Articles filed under Cycling
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May is National Bike Month, so start planning your summer ridesMay 09, 2023 6:00 am - May is the perfect to time to start planning your summer outings for fun and fundraisers
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Birth of a Trail: The design, construction and final touches on Paul Douglas Preserve mountain biking courseApr 18, 2023 6:00 am - Editor's note: This is the third and final installment of the three-part series titled, Birth of a Trail. No prior mountain biking trail, rogue or otherwise, existe...
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Birth of a trail: Different agencies team up to choose site, survey and come up with plan for new biking trailApr 11, 2023 6:00 am - Editor's note: This is the second of a three-part series titled Birth of a Trail. Part 1 ran March 28. In part three, CAMBr volunteers build the trail. In 2015, the Chic...
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Birth of a Trail: Chicago Area Mountain Bikers prove reliable to help get trails built in area preservesApr 04, 2023 6:00 am - Editor's note: This is the first article of a three-part series titled Birth of a Trail. In part 2, CAMBr sets its sights on another Cook County trail. Seven years, 4,00...
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Celebrate International Women's Day at free cycling eventsMar 03, 2023 5:00 am - Connect to a global movement while cycling. Celebrating International Women's Day March 8, cyclists have six free Chicago area riding events that are open to all. Nonpro...
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Chicago Winter Bike Swap returns to Kane County Fairgrounds SundayFeb 11, 2023 12:00 am - Bicycle enthusiasts are expected to make the trek to the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles Sunday for the Chicago Winter Bike Swap. This is the second straight year...
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Highland Park boy paralyzed in shooting receives adaptive bike, thanks to Project MobilityFeb 10, 2023 5:00 am - As first reported in online Silent Sports magazine, the 8-year-old boy paralyzed in Highland Park's July Fourth shooting can ride a bike again. Thanks to Project Mobilit...
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Riding through 2022: A look back at the year in bikingDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - The idea crystallized last January: A year-end biking roundup - a 2022 glance back. Synthesizing months of Chicago area biking - dozens of clubs, scores of shops, thous...
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Some recent biking books that make great holiday gifts for cyclistsDec 16, 2022 5:00 am - Need holiday gift ideas for a cyclist? Maybe you're so busy cycling you missed these recent biking books. Don't let these pass you by. You'll be disappointed if you expe...
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A bicycle built for two: What Chicago Area Tandem Society cyclists love about biking in pairsDec 08, 2022 5:00 am - "Double your pleasure, double your fun ..." While that catchy Wrigley's chewing gum jingle may be outdated, it's still a genuine mantra for Chicago Area Tandem Society m...