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Is 2022 Winter Bike Swap still a thing?

Started Sep 24, 2021

Use a fitness tracker or Strava?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by John Durham May 9, 2018.

Advice/recommendations needed: tent & sleeping bag for bike touring.
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jaik S. Apr 9, 2018.

 

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Is 2022 Winter Bike Swap still a thing?

Winter Bike Swap's webpage is still up, but apparently not updated since maybe early this year.Their FB page was unhelpful.Supposed date is 13 February 2022 at the Kane County fairground.Anyone have info? Thanks!See More
Sep 24, 2021
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mike w. replied to Bob Kastigar's discussion een bicyclist hit by car on Lake Shore Drive
"The knuckleheads who teach their kids to ride into traffic are the real danger. i was once told by a Winnetka cop to do that, FFS."
Aug 25, 2020
mike w. replied to DerferMark's discussion 8/9/2020 DPRT car collision kills cyclist :(
"If you drive 45 on that stretch of Central, you'll get run over; 55 is the usual there. "
Aug 12, 2020
mike w. commented on Inspyrd Ancienne's event Fennimore Frolic 200K ACP Brevet: Driftless Randonneurs
"Has this event not been cancelled by RUSA?"
Mar 30, 2020
mike w. replied to Albany Park Al's discussion Chicago area powdercoaters?
"Let us know what they say!"
Feb 9, 2020
mike w. replied to Albany Park Al's discussion Chicago area powdercoaters?
"i've had three frames done through Heritage. Pretty basic jobs, i have no complaints. The colour choices aren't the widest. My touring bike is a dark blue & looks pretty good after about 3 years of steady use. Another frame was done in…"
Feb 9, 2020
mike w. replied to Marcusn's discussion Rte 53 Extension TRAIL POSSIBILITY! - please sign a witness slip
"Is there a map of the proposed route you could post?"
Feb 5, 2020
mike w. replied to Bob Kastigar's discussion Months After Cyclist Killed In Irving Park, Bike Lane Remains Faded
"Good lord! Boston is unsafe for drivers as well- the absolute worst city i've ever driven/navigated."
Jan 29, 2020
mike w. replied to Paul Lazzaro's discussion Marginalization of Transportation Cycling
"i prefer to call it "ghettoisation." Tremulous riders stoking fear of the streets,  automobile culture demanding more and more speedways, and societal marginalisation of anyone who does not drive are all working together to create a…"
Nov 15, 2019
mike w. commented on mike w.'s event Evanston Closer 200k Brevet
"Start moved to Temperance Beer Company, 2000 Dempster st, Evanston (Just west of Dodge ave.) due to Northwestern football home game."
Sep 17, 2019
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Evanston Closer 200k Brevet at Temperance Beer Company

September 21, 2019 from 7am to 8:30pm
Last official ACP ride of the year but we may add some of our new club rides or a RUSA event if the weather remains nice into October.This is a loop route from Evanston to Bull Valley on rolling roads. We are taking advantage of many paved bike trails for safety and because they are nice! Parking is at Temperance Beer Company, 2000 Dempster st. Note new start/finish location.This is an urban ride. Though you will likely be able to finish the route before sundown, our advice is to bring lights…See More
Sep 17, 2019
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Sep 6, 2019
mike w. replied to V W's discussion Bike parking etiquette
"...as well as an invitation to wheel theft"
Sep 3, 2019
mike w. replied to John Greenfield's discussion Fight the Dickens Avenue Greenway NIMBYs!
"Affect the property owners how, exactly? Will they lose the privilege of free on-street parking? What in their minds is dangerous about a bike lane? Wish i could be there to ask.  "
Aug 21, 2019
mike w. replied to clp's discussion Bikes suffer in coming era of Autonomous Cars
""Structured properly, this will all be safer for pedestrians and cyclists." Therein lies the rub: "Structured properly." i fear that we'll have a wild west show -even more than what we have now. Who do we trust to properly…"
Aug 12, 2019
mike w. replied to Madopal (16.5 mi)'s discussion Bike crash this morning on Milwaukee
"Another SMIDSY... The universal get out of jail excuse: "I didn't see him, he came out of nowhere!" "Oh, okay. Never mind then.""
Aug 9, 2019
mike w. replied to John Greenfield's discussion Three attacks on cyclists on or near the lakefront during the past week
"i wonder how many such attacks go unreported? i think this sort of thing happens more often than realized."
Aug 9, 2019
mike w. replied to N B's discussion Potential legal grey area on non-'roadway' bike trails for hit and runs
"Three words: Solves nothing; unenforceable."
Jul 11, 2019
mike w. commented on Inspyrd Ancienne's event 100K Populaire
"Question: According to the Driftless Randonneurs' website, this event is scheduled for the 27th of July. Which info is correct?"
Jul 11, 2019
mike w. commented on Inspyrd Ancienne's event 100K Populaire
"Question: According to the Driftless Randonneurs' website, this even is scheduled for the 27th of July. Which info is correct?"
Jul 11, 2019

