Duet ride with Gene R. Bright, clear and crisp start with slowly increasing winds from the south. Route from KCGC south on FRT to Aurora, Gilman Trail, Oswego, Montgomery (for lunch) and return on FRT. Very moderate pace felt good on tired legs. Solid brunch at Riverview Diner in Montgomery. Multiple crossings of FRT lead to interesting variations, especially the Lincoln Avenue portion through Aurora that traveled to back-end of Metra station leading to Riveredge Park. In future, probably best to avoid Aucutt Road (no reasonable shoulder and lots of semi traffic) as well as the bike trail on Orchard Road (which ended abruptly). Conversely, the back roads of South Grant Street and Mettel Roads (along I-88), and the sidepath on Mill Road were excellent alternates and will be considered for future rides.