Whoa! Cyclist on LSD!

[Bruno28]

Geez - glad you're ok. I think I remember trying to figure how to get across that road on my visit to Chicago many years ago.

[fatbottomedgurl]

Whoo hooo! That's the way to get the adrenaline pumping!

[Brina]

oh, scary. that would freak me out.

that park is lovely, we ran through it during the accenture tri.

[HillSlugger]

I lived in Chicago from 1985-1991. Knowing what LSD is like you are fortunate to have gotten off it without getting hurt. Glad you're OK.

[Lise]

It was so freaky to find myself riding with the cars on LSD. And I couldn't get off right away, because the road goes over the underpass that I was supposed to be on. I had to keep riding until I got to a place I could jump over. I'd been at the chiro for my sore elbow, so lifting the bike over the guard rail was not easy, but the extra adrenaline sure helped! Then I realized I was on a grassy hill, and needed to get down on my skinny tires. At least I was out of the way of the cars. That was scary. Whew.

[Sheesh]

OMG, Lise, right away I assumed you were talking about Lake Shore Drive! That is so scary!

The first time I commuted to work, I took Roosevelt from the lake path and had a tough time figuring out how to not get killed. Since then, I've chosen to avoid Roosevelt and now I take Harrison. That still gets my heart going, especially when I cross over the Chicago River on that steel grated bridge.

Glad you're okay!

[mlove]

I'm originally from Chicago too and I take LSD to get to my brother's house in Evanston when I drive in from Champaign. I find it scary enough when I'm driving--cycling would really freak me out. Glad you are ok.

[Lise]

OMG, Lise, right away I assumed you were talking about Lake Shore Drive! That is so scary!

The first time I commuted to work, I took Roosevelt from the lake path and had a tough time figuring out how to not get killed. Since then, I've chosen to avoid Roosevelt and now I take Harrison. That still gets my heart going, especially when I cross over the Chicago River on that steel grated bridge.

Glad you're okay!

I hate those grated bridges, too. Roosevelt is not too bad if I'm paying attention. It has a bike lane, at least the part that I ride. I go south/east until I hit Des Plaines, and take that south to Roosevelt. I just have to be on the park side by the time I'm at the top of that last hill. Lesson learned.