Is it stating the obvious to indicate rides during the fall in Chicagoland were greatly affected by the wind? The wind was above 10 miles an hour for all the rides, so the wind was quite a factor. It was blowing mostly out of the south, so all our rides north were at pretty good pace, while we fought the wind on our ride home.
We had a good turnout for the Thanksgiving day ride, including Cliff, George, Big Bob, Martin, Felix, John and me. We met at our usual spot, Panera Bread. It seemed a bit odd when I rode up to see everyone standing outside, including a good sized contingent from the "Fast" group, as Panera was closed for Thanksgiving. Due to Panera in Lake Bluff also being closed we altered our route a bit. We took the Skokie Valley Bikeway up to Route 176 and the headed east on the bike path. We stopped at the Starbucks by Fort Sheridan.
The Black Friday group included Cliff H, George, Jim H., John, me. We took the same route north, until arriving at Fort Sheridan, and then headed north up the bike trail to Bluffingtons. We decided to come back via the scenic route along the lake.
Saturday's ride featured warmer temperatures (in the '50's), with a threatening sky and rain in the forecast. We decided that Heidi, who turned back for home at Lake Cook Road due to work commitments, was probably a lot smarter than Cliff, John Martin, and me. She avoided the drizzle/rain that the rest of us got caught in. We had decided to shorten up the ride by just going up to Route 176, and turning back. But we were unable to beat the rain. John made the rest of us feel like weather wimps, because he headed on to Bluffington's on his own.
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