mile round trip will include: the Prairie Avenue Historic District, Lake Meadows, Groveland Park, homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Barack Obama's neighborhood, the University of Chicago, Mt. Carmel High School, the site of the World's Fair and the Midway, Washington Park, and a trip down the Boulevards. Rest stops including a brief lunch at Jackson Park Golf Club, a quick spiel at each point of interest, and as many bike lanes as we can hit. Back by about 1:30 PM. Comments: REMOTE START: NEW LOCATION - DALEY PLAZA AT THE PICASSO  

Contact George Vrechek at (312) 654-8909
[Click Here to contact George Vrechek via email]

Training Ride: Monday Training Ride: Introduction to Training Rides

REMOTE START: Roadies Dunkin' Donuts, Lincoln & California

6:30 PM

30 miles, 18 to 20 mph

Curious to find out what training rides are all about - but aren't sure if you can ride at 25 mph? Here's your chance. This ride has the look and feel of a training ride, but at a slower pace. Emphasis will be placed on smooth riding techniques and paceline etiquette.  

Contact Greg Hoskins at 312.925.0435

Training Ride: Wednesday Evening Training

REMOTE START: Roadies - Dunkin' Donuts, Lincoln & California

6:30 PM

25 - 35 miles, 19 to 25 mph

Take your cycling skills and performance to a higher level. Join us for a fast-paced training ride aimed at increasing your speed and improving your group riding skills. Practice rotating pace lines, close proximity riding and advanced bike handling while building fitness at a riding pace in excess of 18 m.p.h. Due to the need to ride in a tight pack, the fast pace and training specific nature of this ride, use of traditional style road bikes is strongly recommended. Recumbent, hybrid and mountain bikes are discouraged. A certain level of experience and fitness is expected. The actual pace of the ride will be determined by the ride participants.  

Contact Bevan Brookfield at 312 446 1737

Social Ride: Weekly Gentlemen (and Ladies) of Leisure Rides (Cycling Seniors)

REMOTE START: North Avenue Beach House

10:30 AM

10-20 miles, 10 to 12 mph

This is standing weekly ride of the Cycling Seniors and Gourmet Club. Why ride alone? Come make some new friends who bicycle. Our rides start (the last Thursday in April and run to the last Thursday in September) at 10:30 A.M at the North Avenue Beach house, and we go for lunch at the end of the ride. Join Mitch Gold for a weekly social ride along the lake front. This ride affords an opportunity for active gentlemen and ladies, 55 years and older to meet, ride and perhaps have lunch. ALL RIDERS ARE WELCOME.  

Contact Mitch Gold at 1-312-642-1988
[Click Here to contact Mitch Gold via email]

Social Ride: 11th Annual Mosey on to Moody

START: Clock Tower at Waveland and Lake Shore Dr. (3700N)

8:30 AM

40 miles, 12 to 14 mph

Rescheduled from June 6th due to weather. Join Joe Dickstein on a magical mystery tour all over the North side. You'll mosey along a circuitous route: six different bike paths, all the way to the Chicago Botanic Gardens in Glencoe and back. Your reward: a stop at Moody's Pub in Edgewater for burgers and brews at the end.  

Contact Joe Dickstein at (773) 262-0031
[Click Here to contact Joe Dickstein via email]

Social Ride: A Tribute to Curious George and Then Some Music Ride

REMOTE START: Metra Stop, 4800 N Ravenswood

11:00 am

25 miles, 10 to 12 mph

Who knew the creator of the Curious George series fled the Nazis by bike? Let's visit the exhibit of this little-known wartime cyclist but very well-known writer at The Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie, "The Wartime Escape: Margret and H.A. Rey's Journey from France". 11:00-5:30 Start: Ravenswood Metra Stop, 4800 N Ravenswood (11:00) First Stop: Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie (12-1:30) Second Stop: St Paul Wood's in Morton Grove (2:30-5:30) Ride will start at Lawrence/Ravenswood, head to Skokie via the North Branch Trail. (11 miles one way) We will be at the museum from approximately 12-1:30. For those who want to keep riding, the group will then meander to Morton Grove to hear David Broza, one of Israel's famous guitarists, at the Jewish Folk Arts Festival. (3 miles one way) Concert/Fest 2:30-5:30. ALL are welcome to join for the ride, museum and/or concert.RSVP and map updates can be found at: (http://www.thechainlink.org/events/a-tribute-to-curious-george)  

