Articles filed under Cycling
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Pump up your tires — May is National Bike MonthApr 30, 2024 6:55 am - National Bike Month launches May 1, and with it plenty of opportunities to shake the dust off your bike.
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Spring cleaning: Volunteers pick up trash on miles of area bike trailsApr 12, 2024 10:29 am - Bike Palatine Club vice president Kevin Keehn often wondered who picked up all the roadside trash after a long winter. That question led him on a personal mission of picking up litter along Northwest suburban roads/trails where he annually cycles a couple thousand miles.
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It’s not always a breeze: Tips for cycling in spring’s wild windsMar 25, 2024 1:31 pm - Battling homeward in near-18 mph March headwinds gave proof to the old saw: “In like a lion, out like a lamb.” At least the lion part.
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Celebrate International Women’s day with free area bike rides March 8-11Mar 07, 2024 6:28 am - As temperatures climb, so does biking enthusiasm. February tempted cyclists outdoors with some of the best winter cycling in years. March continues to tease.
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‘Turn your grief into helping others’: Friends start charity to honor Arlington Heights cyclist who died in crashFeb 06, 2024 1:11 pm - Determined to carry on his legacy, friends and family of an Arlington Heights man who died in a 2022 AIDS charity bike ride have launched a nonprofit organization dedicat...
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Along for the Ride: Don’t be a statistic in 2024 by using safe cycling practicesJan 22, 2024 11:03 am - With freezing temperatures, snowy/icy roads and less daylight, winter cajoles us off the bike saddle to a safer activity, setting cycling goals. Catalogued among my past ...
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Cycling stories of the year: Bike/pedestrian plans, safety education and mountain bike racingJan 02, 2024 9:09 am - Mountain bike racing, new bike/pedestrian plans and a safety education surge for Illinois students highlighted biking in 2023. Unfortunately, fatalities continued to ris...
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St. Charles’ The Bike Rack expands with purchase of Oswego CycleryDec 20, 2023 9:05 am - The new owners of Oswego Cyclery in downtown Oswego have a passion for cycling and helping their customers realize their goals. The Honeyman family, who own St. Charles-b...
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Along for the ride: Biking books recount the ups and downs of cyclists' cross-country, global journeysDec 10, 2023 7:26 am - Along for the ride: Biking books recount the ups and downs of cyclists' cross-country, global journeys
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'All about community': What attracts riders to cyclocross racingNov 14, 2023 5:46 am - Bike shops close early. Riding mileage tapers. Fall's colorful showcase drops its last leaf. Even the sun beds down by late afternoon. End of biking season? Not cyclocro...
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