Tag: Bicycling

I biked around Glen Ellyn on a 26° lunch break and somehow ended up with a whole string of tiny adventures—arctic winds, alleys, cuteness, Taco Bell drama, and even a private snow fort for my bike.

I found 27 different bicycle registration programs in the Chicagoland area. Can we have just one?

Little did I know, that there would be another reason for me to purchase this fun toy.

Got a big head like me? Here's the helmet you should get.

When a parking lot has circles painted on the surface, how can you not do donuts on them? Mysterious circles in parking lot On birthday I went on a little bike ride. Along the way home is a YMCA with…

Parked and waiting was the infamous Puppet Bike. Strips of the Carina Nebula in my hand, I was looking for poles and other items to wrap the Nebula around. What great felicity to run into one of Chicago’s most famous…

I like at-replying. You ever get someone completely unrelated following you on Twitter or Facebook? I’ll at-reply a ridiculous question to these people. Lately, a car dealership started following me on Twitter. Yes. A car dealership. Why a car dealer…

This blog post is my rant for anyone who flings their car door open on the street side without looking. The Chicago Tribune wrote an excellent article, “Illinois to start tracking bicycle ‘dooring’ collisions. This part of the article drives…

It always shocks me how many people have such a love affair with their cars in the city. The Chicago Tribune reported that my street Lawrence Avenue will have wider sidewalks and less lanes. Many people complained about the move.…

In these harder times, bicycles with rubber tires are too expensive. Save your pennies and get a bicycle with iron tires. From the National Archives Chicago Facebook Page: Would you get a bicycle without rubber tires to save money? Please…

This photo by vivagirlco sparked an art project idea. It would be fun to lock up a cute itty bitty little bicycle like this and put a note on it asking people to put something in the bicycle basket. Perhaps…

Just a couple blocks from my apartment a car did a crazy parking job. jacklydon on flickr captured the moment with nine photos. After leaving a comment on one photo, I started to have fun leaving comments on other photos.…

The following is what I submitted for the “Incident Description” field on chicago.stolenbike.org. They ask, “Describe in your own words what you think happened to your bike. Please include any important or unusual details that make your situation unique.” Was…

It’s Halloween. I’m at home feeling sick. Laying around was only making me feel more sick and I really wanted to be able to volunteer at the mens’ shelter tonight, so I take a bike ride to get some fresh…

Estonia male cyclists a bit pokey Estonia’s male cyclists didn’t fare too well in the Bicycle Road Race of the 2008 Olympics. Tanel Kangert finished 69th, 13 minutes behind the leader. Rein Taaramae landed 48th, 7 minutes behind. Whoa! 69th?…

Rock-n-cherry-rocky-road definition: Interjection/Slang. (used to express delight or joy). example: as in, “Rock-n-cherry-rocky-road! That bicycle is incredible!” first usage: Andertoons Cartoon Blog: “Parts of the Tribune Tower remind me of this cube. Too bad our actual cubes don’t look like…

After seeing the photos in this post and this post, I want to visit Amsterdam. I love Chicago’s river. Amsterdam’s river here has such neat little boats all along the sides. It’s so naturally part of a community with the…

It costs about $98,157.89 to build/renovate one mile of bicycle path in Illinois. (There’s a total of 26.98 miles of trail to be built/renovated for a total cost of $2,648,300). Wow. $98,000 bucks per mile. Imagine lining up a row…

1) Miniature roadside attractions Inspired by the mini-houses at bicycle saftey towns… It would be really cool if there was a bike trail that had miniature versions of famous American buildings and monuments. You’d be riding your bike and then…

Policeman in Chicago are now giving tickets to adult bicyclists who ride on the sidewalk and disobey stop signs. (according to Chicagoist, Gapers Block, Chicago Notebook. I’m trying to picture the scenario of a policeman giving a bicyclist a ticket…

Pocket bikes or mini motos are being banned in communities across America. It’s evident how they are dangerous, because they are so low to the ground, motorists may not see them. It shows how big our traveling has got in…

Which is better? The bicycle bell or the bicycle horn? The *ring ring* on your left! or the *toot toot* on your left! or… OR… BOTH! *ring toot* *toot ring* Imagine the combinations! You could be a traveling symphony! A…

What a cool bike! Stingray Bicycle

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