We got in a couple of rides featuring a brisk pace this weekend. On both rides, we took the Skokie Valley Bikeway up to 176. However, on Saturday, John talked us into heading east to Bluffington's instead of our usual stop at Panera Bread in Lake Bluff. On Sunday, we did the standard Panera to Panera ride.
The wind changed direction by 180 degrees between the two days. On Saturday the wind blew us north and we fought our way through it on the way home. Sunday was just the opposite. The ride home Sunday with the wind at our backs was definitely more fun than the ride north.
Saturday's group included Cliff, Dave, Felix, John, Martin, Rob and me. Bill Rizek also was with us for part of the ride. Rob lived up to his reputation as having bloodhound like capabilities for tracking down rides, as he met up with up at Hibbard and Tower Roads.
The colder temperature (low 40's) may have held down the size of the group by a bit on Sunday, as it only included Felix, Gary, Ian and me. Despite the chilly weather, we seemed to have overdressed, as we all worked up a bit of a sweat on the strenuous ride against the wind heading north. We extended our stay at Panera to give our cold, clammy bodies an opportunity to thoroughly dry off before getting back on our bikes for the trip home. As we were in good company, no one seemed to mind extending the stay.
Hopefully, we'll get in some decent weather during December. We set of a goal for our group of racking up over 1,000 EBC Club miles next month. Of course, if 40 degrees seemed chilly, once December's weather descends, the 1,000 mile goal may start to seem rather ambitious.
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