"I read this and think; keep your bicycle locked up tight at night because there will be an increase in stolen bicycles with this demand."

"Stay home.  Save lives."

"Go north to Cortland and take Cortland east."

"CLP is a troll.  Always has been."

"I'm grateful that I only needed my full cold weather gear twice. Previous winters I'd wear it for weeks at a time.  Did not need to put plastic bags over my feet in my shoes to keep the sub-zero wind out."

"Dearborn runs along the east side of Daley Plaza.  Just get to Dearborn from anywhere and take the bike lane to Daley Plaza."

"the goblins that live inside it and sing the songs"

"Reading this it sounds like the cyclist wasn't robbed, just knocked over and stabbed.  That's frightening."

"The op asks what  we are  looking for  in a bluetooth speaker.  I  see posts at the extremes- wear  earphones to don't  listen to tunes. The former is  dangerous on  a bike and the latter  is…"

"I tried my SoundLink on the bike, but found it difficult to hear over the street noise.  Plus I don't like pushing my music on the people around me. And I don't trust that strap. I like my Jabra Elite 25e headphones.  I know a…"

"Clear loudness. In the summers, it clears the way on the Lake Front Path when pedestrians are walking on the bike lanes. "

"Not sure if this would work for you but earbuds with transparency mode might be an option. You can play music but still hear sounds around you. I have Jabra’s and use them at the gym but not for riding. I really like them. "

"From time to time, I've used my cell phone at top volume.  I have a small bag that hangs from my handlebars that I can put my cell phone it and hear music.  It doesn't blast others; it is ok to sing a long for most stretches; it…"

"I've been on some very fun CM rides, but in hindsight they were all during summer."

"See that.  Riding with my music brings me such joy that I completely dismissed that some people just like the sound of the street.  Not me.  I'm a music-rider-guy. I used to listen to podcasts w/ headphones, but I noticed that…"