Fifth Third Bike the Drive, the largest organized bike ride in Illinois, is back! Boasting upward of 20,000 participants, the Fifth Third Bike the Drive launches bright and early Sunday, Sept. 5, capturing Chicago's lakefront with a rolling fleet of...

I know what it takes for a marriage to flourish 40-plus years. What about a bike club? Organized in spring 1981, the McHenry County Bicycle Club celebrates its 40th anniversary with a 40-mile ride Saturday, June 26. The ride departs at 9 a.m. from t...

A parked car at age 12 has been my only bike-vehicle encounter. I've been lucky. Last year 26 area cyclists were not. Bike fatalities more than doubled in northeastern Illinois from 2019. Daily Herald reporter Marni Pyke wrote mid-February that cycl...

Call me old-fashioned, or a bike snob, but aren't e-bikes cheating? Electric assist bikes, aka e-bikes, surging in popularity, make me pedal harder to catch up, literally and figuratively. Here to stay, with plenty of choices, they are more popular ...

Every great civilization has its origin story - "Seven Grandfathers" for the Potawatomi Nation, Genesis for the Jewish people and Rome's mythological twins Romulus and Remus. Likewise, every worthy newspaper column. "Along for the Ride" got its star...

With bikes hard to come by - parts and accessories, too - there is no better time to make friends with your local bike shop. Unfortunately, a survey of five bike shops recommended by bike advocates across the metro area confirmed what I learned at t...

With 2021 snowfall at 40-plus inches, outdoor biking seemed a distant dream just days ago. Across the region, however, bike advocates, planners and organizers generate hope for us eager two-wheelers with coming attractions online soon. Hosted by the...

With 2021 snowfall at 40-plus inches, outdoor biking seemed a distant dream just days ago. Across the region, however, bike advocates, planners and organizers generate hope for us eager two-wheelers with coming attractions online soon. Hosted by the...

Get your bikes out of the garage for an early March ride that is all about solidarity. Lombard rider Dawn Piech, founder of International Women's Day Together We Ride event in 2020, hopes for another big turnout for her event this year, even though ...

"Give someone a fish, you feed them for a day. Teach someone to fish, you feed them for a lifetime." A biking proverb it's not, rather a very apt analogy for the work of suburban Advocacy Manager Maggie (Melin) Czerwinski of the Active Transportatio...