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Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on August 23, 2011 at 4:31am

vAnyone with info on the latest crash in Pilsen, please refer to this comment posted on the ROS-Chicago Facebook page:

I am a Reporter with Telemundo Chicago. Is anybody available to comment on camera about this recent incident? (preferible en español) please call 312-836-3110 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-police-bicycl...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-police-bicycl...

Police: Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in Pilsen

A bicyclist was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash with a car this morning in the city's Pilsen neighborhood, police said.

 

Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on August 6, 2011 at 1:35pm

Our sympathy goes out to the family and friends of Jacqueline Marie Michon - what a tragedy. http://ning.it/oDwNYZ

Comment by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on June 1, 2011 at 2:21am

Comment by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on June 1, 2011 at 2:21am

Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on May 31, 2011 at 9:26am

We'll work to keep the group more together next year... ride marshalls along to do just that are always welcome. Email me at rideofsilence.chicago@gmail.com if you would like to ride as a course marshall keeping the group safe and together for our 2012 ROS. Thank you for the feedback.

Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on May 31, 2011 at 9:25am

Stop by Elly's Pancake House in Chicago (@ Clark St and North Ave) for some Strawberry Crepes til midnight tonight! 50% of all strawberry crepe orders through today will help benefit the Chicago ROS. Thank you, Elly's!

Comment by Todd Allen on May 21, 2011 at 4:00pm

4) Rename the ride "Race of Silence"

Comment by David Barish on May 20, 2011 at 2:44am

We did not have this issue in Evanston as we only had 13 riders. We could keep together as a group while travelling about 11-12 mph most of thte time. With a large group like Chicago you have three options and the last seems the most reasonable. 1) A Critical Mass type ride where everybody barrels through the lights to the chagrin of other useers of the road. I think this is not the messae appropriate for ROS. 2) a Guided group goes through every light with the cooperation of the authorities as we do on the Amlings Holiday Toy Ride. 3) The reality that the group will break up. The group needs to know this reality. This should be explained at the beginning of the ride. A dozen or so riders should be selected to become sub leaders throughout the peleton.  At each break up they assume  leadeship to shepherd their riders to the next stopping point. These riderrs should be identified at the start. They know the route, the purpose etc and can take everrybody onward.  Most  likely you can see the group ahead of you and things do not get too broken up.  Everybody will reach the end of a short, slow ride such as ROS within a few stoplights of each other and the only wait is a brief one at the end.  Gary's idea is workable but some participants may not  be thrilled with the constant stopping.

Comment by Gary Gilbert on May 19, 2011 at 3:07pm

There is a slinky like effect with long groups of cyclists (and cars too). The riders at the front might be doing 8mph and the riders at the rear are doing 20 to keep up. The longer the line, the more the effect. You see this with gaps between riders who try to catch up.

The solution is for those at the front to stop every mile or so and wait for everyone to catch up or to let the group break up into mini groups. The latter interferes with the community aspect of the Ride of Silence but is the easiest to manage.

Comment by Bob Kastigar on May 19, 2011 at 2:46pm

I agree, Todd - I think the ride was a little fast paced, especially on some of the long stretches of straight-line streets.

 

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