Chicago Ride of Silence
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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/
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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 E A on January 25, 2011 at 6:55pm
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2011 Calendars are still available for purchase -- all 3 designs (bikes, waterfront and flowers) -- either online or directly from me! View the designs at www.EMAoriginals.com OR send me a message to get your calendar directly ($20).
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Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on January 22, 2011 at 11:43am
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ROS is sharing a booth with Working Bikes today at the Chicago Winter Bike Swap in Palatine! Come say hi.
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Chicago Ride of Silence will be at the Milwaukee Bike Swap on Sunday, December 12. Stop by the BikeSweets.com booth (they are allowing us to share table space) and say hello.
Also -- a few 2011 Chicago Bikes calendars will be available for purchase at the Bike Swap (proceeds benefit Chicago RoS)
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Comment by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on December 1, 2010 at 5:07pm
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Nice! I'm looking at my Dec page now!
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Got three original 2011 Calendars posted for sale at http://www.emaoriginals.com/
All proceeds benefit the Chicago Ride of Silence!
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Please mark your calendars for a fall ride - the Chicago Ghost Bikes Ride. I think this ride would be a great time to assess the condition of each bike and keep on top of each bike's maintenance - maybe even designating certain folks to check up on the bikes regularly.
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Comment by Gary Gilbert on May 28, 2010 at 2:22pm
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Coverage in the Daily Herald on 5/28/2010
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=383625&src=9
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Why we participate in the Ride of Silence -- to remember those who weren't so lucky: http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/05/27/ride.of.silence/index.html
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Ride of Silence Singapore Video: http://rideofsilence.sg/rideofsilence/The_Movie.html
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