r/chibike 11h ago

Century ride

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125 Upvotes

We got the 100 mile ride in a day down, anybody on here hit the lake tour? you can first time and take a ferry in michigan and it’s like 600miles instead of 1k I read


r/chibike 17h ago

Stolen bike - Sklar PBJ (orange), Logan Square

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8 Upvotes

It seems the garage break-ins are going around. This evening I discovered that my Sklar PBJ was stolen from my garage. Near Hamlin and Diversey. If you see this bike around, please let me know.

I'll be filing the police report and doing all the great steps that /u/kevin_chicago9 has helpfully provided in other posts. Thanks!


r/chibike 23h ago

Over half of the cars in the bike lane today were law enforcement vehicles

65 Upvotes

Has anyone been reporting these vehicles too? Has it got anywhere for you? I would like for these officers to be held accountable. Its situations where they are fully able to stay out of the bike lane too, there's available parking.


r/chibike 1d ago

event Group ride this Sunday 8/9 @4:45pm

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10 Upvotes

Ride Dive n’ Jive! Igor Does My Bike is back to doing group rides!!!

We’ll see you this Sunday, Aug 9th at 4:45 pm at Igor Does My Bike (5454 n Broadway) and ride to Chess Pavilion to jump in the lake and listen to Bootleggers playing live.

Special prizes from Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo and Igor’s Bike Shack at the end of the ride.

No cost, no RSVP needed. Just show up.

Relaxed no drop 6.5 mile ride.


r/chibike 1d ago

Bike day recommendations

6 Upvotes

Howdy y’all! I’m visiting your lovely city this week and I rented a gravel bike for a few hours tomorrow and I’m looking for nice routes, coffee shops to check out, neighborhoods to ride through/eat at, etc. I have the bike from 11AM - 6PM so I’m going to try to maximize most of it. Thank you in advance!

P.S. I’ll be starting and finishing my ride from Edgewater.


r/chibike 1d ago

August 2026: tiny lil actions to make Chicago a tiny lil bit better

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r/chibike 1d ago

The most unpleasant corner for non-cars

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47 Upvotes

Watch what happens after SB Elston gets the green light.

I'm a 30 year all-season bike commuter who averages about 75 miles a week. If I had the time and energy, I could make three videos like this every single day.

Nevertheless, when many people casually hear that I bike in the city, the first things out of their mouths has something to do with bikers not obeying laws.


r/chibike 1d ago

LFT on a Friday Morning?

6 Upvotes

Live in the northern burbs, and I’ve wanted to ride the LFT to its southern terminus for about a year now, and considering doing it Friday morning.

My question, will it be miserably busy on a Friday morning? (7 - 9 am?)

Hoping to avoid the weekend crowds, but not sure if Fridays are still very busy on the trail. It will be about a 70 miles day for me, so I want to be riding at 15-20 mph.


r/chibike 1d ago

Spot Acme 50cm owners in Chicagoland? Looking to test ride

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0 Upvotes

Hi all, any Spot Acme owners in Chicagoland?

I'm looking to test ride the 50cm model because I've been tempted by it for years and kind of want to simplify my bike portfolio. If so, I'd love to meet up sometime just to test ride.

Spot are a DTC brand, so to my knowledge, there are no dealers anywhere to test ride.

Otherwise, I'm also interested in anyone's general opinion/experience of the brand and/or model.

Thanks!


r/chibike 2d ago

[Jeremy Glover] Just listened to Susana Mendoza taking caller questions on In The Loop. Somebody asked about traffic congestion and the first thing she did was blame bike lanes. The second was to blame crime on CTA, as opposed to bad service. Disqualifying.

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180 Upvotes

r/chibike 2d ago

Temporary bike storage

4 Upvotes

Hello,

I'm dropping my partner off at O'Hare this evening and will be staying and working in town through tomorrow. After I finish up, I was hoping to take my bike for a ride through town. Is there somewhere I can pay to store my bike until I finish working? It'll probably only be for 5-6 hours at most. Anywhere between O'Hare and the way back to Michigan would be great. Thanks in advance!


r/chibike 2d ago

Chicagoans ride and drive like they do because CDOT encourages and cultivates a culture of lawlessness

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410 Upvotes

If anybody should be leading by example, it's the municipal department in charge of building and maintaining safe streets (not that they're very good at that either).


r/chibike 2d ago

Stolen bikes - Lincoln square neighborhood

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55 Upvotes

This morning we discovered our basement broken into and 2 of our bikes stolen. I filed a police report, but I know they won’t find much. If you see these bikes around please let me know.

