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Finding a place to be thankful

Hi,
We have been discussing things like train carry-on policies and bike lanes. We have been getting recogniton in different magazines.
I have a lot to be thankful for when it comes to biking. We have great shops, a city full of bike lanes, and people willing to lend of themselves. I am thankful for an accepting and endlessly creative community of bikers. I am thankful for the people over the the years who have looked past my faults and taught me valuable lessons. Gareth Neufield is an example.
Please help me in bringing up all the helpful things that we as a community have contributed. I want to take stock of these things. It would help me alot.
Let's be specific or general. I hope I can hear of some new things to be thankful for.
Also, is cranksgiving happening this year?

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Permalink Reply by Erin on November 20, 2009 at 10:37pm
I'm thankful to Leah for starting Chainlink and thankful to all who contribute their knowledge and perspectives here. Chainlink is a fantastic resource that has helped alot of lone cyclists realize they are part of a larger community.
Permalink Reply by Nate Maier on November 21, 2009 at 9:54am
That's a good point. I thank you as well Leah. I apologize for not mentioning that first and foremost.
I am thankful for route planners of rides.
I am thankful for the design of the road bike. (and the track bike)
I am thankful for the makers of bike bags.
I am thankful for the designers, makers, and installers of the manhole covers in the city that date from the 1890's.
I am thankful for bike trailers.
Permalink Reply by Ryan on November 21, 2009 at 7:30pm
I am thankful for 700c wheels and tires.

I am also thankful for beer and summer and all its memories that help me get through winter in chicago.

Oh, I'm thankful for chicago and the people and the whack-o's that inhabit her. She is a fine, fine city.
Permalink Reply by cutifly on November 22, 2009 at 10:34am
Thankful, I have already gone through my midlife crisis and coming out of it more nuts than I was before Thankful I can move a giant loveseat on my tall bike without getting hassled by the police. Yes you can ....

Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on November 22, 2009 at 3:00pm
Wow. Not even sure how you'd pedal that down the road.

cutifly said:
Thankful, I have already gone through my midlife crisis and coming out of it more nuts than I was before Thankful I can move a giant loveseat on my tall bike without getting hassled by the police. Yes you can ....
Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on November 24, 2009 at 6:05pm
I'll second that. Leah - This has become a great asset to the local cycling community - for allowing easier exchange of information between people who know each other, for helping us meet new people, and for helping those new in Chicago (or new to cycling here) to tap into our cycling community.

I'm also thankful for the continuing improvement in bike routes around the Chicago area, for more bikes on the roads, for greater awareness of bikes on those roads due to increased numbers, for sturdy reliable bikes and trailers, and for all the fine people out there riding.

Erin said:
I'm thankful to Leah for starting Chainlink and thankful to all who contribute their knowledge and perspectives here. Chainlink is a fantastic resource that has helped alot of lone cyclists realize they are part of a larger community.
Permalink Reply by cutifly on November 25, 2009 at 12:27pm
I am thankful, I still, have a couple of woman that still want to jump me now and then. I would be more thankful if at least half the men moved to another city and the remaining ones here stay gay and utterly annoying.

Permalink Reply by Nate Maier on November 25, 2009 at 8:45pm
I'm also thankful for public space. City farms, parks, beaches, dog beaches.
Parks that have long tracks around them. Bee-keepers. Recycling centers in rideable distance.
Raffles, prizes. Chinese wide-noodles, hidden paths by subway railroads in the loop. But, I don't want to hog all the thankyous.
Permalink Reply by ishnock aka the blue baron on November 25, 2009 at 9:36pm
WTF?

You gotta be shitting me. Dude,the stress factor had to
have been off the charts.....from a physics point of view, since the
weight was concentrated on one side, it didn't throw you off
of the bike?

You are a brave soul.

cutifly said:
Thankful, I have already gone through my midlife crisis and coming out of it more nuts than I was before Thankful I can move a giant loveseat on my tall bike without getting hassled by the police. Yes you can ....
Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on November 26, 2009 at 8:16am


ishnock aka the blue baron said:
WTF?
You gotta be shitting me. Dude,the stress factor had to have been off the charts.....from a physics point of view, since the
weight was concentrated on one side, it didn't throw you off
of the bike?

You are a brave soul.
Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on November 26, 2009 at 12:29pm
Yes! lots of people and stuff to be grateful for. I'm grateful that Nate started this thread. Great idea!

In addition to pretty much everything that has been mentioned already, I'm grateful that we can live in a place which is ridable all year. We couldn't really get away with that without Streets and San plowing the streets in the winter. And speaking of the city, as a biker, I'm also grateful that the city is over-illuminated. I gripe about light pollution and I'm grateful when I can get out of town to see stars, but in nightly practice, riding here is a LOT safer and easier than it is out in the country or in the dark 'burbs.

I guess I'm also grateful for the glaciers and the big lake(s) that flattened out this part of the midwest. I mean, it is boring, but it also makes it possible for some of us anyway, to commute without needing a shower when we get to work or play.

(Oh, I just re-read Nate's request. Forgive me for including stuff that was not contributed by us as a community. Then I can also be grateful for your forgiveness.)
Permalink Reply by Laura on November 26, 2009 at 2:12pm
I am thankful for the Chicago cycling community who took me in and made me feel at home. I have been here for less than 4 months but it feels like I have been here for years! I have made so many great friends.

I am also thankful that there is a ride every weekend where I can get together with some of my favorite drunken Chicago cyclists and have a great time!

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