Contact Julie Hochstadter at (773) 965-3396
[Click Here to contact Julie Hochstadter via email]

Training Ride: Monday Training Ride: Introduction to Training Rides

REMOTE START: Roadies Dunkin' Donuts, Lincoln & California

6:30 PM

30 miles, 18 to 20 mph

Curious to find out what training rides are all about - but aren't sure if you can ride at 25 mph? Here's your chance. This ride has the look and feel of a training ride, but at a slower pace. Emphasis will be placed on smooth riding techniques and paceline etiquette.  

Contact Joseph De Castelnau at 312-961-8289
[Click Here to contact Joseph De Castelnau via email]

Training Ride: Wednesday Evening Training

REMOTE START: Roadies - Dunkin' Donuts, Lincoln & California

6:30 PM

25 - 35 miles, 19 to 25 mph

Take your cycling skills and performance to a higher level. Join us for a fast-paced training ride aimed at increasing your speed and improving your group riding skills. Practice rotating pace lines, close proximity riding and advanced bike handling while building fitness at a riding pace in excess of 18 m.p.h. Due to the need to ride in a tight pack, the fast pace and training specific nature of this ride, use of traditional style road bikes is strongly recommended. Recumbent, hybrid and mountain bikes are discouraged. A certain level of experience and fitness is expected. The actual pace of the ride will be determined by the ride participants.  

Contact Jeremy Gershfeld at 773 213 2583

Social Ride: Weekly Gentlemen (and Ladies) of Leisure Rides (Cycling Seniors)

REMOTE START: North Avenue Beach House

10:30 AM

10-20 miles, 10 to 12 mph

This is standing weekly ride of the Cycling Seniors and Gourmet Club. Why ride alone? Come make some new friends who bicycle. Our rides start (the last Thursday in April and run to the last Thursday in September) at 10:30 A.M at the North Avenue Beach house, and we go for lunch at the end of the ride. Join Mitch Gold for a weekly social ride along the lake front. This ride affords an opportunity for active gentlemen and ladies, 55 years and older to meet, ride and perhaps have lunch. ALL RIDERS ARE WELCOME.  

Contact Mitch Gold at 1-312-642-1988
[Click Here to contact Mitch Gold via email]

Social Ride: Superdawg Ride - New Route, New Start, Same Old Dawg

REMOTE START: Jeferson Park Field House, 4822 North Long Avenue, Chicago

9:30 AM

25 miles, 12 to 14 mph

Take a tour of the northwest park neighborhoods such as Albany, Jefferson, Gladstone, Norwood and Edison Park. Lunch will be at Superdawg, the notable drive-in that started as a hot dog stand in 1948 to help its owner work his way through school.

Start location is very near Jeferson Park bus terminal and stop for the Blue Line.  

Contact Duane O'Laughlin at (773) 612-8157
[Click Here to contact Duane O'Laughlin via email]

Fathers Day Ride

START: Clock Tower at Waveland and Lake Shore Dr. (3700N)

8:00 a.m.

50 miles, 15 to 20 mph

This year, give dad what he really wants - a very nice bike ride out in the country (or at least north suburban Lake County). We will be home by 1:00 so there will plenty of opportunity for some family time too. This ride is NOT restricted. papa, mama and all able baby bears are welcome to join in the festivities.  

