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City Life, Public Service Announcement Aug 28, 2020
Mapping out a reader's delight

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, livestream, Experimental Sound Studio, Independent Bookstore Day, bookstores, books, maps, bicycles, riding, Motoblot, scooter, motorcycle, Marcie, Peppermint Patty, Quimby's, Bridgeview, art exhibitions, artists, 6018North

Music, Gig Poster of the Week Apr 22, 2020
His Royal Bikeness on the gig poster of the week

This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist and educator Andrea Hill Fitzgerald.
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, Andrea Hill Fitzgerald, Avalon, Avalon Regal Theater, bicycles, Chicago weather, concert flyer, concert poster, concerts, coronavirus, COVID-19, essential workers, fantasy gigs, Father Pfleger, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Michael Pfleger, New Regal Theater, Paisley Park, Prince, Prince & the Revolution, Saint Sabina, snow in April

Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Sep 18, 2018
Jessica Hopper’s memoir Night Moves pays homage to a bygone era in Chicago—the aughts

On being young, ambitious, and falling in love with the city, block by block, on a bicycle.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Lit Feature, Jessica Hopper, Night Moves, memoir, music writing, female rock critic, Wicker Park, gentrification, The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic, Alice Merrill, Ukrainian Village, writers, nightlife, bicycles, biking

Blogs, Bleader Jul 2, 2018
Slideshow
Bikes, brews and a bear (kinda) highlight Tour De Fat 2018

New Belgium's annual fest benefitted West-Town Bikes.
- By Rick Majewski
- Tags: chicago, bicycles, tour de fat, humboldt park, new belgium, beer, music festival, chicago summer, summer, Slideshow

News & Politics, Feature Sep 3, 2014
Vigilante cyclists reunite owners with stolen bikes

Fed up with bike theft, Chicago cyclists are doing online investigations, setting up sting operations with police, and confronting the criminals face-to-face.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Feature, bicycles, cyclists, bike theft, Swap-o-Rama, Chicago Stolen Bike Registry, Kevin Conway, Howard Kaplan, Bicycle Theft Task Force, Bicycle Recovery Collective, Kenneth Robertson, Heritage Bicycles, Chicago Bike Selling, Bike Lane, Adam Glenn, Chris LaFrombois, Find Stolen Bikes!, Oliver Fiks, Michael Yzaguirre, Ben Fietz, Sam Goldman, Alex Wilson, Michael Bush, West Town Bikes, Ciclo Urbano

Arts & Culture, Feature Jul 23, 2014
'This is the bike for Chicago'

The worst winter in decades inspired a design firm and frame builder to fashion a bike tough enough for this town.
- By Patrick Sisson
- Tags: Feature, bikes, bicycles, design, Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project, Minimal, Method Bicycle, Garry Alderman, bicycle frames, bicycle design, bicycle prototypes, bicycle concepts, Fuji, West Loop, design competitions, winter biking, Chris Watson, Ishmael Adams, Oregon Manifest, tires, potholes, ice, bike chains, U-locks, bike racks, bicycle brakes, bicycle safety, Kevin Flatt, Jacob Nitz, Pascal Ruelle, Matt Puhalla, Scott Wilson

News & Politics, Feature Oct 30, 2013
Death of a cyclist

Bobby Cann was a 26-year-old bike commuter who preached safe cycling. Ryne San Hamel was a 28-year-old motorist who'd just left a crowded bar. Their collision raises questions about whether we're too lenient toward those who drink and drive.
- By Keith Griffith
- Tags: Feature, Bobby Cann, Lincoln Park, REI, cycling, Groupon, Ryne San Hamel, Cubs, White Sox, drinking, Allyoucandrink.com, Ron Neville, Frank San Hamel, Chicago Daily News, William San Hamel, Thomas Tully, Cook County assessor, Ted Kennedy, Center for Robotic Technology, Chicago Sun-Times, Illinois Board of Higher Education, Michael Sneed, Cheryl Lavin, Chicago Tribune, Bonny San Hamel, Henniker, New Hampshire, Philip Bird, cars, University of New Hampshire, bike helmets, DUI, drunk driving, Loyola Academy, underage drinking, DUI arrests, DUI convictions, Cathy Stanley, Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists, suburbs, Donald Ramsell, Lake County, Moe's Cantina, Wrigleyville, bars, Debonair Entertainment, Amp Rock Lounge, Vertigo Sky Lounge, Cuvee, River North, Jake Muellner, Clybourn Avenue, Larrabee Street, Yojimbo's Garage, Marcus Moore, Julie Dziak, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, IDOT, Illinois Department of Transportation, bicycle-injury crashes, car crashes, Ron Burke, reckless driving, speeding, Active Transportation Alliance, Wells Street, bikes, bicycles, Neill Townsend, dooring, Steve Vance, Steven Vance, Streetsblog, Streets for Cycling Plan 2020, crosstown bike routes, protected bike lanes, bike lanes, state routes, Maria Augustus, New Zalka, security cameras, Catherine Bullard, ghost bikes, reckless homicide, aggravated DUI, William Hook, Honary Bobby Cann Way, Walter Burnett Jr., Maria Cann, John Santini Jr., felonies, misdemeanors

