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12/19/09--11:13: Ice on the Lakefront Trail, Prada on Rush Street (chan 1658049)

On Friday, after riding city streets all week, the beauty and safety of the Lakefront Trail won me over. Light snow fluttered in the morning, but changed to freezing rain by the evening. Again the temperature was 30-something and my new thrifted wool cardigan kept me warm enough. Major development:  ice is starting to encroach [...]


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12/20/09--21:20: Getting There is Half the Fun (chan 1658049)

The Day. I spent Sunday in downtown Chicago with Melissa, ice skating, warming up with afternoon tea service and generally enjoying the beauty of the season. The Ride. I got there by bike, a 14 mile round trip. Temperature around 30 degrees. My core got hot and I took off my coat for a bit [...]


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12/21/09--19:27: Cutest Helmet Ever: DIY (chan 1658049)

Check this helmet out – what an idea! The author of Oh Joy!, a top style-lifestyle inspiration blog, happens to be a very chic cyclist. When she couldn’t find a polka dotted helmet to suit her needs, she made one out of a Bern Muse helmet and sticky decals. She is also the proud owner [...]


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12/23/09--02:13: Six Miles in Three Inches (chan 1658049)

On Tuesday morning I woke up to heaps of snow. Not anything like the East Coast is experiencing, but the first real snow for Chicago this winter. One of my rules is not to ride in measurable fresh snowfall, but my girlish fun side took over, enchanted by the winter wonderland and potential for pretty [...]


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12/24/09--08:44: All Is Calm . . . for the Next Few Days! (chan 1658049)

Merry Christmas everyone! I’m in Alabama with the fam, dressing our cats in silly costumes and making a few modifications to Le Peug with my dad. As Dottie mentioned, it might be a slow week on LGRAB but we have some big things coming in the New Year — including a top secret project to [...]


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12/27/09--07:47: Victoria Reaches the Finish Line – 3992 Miles! (chan 1658049)

A little over two months after staying at my place in Nashville, Victoria made it to Santa Monica Pier in time for Christmas. Check out her blog to read about the final leg of her journey, and congratulate her on her amazing accomplishment. Way to go, Victoria!


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12/28/09--04:12: Reader Photo: Beach Biker! (chan 1658049)

As seen on Folly Beach . . . Beach biking pictures are usually the province of California bloggers like Christa of Bike By the Sea or Cosmo of LA Cycle Chic, but this pic was snapped by my friend Ali, who had the great fortune to be spending Christmas at the beach.


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12/28/09--20:44: You Can’t Go Home Again (chan 1658049)

You can’t go home to a trailer park and farm in North Carolina again, not after living the simple bicycling lifestyle in Chicago for three years. It’s not that folks from my hometown read my blog and hate me for portraying them as bumpkins, a modern and predictably crappy remake of Thomas Wolfe, simply that [...]


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01/01/10--23:04: New Year, New Site! (chan 1658049)

Today marks the one year anniversary of Let’s Go Ride a Bike! In honor of the occasion, we are launching a new site: letsgorideabike.com. All of the existing content is there in a fresh package, along with fun new stuff. You may notice a few kinks, but we are working them out. Thanks to all [...]


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01/09/10--13:36: Blogging Up a Storm! (chan 1658049)

There’s a party going on over at our new site, http://letsgorideabike.com. We are blogging up a storm! Down and Dirty Snow Ride Fleet, Fun Folder: The Jango Flik Carrying a Guitar on a Bicycle The Waltz of the Bikes Ditch the Coat, Grab the Coffee Not so beautiful bicycles? Winter Cycling – Good Alone Time [...]


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