Wow, this is great! There are a bunch of Rivs out here! I wonder what would happen if they were all in the same place at the same time - will they oscillate in friendly ways or anything? (I jest, of course.)
I've got a silver Quickbeam, which is a great bike as you know. I just recently finished building my Hilsen, and it happens to be a 650B frame (yet 58cm). I feel quite fortunate! My around-town daily commuter is actually a Surly LHT, which I find to be an excellent bike for our city riding conditions (i.e. I feel less worried with it locked up vs. a Rivendell). That one sees year-round action here, and it's holding up beautifully (I made some pertinent modifications, and it's perfect!). Rich, there are several really great shops in Chicago. I personally spend my time & money at Boulevard Bikes in Logan Square. It's a low- key easy-going place. Kevin the owner turned me on to Bike Quarterly a while back, which led to me wanting a 650B bike, which led to the AHH frameset I scored off the Riv "frame specials" page. I'm very into supporting my LBS, and I got nearly all my parts for the Hilsen from them (minus a couple things from Rivendell and ebay). If you like doing your own wrenching our local non-profit bike group is West Town Bikes, and they have open shops on Tuesday nights and Saturday afternoons. I've never ridden to/from Joliet, but I'm sure it's not uncommon. I&M Canal Trail appears to cover a lot ground, and I just heard that the frontage road along 55 is decent too. The suburban commuter rail, Metra, will allow bikes as well provided it's not a blackout weekend. I think there are 2 lines from Joliet, their schedules are available online at http://www.metrarail.com. Everything terminates downtown, either in Union Station or sort of around the corner/down the block at the LaSalle St. station. The city trains & busses also accommodate bikes - they're called "CTA," but the trains don't allow bikes during weekday rush hours. I could probably ramble on for hours on Chicago cycling.... On Aug 17, 4:55 am, mitchelr <mitch...@onid.orst.edu> wrote: > Terry and Rocky and the rest of Chicago's Rivfolk: > > Glad to hear there is Riv interest in that great city of yours. My > partner and I will be dawdling up from Saint Louis early next month, I > on my trusty Atlantis and she on her Trek. Coming from Joliet we are > not sure of the best strategy for getting to downtown and Union > Station - suggestions appreciated. Likewise, where might we find a > Riv-friendly bike shop should we need a bit of assistance? > > Many thanks, > > Rich Mitchell > Corvallis, Oregon > > On Aug 16, 1:27 pm, terryg <teg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hello world, > > I just had to de-lurk for a brief moment. I've been reading here for > > months, enjoying the tech talk, ride reports, pics, banter, news, what- > > have-you. I finally actually joined the group, and maybe I'll able to > > contribute as well as all y'all. > > > If you're in Chicago, say howdy! I ran into two (count 'em, two!) > > Rivs yesterday riding up Lincoln Ave. A green QB and a great > > Glorius. They were traveling together. I was on my AHH, with a > > growler of Piece Anniversay Ale tied in to my small Sackville on the > > front rack. We didn't meet but we spoke; we were rolling in traffic > > so it was a bit rushed. I now know of 7 Rivendells in the city! > > > OK, back to lurking.... > > > Terry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
