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Chicago Ride of Silence

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 (always the 3rd Wednesday of May):

Honor fallen cyclists and raise awareness in this annual procession past Chicago Ghost Bikes.

Gather at 6pm, Depart at 6:30pm
Eternal Flame in Daley Plaza

Website: http://www.rideofsilence.org/chicago/
Location: www.rideofsilence.org
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Ride of Silence - May 18, 2016 - One day. One time. World wide.

Join the annual Ride of Silence, an organized annual cycling procession honoring those that have been injured or killed. The goal is to raise awareness that we are here, and to ask that we all share the road.

Save the date for the 2017 Chicago Ride Of Silence - May 17, 2017

Our route typically passes several Ghost Bikes, which are powerful memorials to fallen cyclists created by painting a bicycle white and placing it at or near the site of the cyclist’s death.


DATE: May 17, 2017 (always the 3rd Wednesday of May)
TIME: Gather at 6:00 pm; Depart at 6:30pm
WHERE: Hundreds of locations world wide; Eternal Flame (Daley Plaza) in Chicago
One day. One Time. World wide.

Communities throughout Chicagoland participate in the Ride of Silence including: Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Elk Grove Village, Evanston, Joliet, Oak Park and Peoria.

Wherever you ride, we ride in unity.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/RideofSilenceChicago

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Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on May 17, 2011 at 12:50pm
Thank you, Chicago Bike Patrol. We welcome you on tomorrow night's ROS-Chicago.
Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on May 17, 2011 at 10:37am

Let the BLOG ROLL BEGIN! Please repost this post on your blog (if you have one) and comment on this post:

 

http://www.bikecommuters.com/2011/05/17/ros-honor-roll/
Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on May 17, 2011 at 8:11am
Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on May 16, 2011 at 8:31am
Thank you Howard and all volunteers for the Ghost Bike maintenance!!!
Comment by h' Zerocats on May 16, 2011 at 8:23am
All of the ghost bikes on the route have been inspected and touched up/repainted as needed.
Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on May 16, 2011 at 7:55am

http://www.rideofsilence.org/documents/RoS-Safe-Cycling-Handout.pdf

Please print and distribute to folks along the route we pass who ask us why we're riding...

Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on May 16, 2011 at 6:57am
Anyone going to the new Mayor's inauguration? Pass him an ROS flyer and invite him to ride with us to show his support for safe cycling in Chicago.
Comment by Gary Gilbert on May 15, 2011 at 6:48pm

Ride of Silence now has rides in all 50 states.  The last two (Utah and Idaho) registered today.  There are rides in many other countries around the work. New in 2011 Bucharest Romania.  By riding with us on Wednesday, you join many thousands of other cyclists riding on Wedneday at 7PM local time to make cyclists visible and honor those who have perished.

 

Join us in Arlington Heights, Chicago, Joliet, Bartlett, Evanston, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Peoria, Urbana....

 

Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on May 13, 2011 at 10:59pm

Need a bike to ride at the ROS?

Bobby’s Bike Hike is excited to help promote this great ride. Just use the coupon code SILENTRIDE2011 which will be valid for use from now until the ride on May 18th. The coupon code will be valid for Overnight Rentals, pick-up May 18th b/w 4pm-6pm and drop off May 19th before 12pm. The Coupon is redeemable when reserving online: http://www.bobbysbikehike.com/Rental/RentalEquipment.aspx.

Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on May 13, 2011 at 6:03pm

If you have your armband from last year, please wear it night-of the ride.

 

Riders are encouraged to wear a red armband as a crash survivor and/or black to honor our fallen riders.

 

Some bands will be available night-of at Daley Plaza; contributions welcome.

 

 

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