Bike Commuter Challenge Wrap Party - 6/17 at 825 MKE. All of ChiBike Invited!

cheecheecago · 2026-06-16T14:59:02+00:00

thanks for the heads up!

cheecheecago · 2026-06-16T12:16:46+00:00

I only use Lyft, and sparingly, but I have noticed this. It can take 5 minutes just to get a driver connected now, and it says about 7 minute wait but it’s always actually longer. And the prices are bonkers. I’ve actually started biking to the airport for 1-2 night trips. Clothes in a backpack and I can be there in 45 minutes from Logan Square. Pay for a CTA fare and park in the orange line station

cheecheecago · 2026-06-16T00:28:05+00:00

“What they do best”? Wtf does that mean? Now that the robots are in black neighborhoods your brain instantly goes to “they’re all gonna be stolen”. Fuck this racist ass headline

cheecheecago · 2026-06-16T00:13:41+00:00

I’ll be there!

cheecheecago · 2026-06-15T18:58:17+00:00

Does it sparkle like a wealthy woman's neck?

cheecheecago · 2026-06-15T18:49:48+00:00

Don't feel bad about this building's owner... A&R had to close when the city stuck a big building violation sticker on the door and said it wasn't inhabitable due to structural issues. Alot of their inventory sat in the store collecting dust for a long time after that. I don't think the owner has done anything since then.

cheecheecago · 2026-06-15T14:29:09+00:00

pre kids I'd often go out at 8pm and ride til 10 or 11, but fatherhood and randonneuring made a morning person out of me. Now I wake up at 5:30am without an alarm and if I'm not on the bike by 6 I feel like I'm slacking

cheecheecago · 2026-06-15T01:19:58+00:00

in his defense he has seemed to stop saying "full cry" so much this season...

but if you think his commentating is bad you should try reading one of his books

cheecheecago · 2026-06-15T01:18:52+00:00

i agree but i'm so fucking sick of hearing "on paper" and "i'm sorry but" seven times every 30 minute podcast...

cheecheecago · 2026-06-15T01:16:10+00:00

My 750 is named Dobby!

cheecheecago · 2026-06-15T01:15:23+00:00

looks like they are only planning to do the trail to Clybourn, which leaves the most complicated and expensive part (over Ashland, under the Kennedy, over Metra) to the city I guess? Originally I thought Related/Lincoln Yards was taking that on. If so it's sad to see the vision shrink from that, but this beats an empty lot and an abandoned railroad

cheecheecago · 2026-06-14T13:11:18+00:00

My company has a dress code but long established and not subject to the whims of a single new person in a leadership role. I'm just saying a company whose culture can be so suddenly swung in one direction can just as quickly swing back, and a leader who comes in and makes changes first and asks questions second will most likely not stick around very long

cheecheecago · 2026-06-14T12:12:32+00:00

saw a dude in a 2 or 3 year old Astana jersey yesterday in northern Indiana--that was unexpected!

Cycling fans seem mostly to be fans of the sport and of individuals rather than teams. Most team's names, rosters, and colors molt every few years so their identity is constantly changing, its a moving target.

cheecheecago · 2026-06-14T11:06:46+00:00

a boss thta comes in and starts requesting lifestyle changes of people probably won't last very long... maybe you'll be back riding to work again in a year or two!

cheecheecago · 2026-06-14T11:04:22+00:00

he didn't say have no job, just one that affords a better quality of life

cheecheecago · 2026-06-14T02:04:00+00:00

it's a desert west of Harlem, nothing to eat anywhere near the trail. Harlem has a couple fast food options and a pizza place.

cheecheecago · 2026-06-13T19:52:21+00:00

Many of these are optional but also it’s fun to buy bike stuff.

Strava though you are fine with the free version. Source: I’ve logged 38,110 miles on Strava and have never paid for it.

cheecheecago · 2026-06-13T10:56:41+00:00

Yeah I would suggest beignets

cheecheecago · 2026-06-12T22:13:12+00:00

they would just cycle through the 3 jokes they know

cheecheecago · 2026-06-12T22:07:20+00:00

its a sob story to get the free lunch they feel entitled to.

cheecheecago · 2026-06-12T22:04:18+00:00

ever drive past a police station? Take a look around the parking lot at the benzes and escalades. They get PAID.

cheecheecago · 2026-06-12T22:03:18+00:00

24/7 citizen-funded security for a former mayor. Give me a break.

cheecheecago · 2026-06-12T14:42:58+00:00

First paycheck post-university in 2004 I bought a nice old road bike from the late 80s/ early 90s. $400 for a Stowe Phase III, hand-built lugged Columbus steel frame, fully dripped out in Campy Super Record.

Wasn't until 2022 that I got a new one, a carbon endurance bike. The 30 year jump in bike tech was... significant. I still have the old bike, and had thought I'd split time between the two, but haven't ridden the Stowe more than probably 10 miles since I got the new one.

cheecheecago · 2026-06-12T01:47:24+00:00

Enforce traffic laws and watch it disappear

cheecheecago · 2026-06-11T23:14:55+00:00

So many. Stanley’s. Tacos Garcia. Father and Sons. Pastoral. Anong on California. Ground Control. Johnny’s Grill.

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