hmm... only problem.. if we ride real far from any of our homes to get to the lake.... we're gonna have a problem bringing food and grill etc. Perhaps I can get my gf to follow with a car. Lake sounds good though.

I just picked a bike up on ebay so I might be able to join you guys after all. Its gonna be a month until I get my license though, so I've still got a bit of a wait. 

Quote from: mwdbruno on March 09, 2004, 09:50:42 AM
I'm ORIGINALLY from Peoria area...though I've been transplanted to Cali via Uncle Sam...

Ditto. Except Im out now and hail from Chicago via Cary,NC

is most of us from the city or the burb?

Seems like most people are in the close suburbs.

I'm home now for the summer.

Unnamed, PM me sometime maybe we can meet up and grab a bite to eat. There are all kinda of good eats in OakPark as far as I know, I was jsut at the Flat Top Grill the other day.

Flat top is delicious. I'm up for hanging out whenever, but I'd rather wait until I've got my M cert so I can ride there. That will be happening exactly one month from now, except since I'm picking up the bike this saturday I'll be teaching myself the basics before I take the class.

I am moving back to Glen Ellyn, IL in 2 weeks.  I have been in portland oregon for a year now. 

someone organize an outing camping/eating/riding whatever

I'll be in. I'm in Dixon. Its about 75 miles straight west of Chicago.

What if we arranged to ride somewhere and have a barbeque? Are there any nice places to do that maybe an hour or so south of Chicago? That way most of us could ride down there together as well. Maybe we could find a little town with a park and barbeques located near a nice twisty road too.

i would prefer not to have to step up and plan something... but yea... lets do something soon. I'll be gone alot middle/late july.

I'll plan something in the future, but I'm not getting my license until July 21. Maybe early August?

Sounds good to me

Very early august would work best for me.  I"m an ohioan, but go to school in Champaign.  I'd be up for a meet, maybe we can pool together some tools and do some tinkering.  I'd be willing to help organize it if needed.

ed

I'm in Chicagoland now so if anyone wants to go and have a quick ride or whatever I'm always looking for a reason.

Just PM me and i'll get you my number.

Dammit 2 week until I get my license.. but after that, I'll be down for whatever.

august 6th works for u guys? we'll have more than 2 weeks to notify people n getting the location.  any good spot to hang out?

August 6 sounds awesome. I'm not sure of a good spot, I was thinking of finding a western or southern suburb a little ways from the city were we'd have more space and less traffic. I'm not really sure of any that fit the bill. If we found a public park in a place like that we could make some burgers and tinker with bikes or something like that.

ya definitely not in the city i'll go into the burb or wherever most convenient for everyone. anyone knows a good park?