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What I ride:
Road, Cyclocross, Track, Fixed Gear, Tandem
The kind of riding I do:
Recreational, Exercise, Commuting, Around Town, Distance
What brings you to The Chainlink?
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About me:
Old retro-grouch... steel is real! Campag, 531, SP, Clips'n'straps, 36H, SunTour, not Shimano... fixies since '72. Hero: Joop Zoetemelk, Rainbow Jersey @ 38!
My other websites (twitter, facebook, pinterest, Google+, blogs, etc.):
http://Euphoriabwltd.blogspot.com

The machine has got to be accepted, but it is probably better to accept it rather as one accepts a drug -- that is, grudgingly and suspiciously. Like a drug, the machine is useful, dangerous, and habit-forming. The oftener one surrenders to it the tighter its grip becomes. -George Orwell, novelist (1903-1950)

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At 1:58pm on March 11, 2013, Christine W. said…

Thanks, Love!

At 10:47am on December 22, 2011, mike w. said…

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

At 3:45pm on March 18, 2011, globalguy said…
Terrestria quando Mortales animas vivunt sortita, neque ulla est Aut parvo aut magno lethi fuga.
At 1:13pm on December 6, 2010, globalguy said…
Hey, she's just another Raleigh fan %-{0>
At 2:40pm on August 27, 2010, Digital Dario said…
Sure did. I'm going to try the Northshore Century Sept 12. I'll be missing my sisters half marathon but I'm totally fine with that.
At 2:21pm on May 5, 2010, Michael Robin said…
unsavory? how unsavory? the unsavory things I know are what make me like him so much
At 12:56pm on May 5, 2010, Michael Robin said…
Ha. Cause I love him and I don't have a good picture of myself or a bike. I am a current wizard! I'm the promo director actually!
At 12:40pm on April 8, 2010, Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! said…
Yo, no freakin' problem. I'll see you at Palast this friday?
At 11:06pm on January 17, 2010, Michelle Green said…
I'm actually loving this winter riding. It makes me feel tough :)
At 11:59am on January 12, 2010, h' Zerocats said…
Thanks for the offer re: the swap.
Metra adds 90 minutes to my journey I am not too excited about, as I'd have to travel downtown to pick it up-- still trying to find other options.
Thanks!
At 1:10pm on January 11, 2010, Michelle Green said…
I'm riding as much as I can... I figure if I can get through winter on a bicycle (I just moved here from Texas) I can get through anything.
At 11:32am on November 3, 2009, Sam Schild said…
hey mike, I just went through my photos and added captions and general locations to all of them. they're all from my recent Lake Michigan circle tour, so sometimes I had to just put general locations when I didn't know specifics
At 12:36pm on September 3, 2009, mike w. said…
Humans think they are smarter than dolphins because we build cars and buildings and start wars etc., and all that dolphins do is swim in the water, eat fish and play around. Dolphins believe that they are smarter for exactly the same reasons. -Douglas Adams, writer, dramatist, and musician (1952-2001)
At 12:27am on June 4, 2009, Jeff Roth said…
Ya. I kept looking over my shoulder and waiting fr the other shoe to drop.
 
 
 

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