Does anyone have any updates on the woman who fell off/crashed on the lake shore path just south of theater on the lake area around 11:45 am ish? Many people were helping her, we dropped off some ice packs and wipes but my son was very concerned for her.. hope she is doing ok and really appreciate all the people that helped her
Was going through my dad’s stuff and found these cool old group bicycle ride flyers. I love the colors and design! How would one get involved in this sort of group ride now?
Alas, the time has come to upgrade from my 10-year old single speed. She did me well, but it’s time for something a little nicer. I’m looking for recommendations from my fellow Chicagoans on where to go/what bike to look into.
Some context:
I work remote and longer commute downtown, but I’m a daily rider. I’ll ride year round regardless of temps, as long as the roads are clear. I have no car; my bike is my main mode of transportation and exercise. I run all my errands on my bike, groceries too, and go for long rides all over the city and into the burbs.
Budget:
My budget is $1,000, but it would be great to keep it below $800. I’d want a road bike or hybrid, preferably new, but I’m open to certified used bikes, too.
Thanks all, much love.
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Hey all,
I'm learning about roadside assistance for bicycles (they come and pick you up if things get crazy ... and drop you at a bike shop?). Does anyone know what's locally in Chicago?
People have mentioned Better World Club and I saw 3rd Coast Cycle Mobile Repair on Google Maps.
Just a heads up that the underpasses to the LFT at Addison and Barry are both flooded. Roscoe was still open but pretty muddy.
For the second time in two weeks, I almost wrecked trying to avoid a guy on a motorbike. They weren’t e-bikes they were squat little things with super wide tires and internal combustion engines. A few years ago, three dudes on dirt bikes came screaming around the bridge support near 43rd and wrecked into me. There’s nothing anybody can do to cut down on people speeding on motorbikes is there?
Edit: these are not emotos, these look/sound like the engines are somewhere between a weed wacker and a dirtbike.
Someone really took this one personal huh?
Edit: Someone took this personally* (I needed an adverb apparently)
Hi guys. I got my bike stolen yesterday in Lincoln Park. I posted a pic of it on bikefinder and got this email this morning. I'm really wary of being scammed since this seems too good to be true, but at the same time what could possibly happen? The bike is already gone, I don't know how someone could scam me when I have no bike to be scammed out of. I figured if they were scammers, the more information I gave would be the more information they knew how to circumnavigate. I don't know, I'm paranoid. I hate how uneasy I am around strangers trying to help but at the same time this is a scary world with mean people in it. Has anyone had any experience with a "Scott Jones" or a "Jackrecovery" before?
UPDATE: They want me to pay $100 and in return I'll get "Verified updates on the tracking progress, Accurate location details and video footage sent securely to your email, Expert analysis and step-by-step guidance throughout the recovery process." 😆 yeah it's a scam alright. as if a stolen bike wasn't enough, now people gotta come in and try to rub salt in the wound.
Just looking for a decent bike store for my wife and teens to buy a bike ( not e-bike). NW side of Chicago or suburbs.
Not looking for cheap but reasonable bike options
Yesterday I tried to make a tight turn exiting the 606 faster than I should have and my bike skidded out and I scraped my face up fairly bad. Anyone deal with this and have tips on how to help it heal as swiftly and completely as possible?
Hi everyone!
I’ve been working on a website that continuously tracks Divvy station activity across Chicago:
Instead of only showing the current state of the network, it stores historical snapshots so you can explore how stations behave over time. You can browse the city as a whole, drill down into neighborhoods, and compare how different parts of the city use the system.
You can also inspect individual stations to see bike availability, dock availability, and weekly usage patterns, making it easier to spot stations that are consistently busy or empty.
I’d love to hear your feedback!
‘87 Super Sport to match my ‘87 Madison
I'm sure this has been covered, but I guess this is probably for some level of catharsis that I'm posting about it here.
As a cyclist who commutes most days where there isn't black ice, I have started openly yelling at cyclists and scooterists to get off of the damn sidewalks, especially when they're doing 20 mph in a retail district.
Tonight while on my bike I yelled at a guy just CRUISING at full speed down a sidewalk next to me on Southport: "GET OFF THE SIDEWALK, YOU'RE A GROWN MAN! IT'S DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE, AND FOR YOU". To my surprise and delight, he actually did get on the street at the next intersection, but this is a very rare reaction.
I yell at them when I'm running and they ring their bell behind me. I yell at them when I'm commuting and they are two grown-ass men cycling side by side on the sidewalk (not temporarily! and they are riding fast).
If you see me in your neighborhood on my bike on the street or walking or running on the sidewalk myself, I am the old man yelling at cloud.
Of course, no one who does this can handle criticism and immediately melts down and threatens to beat me up...but then I just ride away faster on the street.
I know cycling infrastructure in the U.S. is not ideal (and Chicago drivers are sometimes openly hostile), but it's still so much more dangerous to ride on the sidewalk by the numbers. And I get going to the sidewalk to make a left turn, or pulling off on the sidewalk to look something up, but riding at full speed for blocks and blocks, I am done with that. It sucks for everyone.
I wish there was a healthy way to express my frustration and change what I see as dangerous and selfish behavior.
Edit: For the record, I think scooters are great. I think e-bikes are great (mostly). We probably need more of both and fewer cars. My rant is just about not respecting the next level down (pedestrians) on their own designated rights-of-way (limited as they have become). Everyone who isn't driving is just jockeying for space mostly taken up by cars, who mostly cruise along with impunity and entitlement, but pedestrians still deserve respect by all.
Came across the aftermath of a bike vs. large E-bike on the trail today. There were several groups of delivery bike drivers on the trail today. They all were riding fully electric bikes and some had gas powered vespas. As I was heading north between Oak Street and North Ave an ambulance was on the trail with a biker on a stretcher and a mangled bike on the ground. One of the e-bike delivery guys was standing with his bike next to the ambulance.
I’ve said it’s only a matter of time before the fully electric bikes and other high speed vehicles cause a major accident on the trail
This other bicyclist and I successfully biked from E Chicago to Hammond today after we had to disembark our Westbound train due to the partial service outage.
We found that Google Maps gave a good route; just be sure to click the Bike icon.
It took us 15 minutes. It was hot.
Not sure if nighttime would be a good idea!
Hey all - I recently picked up a new Open.Mind road bike. It’s awesome and I totally love it - fast and ridiculously comfortable. I’d love to really make it my own with some custom paint or maybe a high-quality wrap. Any recommendations for places I can take it in Chicago?
