Chicago by Bike - August 2010

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The Plan Drop my pedals off at Bike and Roll's Millenium Park location Tuesday evening, fill out the paperwork, have them set the bike/installed pedals aside, and pick it up at 6:30am on Wednesday morning. Ride about 15 miles north along the Lakefront Path and surface street to Evanston, reverse course back to the start, then go another 9 miles south, and reverse course again to finish. Life is What Happens While You're Making Other Plans Tuesday's weather report for Wednesday showed clouds. Wednesday had other plans. The first four pics in the slide show present an idea of how the ride started. The fifth pic fore- shadows (emphasis on shadow) what was to come. Fifteen minutes later, the sky darkened literally to night and the clouds opened with as hard a rain as I can remember. Another 10 minutes and I found a covered pavillion to duck under. I waited out the worst of the storm with two other riders, then headed back out. I cut the ride substantially short, turning around at the north end of the Lakefront Path and heading back to the rental shop, skipping the southern swing. An interesting, drenching ride.