The Tour de Nash is currently on progress, and I'm watching riders come in after doing the 8-mile ride. (last one is a snap from the finish, where I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of Izze's Ice. Oh, and also Lauren, Whitney & Sarah. 
My favorite part? The panda prompt:
I missed the past couple of Critical Lass rides, so I was happy to catch up with the group for May's ride. Coolest bicycling group in Chicago, for sure, including a couple of baby-bicyclists. We started in Roscoe Village and enjoyed a leisurely ride through Lakeview and Lincoln Park, ending at a Mexican restaurant for margaritas. Many thanks to our fearless leader Ash, pictured first below. We got rained on a little during the ride, but hail and lightening waited until we were safely...
read moreAh, the title of this post pretty much says it all, doesn't it? Come one, come all to the Rhinestone Cowboy Bike Ride. When: Saturday, January 14 at 2 p.m. Where: The ride will start in Edgehill Village at Green Fleet Hub, 1579 Edgehill Ave (they will have limited bike rentals available for $15). Why: It's a group ride! Dottie will be there! You can hit Lower Broad with other cyclists and be marveled at by motorists. Plus, you get to dress up! Proper...
read moreChicago's monthly Critical Lass ride continues on, even in the dark cold! Usually I avoid winter group rides because biking for a long time at slow speeds in freezing temps is a great way to freeze my extremities off. The ladies behind Critical Lass understand these problems and have adjusted the winter rides accordingly. For the next few months, the ride will be short (3-4 miles) and end at neighborhood bars that are close to home for as many of the lasses as possible. This plan worked perfectly for ...
read moreLast weekend's Nashville bike brunch took us to Sylvan Park at the suggestion of Jessica and Sten. This was a new idea for me, but Google maps swore it was only about 4.5 miles from my house by bike. Once I learned that, it became an instance of, why haven't I ridden there before? We met at the corner of Belmont and Portland (otherwise known as where Belmont becomes Portland; Nashville streets are always changing names!) and consulted on a route. Sten had come up with one that was slightly longer but avoided one m...
read moreTGIF! It's hard to believe that this is the last weekend of August already. In order to enjoy the remaining days of summer as much as possible, yesterday I signed up for the Four Star Bike Tour on Sunday, which is an annual ride hosted by and benefiting the Active Transportation Alliance. In the past, I've volunteered at the ride, but never biked it myself. There are four route options, 12/21/35/65 miles, and I plan to do the 35-mile route, which will be 50 miles of riding when I add in the trip from h...
read moreAll right folks, it's another evening and another drawing/roundup of this year's Summer Games winners. Every day this week through Friday, we will be posting a round-up of LGRAB 2011 Summer Games players and announcing the lucky prize winners. Winners will be randomly drawn from the entire pool of players. For those of you looking for ideas for books to read about cycling, Molly has a review for you: I picked up this kids book about the history of women and bicycles from the library several m...
read moreLately it seems I'm posting more about group rides and events than about my daily biking. While I continue to ride my bike to work and everywhere else, the high points of my biking life have been special events like Critical Lass, the Women-Who-Bike Brunch, my Cupcake Ride and the Tour de Fat. There is simply no better way to enjoy Chicago in the summer than outside, under the sun, on my bicycle, chatting with nice people. Now I'm adding the Seersucker Ride to that list, which I joined last Sunday. The ri...
read moreMark your calendar! Together with Sara of This Little Bike of Mine, I will be leading a cupcake ride this Saturday, June 25, at 1:00 p.m. The ride will be a leisurely 6-7 miles, starting at the Polish Triangle and ending at Oz Park. We plan on visiting 3 bakeries - Alliance, Bleeding Heart, and Sweet Mandy B's. This doesn't necessarily mean you have to eat 3 cupcakes (although Sara and I are up for the challenge!). You can always share with a friend. We'll be stopping in a couple of parks to enjoy our tr...
read moreI am pleased to introduce a new addition to Chicago's growing women-bicycling scene: Critical Lass! Every third Thursday, 6:00 pm, at the Polish Triangle. The ride's name is self explanatory: think Critical Mass but exclusively for women and with an extra dose of friendliness. The Critical Lass concept was - I think - created last year by Loop Frame Love in Edmonton, Canada. Girls and Bicycles and Breaking Chains Taking Lanes also participate in the Edmonton ride. Now my friend Ash of One Less Miniv...
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