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Airwheel

Google for some reason showed me an ad for this: http://www.theairwheel.com/ It's the same idea as a Segway, but with no handlebar and only…

Started by Jeff Schneider in General Discussion (not bike related)

2 Aug 18, 2014
Reply by David Lieb

Metra Conductor Shout Out

I took my bike on the UP-NW line this morning, and was really impressed with the way our conductor handled bikes.  On the platform where I…

Started by Jeff Schneider in Bikes and Bicycling

5 Aug 9, 2014
Reply by Jeff Markus

Cyclist Discount No More

I just noticed that Intelligentsia has stopped giving a 15% discount for cyclists.  Not a big deal, but I wonder why.

Started by Jeff Schneider in General Discussion (not bike related)

18 Aug 19, 2014
Reply by Lee Crandell

Efficiency of Auto-Centric Transportation - My Experiment

This week I made a comparison of travel times from my office (NW suburbs) to my home (North Side Chicago). Bicycling - 23 miles at average…

Started by Jeff Schneider in Bikes and Bicycling

6 Aug 4, 2014
Reply by Chitown_Mike

Insights into Driver Behavior

Long but interesting if you enjoy thinking about driver psychology.

Started by Jeff Schneider in General Discussion (not bike related)

6 Aug 4, 2014
Reply by Ryan Stahlman

Vancouver Protected Bike Lanes

I was in Vancouver last week and noticed some nice protected bike lanes on Hornby, Dunsmuir, and over the Burrard bridge. The obvious nice…

Started by Jeff Schneider in Bikes and Bicycling

5 Jul 29, 2014
Reply by Davo

Need Route Advice from NW Suburbanites!

Google Maps suggests this route from Mt. Prospect to Uptown.  Any comments on how this would be for commuting?  Any better ideas?  Thanks i…

Started by Jeff Schneider in Bikes and Bicycling

5 Jul 29, 2014
Reply by Rich S

What Do We Care About?

From the Trib 6 July: "About an hour earlier, a 25-year-old man was killed while riding a bicycle in the 10400 block of South Normal Avenue…

Started by Jeff Schneider in Bikes and Bicycling

13 Jul 14, 2014
Reply by curt(is) locke

Crosswalk Chicken

Overall, it seems like a higher percentage of drivers are stopping for pedestrians in crosswalks (at least in Andersonville and Lakeview, w…

Started by Jeff Schneider in General Discussion (not bike related)

13 Jul 18, 2014
Reply by curt(is) locke

The Responsible Right Hook

I got this today.  Approaching an intersection, I was passed by an SUV.  As he passed, the driver signaled a right turn, and tapped the hor…

Started by Jeff Schneider in Bikes and Bicycling

19 Jun 24, 2014
Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63

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