Mad City Bike Loops » south http://www.madcitybikeloops.info Bicycle loops and rides in and around Madison, Wisconsin Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:17:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Fat Squirrel http://www.madcitybikeloops.info/2008/03/fat-squirrel/ http://www.madcitybikeloops.info/2008/03/fat-squirrel/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:20:06 +0000 erik http://www.madcitybikeloops.info/?p=12 How great is New Glarus? Spitze. 31.5 miles, moderate. Some of us love him and some of us hate him, but didn’t Greg say something like: ‘It never gets any easier…you just get faster’. That’s comforting, and so is beer.

URL for this route is: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1744349

Here is the compressed GPX file for the ride:paoli-new-glarusgpx

]]> http://www.madcitybikeloops.info/2008/03/fat-squirrel/feed/ 0 The Paoli Classic http://www.madcitybikeloops.info/2008/03/paoli-classic/ http://www.madcitybikeloops.info/2008/03/paoli-classic/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:57:04 +0000 erik http://www.madcitybikeloops.info/?p=6 Meet at the bridge for the original after-work quickie. 27.7 miles, easy. Remember when there weren’t any SUVs?  

Map with Mileposts: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1742236

Route Notes:  There is a climb up into the arboretum between miles 1 and 2.  When you turn left out of the arboretum onto Seminole Highway, you will start up a steep climb with cars on your right and a narrow bike lane.  Time to jump up and climb hard to get up the hill quickly.  Watch out for cars in the bike lane.

When you pull onto Fitchrona Rd at mile 7 to 8 on the gmap-pedometer route, you will hit a couple of steep rolling hill-climbs.  Be prepared to get up out of the saddle and do some work. The first is is the steepest. 

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