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...

No matter what, “play it safe” is wise advice. For biking, plenty of safety training exists, much of it free, either instructor-led, virtual, online resources or, my favorite, oral tradition. I earned my ride leader stripes years ago in the League o...

Biking amid eye-popping fall colors in our rain-starved corner of Illinois may be tough, given a seven-inch shortfall in normal precipitation. Daily Herald reporter Mick Zawislak's recent “Fall Is Here” article noted several weather factors affecti...

A sunny blue-sky morning, hauntingly familiar, greeted us Sept. 9 for a 9/11 Remembrance Ride in Schaumburg. The 20-mile bike ride, followed by silence and prayers at Zurich North America's KAMP Remembrance Garden, honored four employees killed on 9...

Can't find an organized bike ride? Really? Club rides abound - distance-leveled fundraisers: 15-25 mile family rides, metric centuries (62 miles) and classics (100), plus weekly shorter “slow-rolls,” many welcoming nonmembers. Check your local club;...

Editor's note: This is part 2 of a two-column series. Part 1 appeared Friday, Sept. 3. “Sounds like the twisties,” a family friend surmised. Adam suspected that my three-month hesitancy of ever riding bikes again paralleled what Simone Biles experie...