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...

Seasoned riders, novices, shop owners and club officers across the suburbs offer their 2021 goals, some specific and individual, others broad and general. All are worthy no matter what type of rider you are. Individual goals Common goals are distanc...

As 2020 ends with a universal, "Let's never do that again!" a simple recognition emerged - biking was a physical, if not mental, lifesaver for many. When organized sports were suspended, when gyms and fitness centers closed and re-closed, biking bec...

"There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes." That's the mantra of Scandinavian parents raising healthy, resilient youngsters unafraid of the outdoors. Same refrain for cold weather bikers, too. As cold becomes the norm, I thought I'd of...

It's certainly not an aerobic workout, but when I can't ride, I read about biking. Here are three books I recommend as stocking stuffers for yourself or like-minded others. Each covers biking from a unique angle, appealing to different tastes. But d...

As autumn's beauty fades, inclement weather takes control, with cycling pundits offering tips for not-so-fair weather riding. Their purpose? To convince you that cold, wind and precipitation don't mean hanging up your wheels until spring. I eschew ...

Bike shop inventory remains tight, but suburban bike collections during the shutdown continue to supply the disadvantaged in the Chicago area and overseas with used bikes. October alone saw 10 collection/recycling events, yielding hundreds of used b...

I humbly apologize. As a seasoned rider, I should know better. An observant bike shop owner gently chided me about my past column photo - my helmet is unsafe, riding too far up my forehead. Today's photo corrects that error. Several readers also reb...