Arts & Culture, Summer Guide May 16, 2013
Summer Guide: Two cycling day trips to three brewpubs

A guide to biking for beer outside the city's limits—yes, Three Floyds included
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Summer Guide, Summer Guide 2013, Summer Guide, cycling, biking, bicycles, bikes, Chicagoland Bike Map, Three Floyds Brepub, Flossmoor Station, Lakefront Trail, Calumet Fisheries, Eggers Grove Forest Preserve, Burnham Greenway, Chainlink, Munster Indiana, Lake Bluff Brewing Company, Evanston, Edzo's, Baha'i House of Worship, Maria's Bakery, Highwood, Green Bay Trail, Fort Sheridan, Robert McClory Trail, North Shore Bike Path, Skokie Valley Bikeway, Superdawg, Three Floyds Brewpub, Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery, Edzo's Burger Shop

Columns & Opinion, On Culture May 9, 2012
Is the city's shiny new bike-sharing program a dirty deal?

Bike Chicago's Josh Squire smells an inside job
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: On Culture, bicycles, bike rental, city contracts, Alta Bike Share, Bike Chicago, Josh Squire, Chicago Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation, Gabe Klein, Jeremy Pomp, Scott Kubly, Department of Procurement Services, Chicago inspector general

News & Politics, Mudville Jan 5, 2012
Video
Can your bike seat cause erectile dysfunction?

A University of Illinois-Chicago study aims to figure that out—and build a better seat
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Mudville, bicycles, erectile dysfunction, bike seats, Craig Niederberger, University of Illinois-Chicago, noseless bike seats, Video

Blogs, Bleader Feb 26, 2010
2/27 — Free Albany Park Bikes Workshop

Albany Park Bikes hosts a free bike workshop on Sat 2/27 from 1 to 3 PM at Eugene Field Park (5100 N. Ridgeway).
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Bicycling, Free Shit, Cycling, Swag, Albany Park Bikes, pizza, bicycling, biking, bicycles, nonprofit, workshop, bike safety, bike riding, Albany Park

Blogs, Bleader Feb 16, 2010
The More Things Change . . .

Is biking today much different than it was a hundred years ago? Whether fixies should have brakes turns out to be an age-old issue.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Bicycling, Cycling, bicycles, safety, 19th century, fixed gear, Bad News From the Past, bicycling accident, brakes, spoon brakes, brakes required

Blogs, Bleader Feb 15, 2010
I Brake For Nothing

Wheelmen didn't eat quiche either
- By Cliff Doerksen
- Tags: Bicycling, Bad News From the Past, We're Old, Cycling, Bicycles, traffic safety, somersaults, somersets, brakes, backpedaling, fixed-gear bicycles

Blogs, Bleader Feb 9, 2010
Wheel of Misfortune

Two wheels good? Not so much before cars came along
- By Cliff Doerksen
- Tags: Bicycling, Bad News From the Past, We're Old, Cycling, Bicycles, cars, traffic, Canadians, power, teamsters, safety, accidents, horses, wabblers, scorchers

Blogs, Bleader Jan 25, 2007
A bike you can't fall off of

I wanted a jetpack, but all I got was this bicycle that won't even fit in the garage.
- By Harold Henderson
- Tags: Transportation, Bicycles, Hyperbike, Inventions

Blogs, Bleader Oct 26, 2006
Thursday linkfest

Bicycle logistics, CTA gentlewomen, light-skin $, and the font of democracy.
- By Harold Henderson
- Tags: Cta, George Orwell, Bicycles, Democracy, George W. Bush, Stay The Course, Light Skin, Teacher Training

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Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator

This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist and educator Andrea Hill Fitzgerald.

On being young, ambitious, and falling in love with the city, block by block, on a bicycle.

New Belgium's annual fest benefitted West-Town Bikes.

Fed up with bike theft, Chicago cyclists are doing online investigations, setting up sting operations with police, and confronting the criminals face-to-face.

The worst winter in decades inspired a design firm and frame builder to fashion a bike tough enough for this town.

Bobby Cann was a 26-year-old bike commuter who preached safe cycling. Ryne San Hamel was a 28-year-old motorist who'd just left a crowded bar. Their collision raises questions about whether we're too lenient toward those who drink and drive.

A guide to biking for beer outside the city's limits—yes, Three Floyds included

Bike Chicago's Josh Squire smells an inside job

A University of Illinois-Chicago study aims to figure that out—and build a better seat

Albany Park Bikes hosts a free bike workshop on Sat 2/27 from 1 to 3 PM at Eugene Field Park (5100 N. Ridgeway).

Is biking today much different than it was a hundred years ago? Whether fixies should have brakes turns out to be an age-old issue.

Wheelmen didn't eat quiche either

Two wheels good? Not so much before cars came along

I wanted a jetpack, but all I got was this bicycle that won't even fit in the garage.

Bicycle logistics, CTA gentlewomen, light-skin $, and the font of democracy.

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