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Yes, I Hate Riding on an Indoor Trainer I think with the New Year here, we all have resolutions or goals of greatness. For me, I’m working towards my first century ride. I’ve been pretty close with hitting 77 miles. To make it this year I’ll need to adjust two items; the first is mindset […]
Okay, I’ll start with an explanation of the blog post title. First, I REALLY enjoy the new the CalSag Trail, especially parking at the Sag Quarries and heading east. Second, apparently I’m not the only one enjoying the trail, which is awesome to see so many folks checking out the trail. Some are experienced, and […]
Saturday I set out to see if I could do a combo of the CalSag, Tinley Creek and George Dunn Trails. This time I brought my friend Frank, figured someone else should enjoy the tour with me, or help if something breaks on the bike. We set out at a steady pace ranging from 14-16 […]
I can’t beat the convenience of the Centennial Trailhead in Lemont / Romeoville off of 127th Street. It’s interesting to stop and realize the contrast of the location; giant Citgo Oil Refinery right next to a beautiful bike path through the Des Plaines River Watershed. I’m finally getting my legs back and enjoying tracking my […]
I wanted to see if I could make 30 miles on my own with only the support of my Camel Back as the “Sag Vehicle”. I checked the map and I thought I’d see if I could get 30 out of the CalSag and the Tinley Creek Trail, bingo, 29.8 miles. It was a great […]
Back on the new CalSag Trail, I can’t get enough ! This time I just went end to end for lack of time. I ended in the east at a gravel lot, and I think there’s more paved trail to Cicero, but I left that for next time. One of my favorite things about the […]
My First Ride on Lemont’s Newest Bike Super-Highway ! I parked at the Sag Quarries parking lot in the north section right next to the trail head. The CC Forest Preserve did a great job of clearing out the invasive species plants and making the parking lot feel really safe. There were some geese protecting […]
Getting my season started, late… Better late than never I suppose and glad that I did. I think the built up excitement fired me up to push myself harder, than or panicking about the MS150. I felt solid out there. The Centennial is still a wonderful asset to Lemont, though the trail head leaves a […]
Yep, we’re ready ! We can’t wait for some pavement so we can put the round-side down. I haven’t been out there to check this week, but we’re due for pavement soon. The Lemont to Cicero Ave section is to be paved this spring. I’m curious to see how the Cal-Sag will connect to the […]