Contact Michael H. Wasserman at (312) 726-1512
[Click Here to contact Michael H. Wasserman via email]

Touring Ride: Marktown, Indiana - Not That Far

REMOTE START: 31st Street Beach House, Lakefront

9:00 AM

40 miles, 14 to 18 mph

Marktown is an historic district in East Chicago, Indiana, designed in 1917 by noted architect Howard Van Doren Shaw. It is only 19 miles on a direct route from downtown Chicago. The tiny residential community was to be the start of a company town to serve the nearby (as in across the street) steel mill owned by Clayton Mark. Shaw designed the community to be like an English village with narrow streets and houses with small yards. Cars were to be parked in a central garage. Today homes are very economical due to their location in the middle of an industrial area. People park on the sidewalks and walk on the streets, which got them mentioned in Ripley's Believe It or Not. To get to Marktown we'll go down the lakefront, South Shore Drive, and the Burnham Greenway bikepath to Wolf Lake. We'll zip around Wolf Lake and head east across open land to Marktown. We'll tour the town and head back through interesting areas of Whiting along Lake Michigan as much as possible. Lunch will be on the way. Free parking can be found west of the starting point along Rhodes Avenue south of 31st Street, or ride your bike to the start to add some more miles to the trip. We'll be back by about 2PM.  

Contact George Vrechek at (312) 654-8909
[Click Here to contact George Vrechek via email]

Training Ride: Monday Training Ride: Introduction to Training Rides

REMOTE START: Roadies Dunkin' Donuts, Lincoln & California

6:30 PM

30 miles, 18 to 20 mph

Curious to find out what training rides are all about - but aren't sure if you can ride at 25 mph? Here's your chance. This ride has the look and feel of a training ride, but at a slower pace. Emphasis will be placed on smooth riding techniques and paceline etiquette.  

Contact Rich Baumgarten at 773-759-8690
[Click Here to contact Rich Baumgarten via email]

Social Ride: FWEGA (Fourth Wednesday Getting Acquainted Ride)

START: Clock Tower at Waveland and Lake Shore Dr. (3700N)

6:30 PM

10 miles, 12 to 14 mph

6/23/2010 Update: Due to the forecast of inclement weather, this ride is cancelled. It may be re-scheduled at a later date, please check back for updates or contact the ride leader listed below for details.
Fourth Wed. Getting Acquainted has been a club tradition dating back many years. Meet and make new friends or renew old ones. A socially-paced ride that will end at a local North-side eating and drinking establishment.  

Contact Art Gilfand at (773) 871-1872
[Click Here to contact Art Gilfand via email]

Training Ride: Wednesday Evening Training

REMOTE START: Roadies - Dunkin' Donuts, Lincoln & California

6:30 PM

25 - 35 miles, 19 to 25 mph

Take your cycling skills and performance to a higher level. Join us for a fast-paced training ride aimed at increasing your speed and improving your group riding skills. Practice rotating pace lines, close proximity riding and advanced bike handling while building fitness at a riding pace in excess of 18 m.p.h. Due to the need to ride in a tight pack, the fast pace and training specific nature of this ride, use of traditional style road bikes is strongly recommended. Recumbent, hybrid and mountain bikes are discouraged. A certain level of experience and fitness is expected. The actual pace of the ride will be determined by the ride participants.  

Contact Jeremy Treister at 312 823 7926

Social Ride: Weekly Gentlemen (and Ladies) of Leisure Rides (Cycling Seniors)

REMOTE START: North Avenue Beach House

10:30 AM

10-20 miles, 10 to 12 mph

This is standing weekly ride of the Cycling Seniors and Gourmet Club. Why ride alone? Come make some new friends who bicycle. Our rides start (the last Thursday in April and run to the last Thursday in September) at 10:30 A.M at the North Avenue Beach house, and we go for lunch at the end of the ride. Join Mitch Gold for a weekly social ride along the lake front. This ride affords an opportunity for active gentlemen and ladies, 55 years and older to meet, ride and perhaps have lunch. ALL RIDERS ARE WELCOME.  

