Quote Originally Posted by Biciclista View Post
If nothing else, you might happen by someone's house and ask if you could leave your car there. Are there no parks, nothing? I think this deserves more investigation. (I always thought of rural as being more free, not more controlled!)
Not in Illinois, the ground her is very fertile and every square inch of it is owned. There are a minuscule number of places where you could just drop your bike and walk through a field (they're fenced). It's a common misconception about this state though.


Heifzilla - I used to live in Lake Villa and can see the difficulties with your commute. It's doable but the lack of shoulders on most of those roads will make the ride "interesting".

BSG - The hills in Northern IL are loooooong slow inclines, they appear flat until you're on them and then your thighs explode about halfway up.