"Plan your work. Work your plan." Prudent advice no matter what you attempt. Even wiser if you "make no little plans," as urban architect Daniel Burnham once said. Improving Chicago area bicycling happens to involve "no little plans." Despite the sh...

Winter's dull grays getting you down? Colorfully scenic rides don't have to wait for spring's splashy palette. More bike routes than I imagined retain an energizing, visual appeal year-round. Several communities claim extensive public trail art to s...

Don't wait until Thanksgiving to fix your oven, or until spring to fix your bike. In winter, shops can turn around repairs/tune-ups fairly quickly, assuming parts availability. Lousy weather is when to pay your local bike shop a visit. Sixteen Chica...

While winter may not be your liking, You can still enjoy cold without biking, No such thing as bad weather, When friends get together For coffee, snowshoeing and hiking! Viking biking, anyone? At our latitude, winter cycling may not be for everyone...

While winter may not be your liking, You can still enjoy cold without biking, No such thing as bad weather, When friends get together For coffee, snowshoeing and hiking! Viking biking, anyone? At our latitude, winter cycling may not be for everyone....

Ambitious biking goals, inspirational in January, can fall victim to many obstacles - medical, family, pandemic. That's my take anyway after a spring knee injury slammed my modest 2021 goals: 10% more elevation, 7% mileage increase. Life sometimes g...

While 2021 taught us that breakthroughs and being positive aren't always desirable, new funding laws, strong advocates and cyclists' charity restored hope for bikers last year. Bike funding strengthened Congress passed the bipartisan infrastructure ...

“Plan your work. Work your plan.” Prudent advice no matter what you attempt. Even wiser if you “make no little plans,” as urban architect Daniel Burnham remarked. Improving Chicago area bicycling happens to involve “no little plans.” Despite the shu...

Hibernate for three months? No way, say some cyclists. Despite the wintry cold, these weather-defiant riders cycle year-round. Hard core or a tad crazy? I'm planning to find out for myself at two upcoming events. On Friday, Dec. 10, the 18th annual ...

"Methinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow." For Thoreau, walking in the woods fired his neurons. For me, it's biking. But when Mother Nature incarcerates me indoors, bicycling books stimulate. These three potential h...