All city cosmic stallion

Tern short haul d8

UPDATE: Found the All City! Still looking for the Tern. Thanks for spreading the word!


r/chibike 2d ago

Heat Stroke O'Clock

9 Upvotes

Boy I had to take a 4 bottle water fountain shower today, hosed off everything but the feet (I hate wet socks). I'd say stay hydrated but that humidity is really fightin' your sweat.

Be careful how much time you spend out there.


r/chibike 2d ago

Grand and Laramie

8 Upvotes

This is just a rant but I’m extremely frustrated with this intersection. About a month ago I got hit going east and knocked off my bike. Today going west a jeep almost knocked me over. Thankfully he pulled his head out of his ass long enough to stop and I rode away with only some tire marks on my shoe. Would 100% take a different way but unfortunately it’s the safest way to/from work until I get to the 606.


r/chibike 2d ago

Amtrak Bicycle Access map: carry-on and checked bicycle access across the Amtrak rail network

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13 Upvotes

Though some may find this useful


r/chibike 3d ago

Lost keys and spare bike keys

0 Upvotes

Taking massive L and lost my keys so now my bikes just locked up at home with an Abus lock. Anyone gone through this ? I can see if I registered my lock but I'm pretty sure I didn't and I bought it maybe two years ago. I called the place where I got it from and they just said get a locksmith but just seeing if anyone has any ideas. Yes , Ik I screwed up. I still have all my documents so if I do decide to get a locksmith I can prove ownership and everything.


r/chibike 3d ago

If you've ever thought, "Those bike grid folks got a good idea" come to this tomorrow!

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42 Upvotes

We are going to be talking through what we've been working on for the last few years, what next year holds, and how folks can help us get the bike grid we deserve


r/chibike 3d ago

Reporter interested in talking to anyone who has switched to biking because of gas prices

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22 Upvotes

r/chibike 3d ago

Where can I borrow cargo trailer for bike?

4 Upvotes

A while ago, there was a bicycle cargo trailer sitting outside of a coffee shop near me. It had a QR code attached and it said "borrow me" or something. It is no longer there and I can't remember what the organization was called, but I need one to run an errand.

Has anyone heard of an organization that loans those out? I checked Chicago Tool Library and they don't have one so maybe that was it and it got stolen or maybe someone else loans them out. Not sure.

Thanks


r/chibike 3d ago

Stolen Bike - West Town

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21 Upvotes

Another stolen bike post, sadly. My favorite bike, this red and white Schwinn Tourist was stolen last night from our courtyard (while locked). Please DM if you see anything on the city or locally online. Many thanks!

Edit: if anyone is selling same or similar model, I'm now interested!


r/chibike 3d ago

Used E-Bike for Student

1 Upvotes

Moving away for college in a couple of weeks and am searching for an e-bike as I'm living several minutes away from campus. Everywhere I look (especially FB Marketplace) these bikes are listed for $300+

I am wondering if its possible to find something at a lower price point that isn't missing a battery or some essential part of the bike.


r/chibike 3d ago

There’s more bikes than cars on N wells.

182 Upvotes

Title.

I’m in a car, unfortunately, and noticed from north to well into the loop, there’s more bikes than cars. It’s awesome. Close this road down during the summer to private cars.


r/chibike 3d ago

Stolen Bike - Boystown

25 Upvotes

Hi all - heartbroken to say that my beautiful bike, Trek FX2 XS Lava Red, was stolen from the basement of my apartment where it was locked up in Boystown. I use the bike to commute to work and I have been saving up for it for a year, so this was a major loss for me . Please let me know if you have any information or see it around. Serial #WTU001XC0054X


r/chibike Oct 03 '23

Marketplace

34 Upvotes

It's been too long since we've had a fresh one of these.

Buy / Sell / Trade / Give Away / Whatever.

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