Today was my last bike commute as a Chicago resident - The Chainlink2024-03-19T10:22:37Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/today-was-my-last-bike-commute-as-a-chicago-resident?feed=yes&xn_auth=nogreat parting thoughts. thank…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-06-03:2211490:Comment:7005042013-06-03T18:20:22.859Zdan brownhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/danielbrown
<p>great parting thoughts. thanks for sharing. enjoy the keystone state - people are friendly there. and thanks for all your contributions to the chainlink !</p>
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<p>great parting thoughts. thanks for sharing. enjoy the keystone state - people are friendly there. and thanks for all your contributions to the chainlink !</p>
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<p>DB</p> Best of luck with the move! D…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-06-03:2211490:Comment:7003622013-06-03T16:52:16.071ZDrewbaccahttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Drewbacca
<p>Best of luck with the move! Don't expect the kind of community support you find here, but there are plenty of great rides. Wilkes Barre itself doesn't have many hills but it is surrounded by them. You may find this <a href="http://www.pahighways.com/other/bicyclepa.html" target="_blank">link</a> helpful.</p>
<p>Best of luck with the move! Don't expect the kind of community support you find here, but there are plenty of great rides. Wilkes Barre itself doesn't have many hills but it is surrounded by them. You may find this <a href="http://www.pahighways.com/other/bicyclepa.html" target="_blank">link</a> helpful.</p> I know how you feel. Several…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-06-01:2211490:Comment:6997892013-06-01T16:03:34.585ZTimhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/TimRoby
<p>I know how you feel. Several years ago I ended up moving to Minneapolis for a while and then to Buffalo. There are good and bad things about every city and state, but I couldn't wait to get back. My wife and I moved back to Chicago a year ago in November. I still miss Minneapolis and Buffalo, but there is nothing like Chicago.</p>
<p>Good luck in PA, I hope it's more bike friendly than Buffalo was!</p>
<p>I know how you feel. Several years ago I ended up moving to Minneapolis for a while and then to Buffalo. There are good and bad things about every city and state, but I couldn't wait to get back. My wife and I moved back to Chicago a year ago in November. I still miss Minneapolis and Buffalo, but there is nothing like Chicago.</p>
<p>Good luck in PA, I hope it's more bike friendly than Buffalo was!</p> Good luck! Stay in touch.tag:thechainlink.org,2013-06-01:2211490:Comment:6996412013-06-01T03:20:38.132ZJulie Aberman (Hochstadter)https://thechainlink.org/profile/JulieHochstadter
Good luck! Stay in touch.
Good luck! Stay in touch. Good luck in Pa with the hill…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-06-01:2211490:Comment:6997102013-06-01T03:06:24.350ZHaddonhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/HaddonPearson
<p>Good luck in Pa with the hills. </p>
<p>Lived there and a 2 mile long 25% grade will test your soul harder than a ride in any Chicago winter. Get ready to put some meat on your thighs and get some serious Cardio workouts. Went back to visit and hills that I didn't even think about before were putting me in bottom gears so much my friends busted my chops for hours.</p>
<p>There are some great rides there though, you'll do the Valley Forge to Maynyunk to the Art Museum and back because it's…</p>
<p>Good luck in Pa with the hills. </p>
<p>Lived there and a 2 mile long 25% grade will test your soul harder than a ride in any Chicago winter. Get ready to put some meat on your thighs and get some serious Cardio workouts. Went back to visit and hills that I didn't even think about before were putting me in bottom gears so much my friends busted my chops for hours.</p>
<p>There are some great rides there though, you'll do the Valley Forge to Maynyunk to the Art Museum and back because it's one of the best rides ever, it's a 'rail trail' (bike path laid down where there was a train line) and it's pretty much car free the whole way. </p>
<p>Stay safe / Good Luck.</p> Good luck in PA!tag:thechainlink.org,2013-06-01:2211490:Comment:6997742013-06-01T02:54:39.614ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>Good luck in PA!</p>
<p>Good luck in PA!</p> I'm glad you had the chance t…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-06-01:2211490:Comment:6996322013-06-01T00:30:43.532ZJeff Markushttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JeffMarkus
<p>I'm glad you had the chance to experience Chicago. I've lived in a few spots around the USA and always seem to come home. Even a decade in SanDiego couldn't keep me from drifting back to the City of Big Shoulders.</p>
<p>The flatland and grid pattern streets make this an understandable maze. The sheer size of the city and industrial base makes it much easier to be employed and survive in this 'Windy City' a term that has more to do with the politics than the weather.</p>
<p>Yep there is a…</p>
<p>I'm glad you had the chance to experience Chicago. I've lived in a few spots around the USA and always seem to come home. Even a decade in SanDiego couldn't keep me from drifting back to the City of Big Shoulders.</p>
<p>The flatland and grid pattern streets make this an understandable maze. The sheer size of the city and industrial base makes it much easier to be employed and survive in this 'Windy City' a term that has more to do with the politics than the weather.</p>
<p>Yep there is a good chance that if you've lived in Chicago you may leave but you'll be back...</p>
<p>My line in 1974-5 was I hate Chicago too much to ever leave it permanently....</p>