Stories from Chicago Bike Blog
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Getting to know your bicycle
Chicago Bike Blog &bull Dec 2, 2009
I remember the first time I learned how to fix a flat, about 5 years ago. I used to see bicycles as mysterious machines, believing I had no place trying to fix anything on it. I knew the very, very basics--how to fill… Full Story »
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The Dignity of Bikes
Chicago Bike Blog &bull Nov 27, 2009
It is insulting to bicycle riders, bicycle advocates, bicycle shops, bicycle manufacturers, and all of us who have worked relentlessly to raise the profile of urban cycling. This ad undermines the very notion of the bicycle being a legitimate human-powered… Full Story »
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It's time again for the Winter Tune-Up
Chicago Bike Blog &bull Oct 3, 2009
This year, we have revamped our Winter Tune-Up a bit. The new Winterbike 2010 is a complete, season-long maintenance program for your bike. Since we and our staff need to eat, all rubber, parts & accessories are extra, however, this… Full Story »
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Navigating the suburban wasteland with my son
Chicago Bike Blog &bull Aug 27, 2009
My son, who is 12, recently asked if he could ride his bike alone to Games Workshop, where he could indulge his passion for playing Warhammer, without the inconvenience of having me wait for him and tap my foot. The Games Workshop is located in a suburban shopping center, perhaps three miles from our house. There are several major arteries that have to be crossed, as well as an interstate, but there are also plenty of signaled crosswalks, a bridge over the highway, and a number of small… Full Story »
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Sam & Sarah's bicycle wedding
Chicago Bike Blog &bull Aug 19, 2009
These are Sarah and Sam, back when they both worked here at Rapid Transit. Sarah has gone on to get her law degree. Sam has stayed on with us to manage our service department. Last Sunday, they got married in… Full Story »
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What happened to July?
Chicago Bike Blog &bull Aug 4, 2009
Perhaps I should have thought a little harder when I came up with the name for this here blog. Chicago Bike Blog implies that every day, every post will be about biking. Biking in Chicago. And after a certain number of years being a bike retailer in Chicago, you'd think I'd never run out of having things to say about biking in the Windy City.And yet.... It's a little different than working in the… Full Story »
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- Hope
- Look
- The Bike Shop
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Where the heck is the Weber Spur Bike Trail?!
Chicago Bike Blog &bull Jun 9, 2009
In the last twelve years, we have walked down this abandoned trail track virtually every week. When we first moved int our house near the corner of Bryn Mawr and Kostner, there was an occasional rail maintenance car that went along the track. For many years, there has been nothing. We, and many of our neighbors use the right of… Full Story »
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If you thought you knew what we do...
Chicago Bike Blog &bull Jun 3, 2009
Colorado. Sean Plomann. Ronnie and I set the bike in the trainer we had brought along. Sean was 12 when he developed cancer. Sean knew what he was talking about. Bike the Drive last month. Studies and Human Development in… Full Story »
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Brrr...
Chicago Bike Blog &bull Jun 2, 2009
My earlier comments about the weather notwithstanding, I think the powers that be are just messin' with us. On top of the doom and gloom economic news, the weather we've been experiencing in Chicago this spring seems designed to test… Full Story »
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