I'll give that ride a whirl.  Try 26th/Speer/Zuni straight out west on 26th to Wheat Ridge and beyond.  29th just got lanes too I think.  I'm definitely a mad freak on my bike and have logged many thousands of miles on my bike.  I came programmed to blow stop signs like the locals on bikes ... ;)  I didn't have a car 'til I was 24, motorcycles and bikes used to be my only modes, other than the L and buses in Chicago.  I used to bike the lower drives of Chicago like the messenger guys ... hit Lincoln park downtown at Navy pier and ride that to Foster Ave Beach on the north side of Chicago.  Winds were fierce but I was young and motivated and too poor to own a car.  ;)  Cheers ... 

P.S. Joyride at 25th and Sheridan or Hogshead on 29th both great places to get a pull of beer to cool off ... :)