Winter Bike to Work Day 2013

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Winter Bike to Work Day 2013

Time: January 18, 2013 from 6:30am to 9am
Location: Daley Plaza
Street: Dearborn and Washington
City/Town: Chicago
Website or Map: http://goo.gl/maps/aZq2A
Event Type: bike, rally
Organized By: Active Transportation Alliance
Latest Activity: Jan 18, 2013

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Stop by Daley Plaza in Chicago’s Loop on Jan. 18 for the annual celebration of cyclists who don’t let low temperatures stop them from pedaling to work.

Warm up with free Caribou coffee, tea, and hot chocolate, as well as free slices of Eli’s Cheesecake from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Daley Plaza, located at Washington Street and Dearborn Street.  Winter Bike to Work Day has long been celebrated in the shadow of City Hall and The Picasso, and is now even more accessible for Chicago’s cyclists via the new Dearborn Street protected bike lane, which opened shortly before Christmas, 2012. 

Rally attendees will receive free fleece balaclavas, courtesy of The Chainlink and Bike Winter. There will also be a raffle for several great prizes, which include a case of Clif Bars and a free registration to MB Financial Bank Bike the Drive.

Jan. 18 also marks the opening of registration for Bike the Drive. Get a jump on your summer by signing up for this world-class bike ride, to be held on May 26. 

Winter Bike to Work Day, organized by the Active Transportation Alliance, commemorates the coldest day in Chicago history—Jan. 20, 1985—when the official temperature at O’Hare International Airport was 27 degrees below zero. 

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Comment by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on January 17, 2013 at 3:02am

Sarah - See you at 5:45 tomorrow!!!!  WOW, this is gonna be fun. Watch out everyone around noon tomorrow, I may be a little mean by then.

Comment by David Barish on January 16, 2013 at 5:47pm

715 sounds about right.  Lets snap a photo in front of the Picasso. I'm not running off too quickly and will hang around as long as there's coffee.

Comment by Lisa Curcio on January 16, 2013 at 2:09pm

general arrival times 7:15 to 7:30?

Comment by David Barish on January 16, 2013 at 10:42am

630-640.  Its four miles and we may not move all that quickly.  Wanna meet us at Clark n' Foster or thereabouts? We will be heading southbound on Clark.

Comment by Duppie on January 16, 2013 at 10:18am

@David, what time you think will hit Andersonville? 6:30-ish

Comment by Lisa Curcio on January 16, 2013 at 10:10am

It will be nice to see a lot of people in the Dearborn Lane early in the morning.

Comment by David Barish on January 16, 2013 at 4:15am

Bryce Sabin suggested using the Dearborn lane. Yes. Yes and yes. Clark/ Kinzie/Dearborn.

Comment by David Barish on January 15, 2013 at 5:49pm

We will ride a casual pace of 10-12 mph but can go up or down depending on who shows up. We don't leave people behind. If the hammerheads get impatiwnt they can go ahead. We are already listed for 615 and it would screw up som if we changed the time.

Comment by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on January 15, 2013 at 5:29pm
I am sarah - are you able to leave early like...5:45?
Comment by grayn8 on January 15, 2013 at 5:25pm
What's the typical speed for the Evanston Bike Club? I'm on the slower side with the heavy backpack for work...

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