There’s a bike track with 50-degree turns where U.S. Steel used to be
Tag: cycling
A middle finger salute to the worst intersections
A quick glance at some of the worst intersections Chicago has to offer, for both the motorist and cyclist
I can’t believe people bike through blizzards
Chicago’s high-intensity cycling culture
This pinup’s makeup bag: tire levers and tube patches included
Alexis Finch and Thought You Knew are looking for help from its Kickstarter to fund the annual Bicycle Chick Pinup Calendar and support an ambitious national expansion of outreach programs that will help women gain confidence in bike shops.
How to … bike to work
There are only a couple days left of Chicago’s Bike to Work Week, but plenty of people commute this way year-round. Here’s how to get started: 1. Get a bike that fits you. Not too nice, not too crappy. If it’s expensive and you can’t keep it inside while you’re at work, it very well […]
1/30 — Free Bike Winter Tour of Lincoln Square
Bike Winter hosts a free bike tour of Lincoln Square on Sat 1/30 at 1 PM.
Bicycle High Beams
While we’re on the subject of bike safety, thought I’d pass on this DIY bike high-low beams rig, via the must-read Lifehacker. I’m still waiting on the bicycle lane laser light.
It Could Be Worse—You Could Be Biking in Detroit
The law passed yesterday in Colorado making it illegal to throw things at cyclists inspired this gem of a talk radio segment on the Detroit morning show Deminski & Doyle (also discussed here).
Bikers: Beware of Thing-Throwing Jackasses
A new Colorado law making it illegal to throw things at cyclists elicits comments from Chicagoans about the horrors of bike commuting here.
Good news and bad news for Sunday cyclists
Good news and bad news about the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation’s proposed Sunday Parkways program