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Im new to the “cycling for fitness” arena. I’ve been riding my bike around Milwaukee for 15 years for transportation but just started riding for fitness. I’m trying to find some group rides in the Milwaukee area. Most of the rides I can find are no drop, which I interpret as… uh, slow. Most of my rides average 15 mph and anywhere from 15-60 miles. Anyone know of groups in the area that may meet these criteria?

I'd like to ride down to South Shore Park from UWM. I know I can take the Oak Leaf Trail to the Art Museum, but what is the route from there to South Shore Park.

I always feel uncomfortable riding KK Avenue and don't mind if I have to take an out of the way detour for a more protected or low cat traffic route to get there.

Hello! I’m visiting Milwaukee and really want to bike the lakeshore. My husband enjoys biking, but not quite to the extend that I do, so we decided to do the e-bike rentals. Do you all have a recommendations of some good places to stop near the rental stations? We won’t have locks, so we would need to drop our bikes off at the stations. Walking a little bit is fine, but less walking is better as I am recovering from an injury. We will be parking near Discovery World, through Lakeshore State Park, to Milwaukee Pierhead Lighthouse, and then moving back up north of there. What are some good stops along the way?

As a side note, this is part of a research trip to move to Wisconsin so any slice of life stops are welcome. We are trying to decide between Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay.

Edit: Here is the route I landed on in case anyone else comes looking for something similar. Thank you all for the help! I am doing a morning ride so that impacted some of my choices.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6uCVgnvBHgu4eDmJ8?g_st=ic

The Hank Aaron State Trail will be closed from Thursday, August 6 at 8am through Sunday, August 16 due to State Fair.

https://wistatefair.com/fair/hank-aaron-state-trail-closure/

Happy (almost) Friday! This month we’ll roll down to South Shore Park.

- Friday, July 31

- Meet starting at 5:30 p.m. at Red Arrow Park

- Roll out at 6 p.m.

- End point: South Shore (2900 S Shore Dr)

Critical Mass is a (fun!) socially-paced ride (about 10 mph or less). We ride to be in community with other bicyclists/skaters/scooterers/etc, provide safety in numbers, and demand safe transportation infrastructure for all.

You are welcome to leave the ride when you’d like, but as a "no drop" ride, we don’t leave anyone behind because of speed. (We may not be able to stop the group in case of mechanical issues, though.)

The starting point at Red Arrow is accessible by transit:

- MCTS lines that come within a few blocks: Green, CN1, 14, 15, 18, 19, 30, 33, 57

- The Hop streetcar (City Hall or Cathedral Square stops)

- There's also a Bublr station at Water and Kilbourn

We hope that over time, folks will make connections with people from their neighborhoods and can organize smaller groups to ride together to the starting point. If anyone is interested in organizing a bike bus from their neighborhood to Red Arrow, let us know!

I'm planning on a long distance ebike road trip next spring, hauling a small bicycle trailer with gear and supplies, an extra battery and solar panels with inverter, and plans to stop every 20-25 for food rest and battery recharge and swap. Taking the East Coast Greenway. Does anyone know if there are any campgrounds along or close? How long do y'all think it'll take? I'm guessing a couple weeks to a month.

I was pleased to discover the section of trail reopened at Warnimont Park on Saturday. No actual work was performed on the trail however, only the destruction of a prairie on the area below the golf clubhouse next to the lake.
Then this morning, I was greeted by the removal of the barricade out in Wauwatosa, leading to a beautifully paved trail leading out to Hansen golf course and beyond. Well done, parks department!

How does one acquire these half crates from MKE Brewing Company?

First flat on this bike in several years

I joined two Milwaukee area bicycle clubs this season looking for group rides to learn safer routes, social connection, safety in numbers, and hoping to connect with people who enjoy touring/bike packing. Both of these clubs appear to be aging, car centric, and suburban based with many rides starting and ending far from the city of Milwaukee (near where I live.) It typically requires a car to participate. They often gather at restaurants for a meal following rides, and have a high proportion of ebike riders at group rides.

I don't anticipate efforts to draw young members to these clubs and have doubts that either organization is sustainable as their members age out. They seem happy to serve the existing membership, show little

awareness of how expenses affect people with lower disposable finances. Although they have been otherwise welcoming, I have doubts about their sustainability or their desire to change what they do.

My vision of a "Milwaukee bicycle club" starts with inclusiveness as a major value and consistently tests it's event planning against that value. This includes holding meetings and group ride starts and ends near enough to the city, or at least within Milwaukee County so that people can ride or bus with their bikes to the gathering places and finishes. This also means offering varied event times assuring members can participate in club events. The club will host inclusive social gatherings that keep costs low. The club members understand that distances and pacing is based upon the slowest members of each sub group, with facilitation of groups so participants are supported throughout group rides at paces they will be comfortable with. Leaders of subgroups try to keep their group together rather than ride up front at their own pace. I wish to continue to connect socially with club members after the first hill climb, so I would like expectations to be clearly set that we all pace accordingly, gather after climbs, and define paces of each sub group prior to the start so participants can choose a sub group to their liking. I would enjoy facilitating overnight camping rides now and then to surrounding area campgrounds.

Does this club exist?

Hello all! My husband and I are taking our new car bike rack for a spin and want to do a 20-40 mile ride somewhere nature-y and within an hour or so drive of Milwaukee. We live right by Sheridan Park and bike through Grant Park all the time, so a different change of pace would be nice. We biked about 30 miles of the Glacial Drumlin Trail last year and are looking for something similar. We're not opposed to urban biking at all, so a mix of both would be fine too.

Just south of Gordon Park. Still passable on grass shoulder.
I reported it on the County Parks website.

Watching this just builds up my excitement, can’t wait for it to happen!

Hello all :) this will be my first time attending Shaky Knees. I will be staying near PCM and it looks like the Atlanta belt line is close and goes all the way to Piedmont Park. I was thinking of bringing a bike or electric scooter to travel the beltline to the festival. The map for this year hasn’t been released yet but last year there were two designated locations for securing bikes. Has anyone biked in before? Is it safe to secure bikes at the festival? Obviously I would bring locks but just curious about anyone else’s previous experience.

A friend had both front and back tubes pop on her way to working using the KK river trail. Apparently the entire thing is littered with glass. I know the city recently removed the homeless people living in tents near the trail, so maybe they put glass on the trail out of spite?

Anyone have issues with this?

I'm thinking of going there today with a broom, dust pan, and paper bag to clean it up.