Woke early, attached a couple blinkies to my Seven, and headed out in the still-dark morning. It’s very quiet at that time, and I find it extremely peaceful to ride before the city wakes. As the sun started to rise, it brought with it the promise of a beautiful...
There is nothing better than getting up really early on a Sunday morning, hopping on my bike, and riding through the city. One of my favorite Sunday routes is heading into downtown. Chicago has an almost eerie quality at that time of the morning. Streets are...
I was reminded this morning about a recent post on lovingthebike.com about riding with headphones. I don’t ride with headphones. One reason is that I believe that it’s too dangerous; Chicago streets are challenging enough without drowning out my...
I headed out very early today. Aside from the fact it’s going to be really hot later, I wanted to finish my ride and be back to watch live Tour coverage. I headed to Navy Pier. For some reason, I’ve been riding there and taking pictures for the past few...
What could be better: It’s the first day of the Tour de France. It’s the first day on a bike in a week due to some back issues. And it’s also the first day on my new commuter. I’m totally in love with this bike…it ended up exactly as I...
