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- Blogs, Bleader Jun 21, 2018
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How two Belgian boys became the youngest kids to bike across the U.S.—in 1935
The journey covered 3,000 miles and was covered by the Chicago Tribune. Pierre de Visé later became a well-known urban planner in Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 20, 2018
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The Mellowest Bike Tour and more of the best bike-related events in Chicago
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 6, 2018
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Lyft to buy company that operates Divvy for $250 million, report says
Lyft is buying Motivate, the private company which operates Chicago's bike-share system, according to a report.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 3, 2016
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Family of bike messenger who was struck and killed by a Chicago tour bus files wrongful death lawsuit
The suit names bus driver Charla Henry and her employer, Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Company.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 23, 2012
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Get lit (up) on your bike
The Get Lit campaign solicits donations for a bike light giveaway
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 14, 2012
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The Man Who Lived on His Bike
The Man Who Lived on His Bike, a charming video by Guillaume Blanchet
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2012
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Bicycle Dreams documentary premieres in Chicago
The bicycle documentary Bicycle Dreams, about the endurance ride Race Across America, premieres in Chicago at the Viaduct Theater on Thursday
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 6, 2012
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I can't believe people bike through blizzards
Chicago's high-intensity cycling culture
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 26, 2012
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Heritage Bicycles opens this weekend
Michael Salvatore's new bike store and cafe, Heritage Bicycles, opens in Lakeview on Saturday.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 7, 2011
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On Bicycles release party at Cole's
Greg Borzo and John Greenfield read their contributions to On Bicycles: 50 Ways the New Bike Culture Can Change Your Life at Cole's bar.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 8, 2011
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Rainy biking on the Lakefront Trail
Biking in the rain can be nice, when it means you get the Lakefront Trail to yourself
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 14, 2011
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Does how cyclists dress affect how drivers treat them?
Examining the "Mary Poppins Effect."
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 10, 2011
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Photos of the Racketeers at Bike Fall
The Racketeers perform at the Bike Fall 2011 festival at the Hideout.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 3, 2011
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Open Streets on State Street
Photos from the first Open Streets on State Street
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 21, 2011
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Chicago to get a large-scale bike-sharing program
The city of Chicago announced today that it will have a large-scale bike-sharing program in place by next summer.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 18, 2011
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Park(ing) Day photos
A tour of several Park(ing) Day spots in Chicago
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 15, 2011
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Park(ing) Day is tomorrow
Park(ing) Day returns to turn parking spaces into temporary parks.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 15, 2011
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This pinup's makeup bag: tire levers and tube patches included
Alexis Finch and Thought You Knew are looking for help from its Kickstarter to fund the annual Bicycle Chick Pinup Calendar and support an ambitious national expansion of outreach programs that will help women gain confidence in bike shops.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 30, 2011
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Nice parking job
Where do you park your bike if you're a Chicago cop? Anywhere you want.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 29, 2011
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A modest bike lane proposal
Steven Vance proposes making open-metal-grate bridges safer.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 8, 2011
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Style on Two Wheels
A bike fashion show in Daley Plaza kicks off Bike to Work Week
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 11, 2011
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Chicago Gets Its First Pollution-Fighting Bike Lane
The Cermak/Blue Island Sustainable Streetscape, currently under construction, includes a smog-eating bike lane.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 23, 2011
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Bicycle Film Festival
The Bicycle Film Festival Chicago hosts screenings Friday 2/25 and Saturday 2/26, with parties at Beauty Bar, the Viaduct and Darkroom starting Thursday 2/24.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 18, 2011
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Navy Pier Flyover Approved
An overpass for the Lakefront Trail gets approval from the Chicago Plan Commission.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 18, 2011
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New Website for Nonetheless Garments
The local business goes e-commerce.