scootering safely into Chicago

redcass · Post by **redcass** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:29 pm

Wow this forum's active right now! I go away for about a week and whammy!

But back to the point. I want to ride up to north Chicago from home (Bloomington-Normal IL) and the "avoid highways" route from Google suggests a 4 hour ride! Part of the length appears to be taking Kingery Hwy to Brookwood. Is there a quicker (yet safe) way to get to the north side by scooter? Or am I just in for 8 hours of saddle-sitting?

Thanks,
RedCass

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:53 pm

are you trying to go to "North Chicago" the city by waukegan, or North side of "Chicago" ie... edgewater, lincoln park?

redcass · Post by **redcass** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:10 pm

MikieTaps wrote:are you trying to go to "North Chicago" the city by waukegan, or North side of "Chicago" ie... edgewater, lincoln park?

Well, not Waukegan, but I'm not sure of the neighborhood. The closest El stop is Addison (Blue Line), so is that Lincoln Park?

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:15 pm

ahhhh logan square/ jefferson park area...

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:18 pm

I cant think of a better way, isn’t it a 3-4 hour ride in a car doing 70mph?

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:25 pm

or you can come in through the south side of the city, ride up archer through china town and then through downtown... if you time it for the right part of the day that could be a really nice ride...

"Chicago, Chicago, that toddling town..."

I miss it.

illnoise · Post by **illnoise** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:34 am

Old Route 66 (Turns into Ogden once you get near the city) runs right downtown. I know several scooterists have ridden that from here to California on old bikes.

sargelee71 · Post by **sargelee71** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:51 am

redcass wrote:
MikieTaps wrote:are you trying to go to "North Chicago" the city by waukegan, or North side of "Chicago" ie... edgewater, lincoln park?
Well, not Waukegan, but I'm not sure of the neighborhood. The closest El stop is Addison (Blue Line), so is that Lincoln Park?

This is actually not that far north--in fact, it's exactly due west of Wrigley Field by about 20 minutes.

redcass · Post by **redcass** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:34 pm

MikieTaps wrote:I cant think of a better way, isn’t it a 3-4 hour ride in a car doing 70mph?

Nope, 2 hours if no traffic.

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:37 pm

oh my bad, I was thinking of "Chambana", my sister went to U of I down there...

redcass · Post by **redcass** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:42 pm

MikieTaps wrote:oh my bad, I was thinking of "Chambana", my sister went to U of I down there...

I like to call it Urbaign.

And now I live in Blormal. These silly twin cities!

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:58 pm

i really like to call Urbana Champagne, the Bar surrounded by a campus

redcass · Post by **redcass** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:31 am

illnoise wrote:Old Route 66 (Turns into Ogden once you get near the city) runs right downtown. I know several scooterists have ridden that from here to California on old bikes.

Oh, good to know! Thanks!