Tammy Green » Entries tagged with "bicycle"
Found a new favorite bike path
The Google map gives you a rough idea of my path, but it’s not nice for mapping out non-motorized pathways. Basically, I pick up River Park near Lawrence/California, take it to Devon/Kedzie, and then bike on the street a bit to the start of the Skokie Sculpture Park which can be followed all the way to Green Bay Road. Round trip is about 12 miles. It’s a lovely ride. Even though there’s no way to avoid all the urban mess, … Read entire article »
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My new madwagon!
I traded in the mountain bike for this little number, a KHS Urban X. The ride is soooooo smooth! Want to know the bonus? The bike shop guy (Mike at Easy Rider Bike Shop), put all my accessories on so they don’t hang off and slide around. My old set-up was a crazy mix of adjustments. It’s nice to have a sweet ride and clean set-up. zoom zoom zoom … Read entire article »
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I’ll be up L.A.T.E.
Anyone else riding on the L.A.T.E. night bike ride tonight? … Read entire article »
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Ready for action
I finally got the bike tuned up and ready to ride! There’s a little shack along the Lake Shore Trail where they’ll tune while you wait. They told me to come back in 1/2 hour, but I stayed and watched the softball game next door and read a little bit of Hemmingway (free books from garage sales are fantastic!) while they worked. It took them 45 minutes and cost about $35. … Read entire article »
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