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Battling homeward in near-18 mph March headwinds gave proof to the old saw: “In like a lion, out like a lamb.” At least the lion part.
Updated: Mar 25, 2024 at 02:31 PM
Metra’s Feb. 1 bike policy — allowed on all trains, all the time — may just exemplify “squeaky wheels getting the grease.”
Updated: Mar 14, 2024 at 07:26 AM
As temperatures climb, so does biking enthusiasm. February tempted cyclists outdoors with some of the best winter cycling in years. March continues to tease.
Updated: Mar 07, 2024 at 07:28 AM
If boosting your fitness, altruism or connection with nature is your 2024 resolution, you’re in luck. Trail volunteers biking in Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties, can nail all three.
Updated: Feb 08, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Ralph Banasiak’s 1/24 article, “How not to become a statistic,” left out a significant aspect of trail safety: appropriate placement and design of trails. “Shared responsibility” and the “Four basic concepts” 1) be conspicuous, 2) be legal, 3) be awa...
Published: Jan 29, 2024 at 03:28 PM
With freezing temperatures, snowy/icy roads and less daylight, winter cajoles us off the bike saddle to a safer activity, setting cycling goals. Catalogued among my past January aspirations are distance objectives, fantasy climbing feats and dreams o...
Published: Jan 23, 2024 at 07:00 AM
Several swastikas appeared on a Palatine bike path over the New Year’s weekend, certainly a disgraceful hate symbol, made the more appalling by the current Israeli-Hamas conflict. To minimize copycat behavior, Palatine Park District staff promptly p...
Updated: Jan 09, 2024 at 07:29 PM
Mountain bike racing, new bike/pedestrian plans and a safety education surge for Illinois students highlighted biking in 2023. Unfortunately, fatalities continued to rise.
Six biking/pedestrian plans were completed/approved, including Cook County’s ...
Updated: Jan 02, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Three recent biking books recounting multiweek journeys — both global and cross-country — inspire holiday gift ideas for cyclists. As inclement weather reduces saddle time, these adventures inspire long-distance challenges, pose goals for ambitious ...
Updated: Dec 10, 2023 at 08:26 AM
Bike shops close early. Riding mileage tapers. Fall's colorful showcase drops its last leaf. Even the sun beds down by late afternoon. End of biking season?
Not cyclocross. Wetter, colder and muddier just intensifies the racing challenge.
Cyclocross...
Updated: Nov 14, 2023 at 06:46 AM