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Riding after a new tattoo
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I have been putting a lot of thought into getting a couple tattoos but I do not want to be off the bike for more than a day or two right after getting inked. I googled this and found very mixed…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by David P. Aug 9, 2022.
Bikes in office spaces
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I wanted to try to make the case for bringing bikes into the office building I work in addition to my organizations space. Has anyone every successfully lobbied for this? If so, how did you make the…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bob Kastigar Mar 26, 2020.
Paving the Des Plaines River Trail?
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I have heard there are plans to pave the Des Plaines River Trail completely. Not sure how true this is, but I would imagine the CX and Mountain Bike Community would be unhappy. Although I am a…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Allan Jun 16, 2019.
FS: Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit
This is a heavy duty U-Lock that kept my road bike safe in an apartment bike room for several years. I don't live there anymore so I have no need for it. I still have all three keys. Never duplicated…Continue
Started May 28, 2019
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"Here's a live example. In 2016, I flew out to Kona, then did an Adventure Cycling tour around the Big Island for two weeks. We went a few days early to settle. We also got a tattoo before starting the tour. So...against the advice of the tattoo…"
"We haven't met, but for a whole lot of reasons, it's a great idea if you merely skip the tattoos entirely. That's heartfelt, sincere, good-faith advice based on some expertise I can't go in to here.
Alternatively, mark…"
Riding after a new tattoo
I have been putting a lot of thought into getting a couple tattoos but I do not want to be off the bike for more than a day or two right after getting inked. I googled this and found very mixed opinions, but most have said after a day or two they rode or they waited until winter and still rode on the trainer to avoid sun exposure. A few posts however said to take several weeks off (not gonna happen!) I thought I would ask here to get some first hand experience/opinions myself. TIA!See More
"An old adage: It is easier to obtain forgiveness than permission."
"When I worked at the Camping World HQ in Lincolnshire, I'd bring my bike in and put it in Marcus' green room. I only moved it out of there if he was going to be recording, then I'd leave it in the server room.
At GGA, I had…"
"Some places don't like the marks that tires can accidentally put on doors and elevator walls so we just have to be careful to damage something. There are bigger problems I think but the better we do with not banging up walls the more it…"
"Matt, when I set up a bike room for a large employer, a major part of the case for doing so was the reduction in the need for parking spaces and diminished car traffic, so as to leave that capacity for customers. Easy decision, though not…"
"Did you ride in a bike lane there?"
Bikes in office spaces
I wanted to try to make the case for bringing bikes into the office building I work in addition to my organizations space. Has anyone every successfully lobbied for this? If so, how did you make the case?Disclosure that I searched the forum for this topic. If there was a previous discussion on this, I apologize for missing it in the search.See More
"I assume by IPP, you mean the Illinois Prairie Path? Myself, I'd lean towards paving the DPRT, but that is just me."
"I'd like it paved, with consideration given to keeping the existing stretches that CX/Mountain bikers use as is if another pathway is available for paving. I'm sure space is an issue, but in certain stretches (I'm thinking of the…"
"Deerfield, road.
Waukegan, road.
Lake Cook up to 41, sidewalk.
Those roads were part of my daily route for two years when I worked in Lincolnshire. "
"When you bike down Lake-Cook, Waukegan, and Deerfield Road are you on a trail or on the road? Those are typically pretty busy roads."
"This is the repeat I want to do on Saturday. Part of it is on the DPRT. Crossing fingers the floodwaters have receded then. "
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- At 11:22am on June 8, 2015,
Donald P Kingston said…
Matt
Would you take $75. as is ?
I will pick up. I have a 14 yr old nephew starting to grow and I might be able to fix it up for him
Don Kingston
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