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Indoor Cycling Training Resources

By Yasmeen Schuller As the days get shorter and colder, it’s time to start thinking about indoor training on the bike as an alternative to long rides outside. There are lots of great resources… View »

Product Review Follow-up: The Sufferfest

By Brett Ratner A couple of winters ago, we reviewed a series of bicycle training videos called The Sufferfest (read the review here). Combined with one of Sufferfest's training plans (w… View »

Race Report: Chicago Cross Cup - Hopkins Park

By CrossIdiot (Words and photos by Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin unless noted. Cover photo by Yasmeen Schuller) Let me begin by saying that my quads hurt. It was an early start to the day. Even… View »

Don't Be a Bike Ninja 8 Comments

Sunday, November 5, the clocks change for Daylight Saving Time. And just like that, your afternoon commute turns into a night ride. Even now - one month out - we're starting to ride in low-ligh… View »

Race Report: Lots of Firsts for Chainlink Ambassadors Lisa & Anna at Kickstand Classic

Photo by Active Trans / Squatch Media Race Report by Lisa Luttenger The whole concept behind the Kickstand Classic, driven by Active Transportation Alliance's Ron Burke, was to make bicycle ra… View »

Commuting Advice in All Seasons: Commute by Bike Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer 9 Comments

By Leah Barry In 2014 my car broke down.  I lived in Uptown and worked in Oak Park.  That first day after it died, I rode my 50lb Schwinn beach cruiser (The Yellow Beast) the 14 mile… View »

Chainlink Race Report: 2016 Trek Cyclocross Collective Cup and Jingle Cross

By Brett Ratner (Photos by SnowyMountain Photography unless otherwise noted) If you have an itch to compete on a bike, watch people race bikes, or both, we Chicagoans are pretty lucky. W… View »

Chicago Garden Jam 1 Comment

Article and Photos by Marcelo Marcos In response to the never ending tragic news during this heartbreaking weekend for cyclists in Chicago, I decided to ride my bike. While I'm positive that I… View »

Trip Report: The Chainlink Goes to Colorado 2 Comments

Whether Marcelo is launching his mountain bike off concrete steps in Chicago or shredding at Palos, his photos never disappoint. Recently, he had an awesome downhill mountain biking adventure in… View »

Do Carbon Wheels Make a Difference?

By Brett Ratner Pretty much any experienced rider will tell you that if you're gonna upgrade your bike, your money is best spent investing in the wheels. More-so than that fancy new groupset,… View »

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