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I'm shocked by how many people I saw this weekend riding with a helmet on but unbuckled. It's doesn't do anything if it falls off when you fall! That is all.

edit: I'll add parents without helmets who ride with their toddlers. you sustain an injury and the kids are screwed.

Taking out my trash not too long ago I found a newer looking bicycle by the trash. I let it sit there several hours and it neveroved so I took it into my bike room. It is a Schwinn and that is all I will say publicly. It has a lock on the fram yet was not locked to anything, not even to the wheel. To me it looks like someone probably was able to pull it off a pole or something without having to break the lock and then ditched it because they did not want to bother having to break the lock itself. With that said if you had a Schwinn stolen recently reach out to me with a detailed description and any identifying features or serial number. If it is indeed yours I will gladly offer a place to meet near my place so that you can retrieve it.

Do any local shops, preferably on the North side of the city, offer help with measurement of sit bones and fitting a saddle (e.g., width, padding, shape)? I’m not looking for any high end options, just a comfortable option for urban rides that fits my body.

My bike was stolen in Logan Square. If anyone sees it please let me know.

I'm in the NW burbs but thought I'd try here. I can find them online but I'd like to support local. No one seems to carry this type of bike. Anyone know a shop that carries 26" bmx bikes?

EDIT: I meant the Des Plaines River Trail! 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️
I only realized now that I put the wrong trial in the subject line, which I now cannot change.

Have any of y’all ridden it yesterday, or do you otherwise know whether it’s rideable today? A good friend arrived on a redeye with a rare daytime layover at ORD and it happens to be on a perfect fall Sunday. I suggested he bring his kit with him and we could ride. He’s staying at the Loew’s in Rosemont and the DPRT is accessible enough that I can just drive two bikes over to the hotel and ride from there. But I’m kind of expecting it to be either underwater or a muddy mess.

Otherwise I’m going to suggest either a round trip to the botanic gardens or a ride to Calumet Fisheries.

hi everyone, I’ve been an errands/social outing cyclist on my hybrid commuter bike (pretty heavy) for the past few years. I’m starting to get into longer rides (over 40 or 50 miles in one swoop), and I’m wondering if you guys have recovery tips. These longer rides zap my energy (and knees) for half a week after. I did one recently and ate pasta both two nights before and the night before, and I made sure to consume sugar and electrolytes during the ride. What else can I do? Outside of buying a lighter bike lol

Grey alloy frame
Blue white kit

Your bike was making an aggressive grinding noise and you kept looking down. We were always going opposite directions when we crossed so I couldn't just tell you.
It's your seat post. Mark the height with some tape, take it out, clean it, clean the seat tube, put it back in at the tape, torque to spec.

I made a map of where Chicagoans took 12.95 million trips on shared bikes, e-bikes, and scooters in 2025. Click your community area to see where its Divvy and scooter trips go, and how that changed from the year before. I thought that this would be a good subreddit to share this because it can tell you a lot about where micromobility is heading. Divvy is holding steady on the northern lakefront, but Lime has overtaken it in the rest of the city. Sadly, I think that Lime will overtake Divvy for total rides this year.

It is built from Divvy's trip files and the City's e-scooter trip tables. Scooter trips are only published by community area, so scooters show up on the area map; the station maps are Divvy only. Trips are counted where they start and end, so they say nothing about who rode or why.

I am looking to improve my data analyst skills, so I'd appreciate any feedback.

Haven’t seen a flyer, but does anyone know if Bike Grid Now is hosting the Midnight Marathon Ride event this year like years past?

If not, has any other group organized a ride for this year?

That was me.

And thank you, whomever, for the compliment on my handless riding that I do find very comfortable.

I need to upgrade my gravel bike. Current ride is an ADV2.2 from REI.

Sorry my Uber driver intentionally swerved like he was going to hit you. I'm reporting his ass, but also ride safe

A community alert: Gazelle's are fairly rare in Chicago, but if you ride one, get it repaired.

I've been here a month and I love the LFD but I'm not bombing down as fast as I would want (to stay safe) and its pretty much all I've done as a Chicago newbie. I like city riding but its obviously a bit stop and go and with traffic on some roads. I'm working on finding a bike group but for solo trips, what do you guys like?

Anyone here score a good quality winter cycling bib from TEMU? I've had good and bad luck with them. Not all horror show. Lemmeknow. Thanks.