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Galfromdownunder in the Midwest, 2006

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The windy city at my back ... cornfields in my draft ...
CHICAGO IL/SHARON WI.--

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Lon with John Hughes, ultra marathon cycling authority.

Lon Haldeman and Ultra Marathon Cycling Association president John Hughes oversee the 2006 PACTOUR Wisconsin Cycling Camp

Following Route 66 with PACTOUR The Galfromdownunder was found loitering with intent in Wisconsin, Chicago and Madison. A report from the mellow midwest ...

PHOTO GALLERIES:

CHICAGO

Route66 and Peru movies @ Chicago Mac Store A screening of two PACTOUR on a Friday movies at the N Michigan Ave store + end-of-summer fun on a Friday in Chicago

Chicago as seen from the saddle Critical Mass, Bike the Drive, my Chicago Cycling club talk, eating like there's no tomorrow, architecture galore ... and more of Chicago in high summer

WISCONSIN

PACTOUR Wisconsin Cycling Camp 2006 a mid-summer week of ice cream and centuries - story and gallery

At home with the Haldemans They ride clunkers after dinner too!

A stroll around Lake Geneva, Wisconsin where the bankrolled and the beautiful of Chicago flee to their shabby little weekenders and clapped out motorboats come Friday night ...

The 4th July street parade in sleepytown Sharon, WI For combine harvester fetishists et al. It's one big slo-mo commercial for John Deere!

MOVIE CLIPS: Download free Quicktime 7 player for Mac | Windows

CHICAGO:

Bike the Drive (2.9 Mb) The sound of silence: 20,000 bicycles

Critical Mass (2.5 Mb) 2000 riders can't be wrong!

Chicago highlights (5.8 Mb) Touring the bike-friendly sights behind Kathy Schubert and Joey

WISCONSIN:

Riding with the Haldemans (1.8 Mb) See rising young RAAM champ Rebecca Haldeman in action

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CHICAGO: Biking in Chicago Critical Mass, Tour de Mosaics, Bike the Drive and some Chic-ago sights

WISCONSIN: At home with the Haldemans chilling out in their tiny town of Sharon, Wisconsin

Three generations of Haldeman

Three generations of Haldeman: Lon, daughter Rebecca, and grandpa Ed. At home with the Haldemans.

OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST

PACTOUR on a Friday A tour company run by Lon Haldeman and Susan Notorangelo

What Does Lon Do On A Friday?

Bike Friday Club of Wisconsin headed up by Debbie Henning and Susan Notorangelo

Chicago Folding Bike Society quite a few BF owners loitering among the Dahons ...

Chicago bike activist Kathy Schubert with dog

Bike Friday/Dahon owner and Chicago bike activist Kathy Schubert with her photogenic Schnauzer, Joey. Kathy and Joey's jerseys are modeled on the Chicago flag - two blue stripes represent the Chicago River and Lake Michigan, and 4 red stars represent 4 pivotal moments in the history of Chicago: the Fort Dearborn Massacre, the Great Fire, the 1893 World Exposition, and the 1933 World's Fair. The points of the stars represent something else you'll have to go Google. Thanks to local bike activist and muso John Greenfield for these historical notes. Wait! Here's the final word from the CCC.

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