Contact Mitch Gold at 1-312-642-1988
[Click Here to contact Mitch Gold via email]

Social Ride: Alternative Late Night Ride

REMOTE START: Chicago, Monroe & Columbus, SE Corner due to Taste of Chicago

11:59 PM

30 miles, 10 to 14 mph

6/24 Update: Start location is changed to SE corner of Monroe & Columbus Note: Starts on FRIDAY night @ 11:59 and goes into Saturday morning, June 26th, around 6:00 AM. For those of you who have tried the big LATE ride and wanted a version without the huge crowds, this is the ride for you. Wander through an interesting variety of neighborhoods from downtown to the north, west and south sides. We'll finish with breakfast at Manny's around dawn. LIGHTS are REQUIRED. It is recommended that you have, in addition to a light for your handlebars (and or helmet) that can illuminate in front of you, a light for your helmet and a light that traffic approaching from the rear will be able to see (or reflective strips on clothing)  

Contact Anne Alt at (312) 520-1641
[Click Here to contact Anne Alt via email]

Social Ride: American Science and Surplus

REMOTE START: Jeferson Park Field House, 4822 North Long Avenue, Chicago

10:00 AM

10 miles, 12 to 14 mph

Come for a ride from the Jefferson Park Field house to American Science and Surplus. This place is a haven for prop masters, teachers and geeks in general - plenty of oddities to be found. En route, we will stop for coffee, baked goods and sandwiches at Jefferson Park’s independent coffee shop – i Coffee.  

Contact Duane O'Laughlin at (773) 612-8157
[Click Here to contact Duane O'Laughlin via email]

Touring Ride: The Fast Road to Hegewisch, Hammond, Highland and Beyond Part 11

REMOTE START: Remote Start at 31st Street Beach House

8:30 AM

55 miles, 16 to 20 mph

This is the fastest-paced version of the rides to the south this summer and the annual visit to the far south. We won't be going 16 to 20 the entire time but we will move along as much as possible based on conditions. This will not be a leisurely pace. We'll start at the 31st Beach House and head to the most remote corner of Chicago, Hegewisch, founded as a separate town in the 1880s. We'll head down the lakefront via South Shore Drive, and the Burnham Greenway. We'll blow through downtown Hegewisch and continue on to Hammond - which isn't that far. We'll navigate through Hammond on the Erie Lackawanna Bike Trail. We'll stop for a quick lunch. Once we get back into Illinois, we'll only hit one stop light getting back to 31st Street! Free parking can be found west of the starting point along Rhodes Avenue south of 31st Street, or ride your bike to the start to add some more miles to the trip. We'll shoot for getting back by 2PM.  

Contact George Vrechek at (312) 654-8909
[Click Here to contact George Vrechek via email]

Social Ride: Digital Photo Scavenger Hunt

REMOTE START: Contact ride leader for start location and details.

9:00 AM

20 miles, 10 to 14 mph

It's back. If you missed it last year, or heard about it and want to give it a try, here's your chance. Come with a team, or form one at the start. Bring your digital camera, your creative brain and your knowledge of Chicago history and trivia. You'll get a list of clues at the start, then teams will head out to take pictures for each clue. We'll meet for lunch a few hours later, where you'll get info on putting your photos online to share. Bring your lock and lunch money.  

Contact Anne Alt at (312) 520-1641
[Click Here to contact Anne Alt via email]

Training Ride: Monday Training Ride: Introduction to Training Rides

REMOTE START: Roadies Dunkin' Donuts, Lincoln & California

6:30 PM

30 miles, 18 to 20 mph

Curious to find out what training rides are all about - but aren't sure if you can ride at 25 mph? Here's your chance. This ride has the look and feel of a training ride, but at a slower pace. Emphasis will be placed on smooth riding techniques and paceline etiquette.  

Contact Ivy at 607-327-3326
[Click Here to contact Ivy via email]

Training Ride: Wednesday Evening Training

REMOTE START: Roadies - Dunkin' Donuts, Lincoln & California

6:30 PM

25 - 35 miles, 19 to 25 mph

Take your cycling skills and performance to a higher level. Join us for a fast-paced training ride aimed at increasing your speed and improving your group riding skills. Practice rotating pace lines, close proximity riding and advanced bike handling while building fitness at a riding pace in excess of 18 m.p.h. Due to the need to ride in a tight pack, the fast pace and training specific nature of this ride, use of traditional style road bikes is strongly recommended. Recumbent, hybrid and mountain bikes are discouraged. A certain level of experience and fitness is expected. The actual pace of the ride will be determined by the ride participants.  

Contact Mia Moore at 415 608 3745