"I've tried both the solid foam inserts (inside normal tyres) and the solid tyres. Both are horrible, I believe because of the extra weight at the wheel rim - makes the bike very, very sluggish! The solid tyres also feel scarey when cornering as…"
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Blue City Cycles break-in
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Started this discussion. Last reply by notoriousDUG May 14, 2012.
Here we go again, bike-haters in the Chicago Tribune's letters ...
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Fisher: A year of pursuit leads to arrest in hit and run - San Jose Mercury News
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Alan Lloyd replied to Serge Lubomudrov's discussion 'Prairie Trail' in the group Chicagoland Bike Trails - News & Conditions"There are some surprising not-so-little hills in the Sterns Woods area, not what you expect in the flatlands of Illinois! Like the trail, though, and we tagged on a ride on part of the Hebron Trail at the northern end."
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Chicagoland Bike Trails - News & Conditions
Your one stop shop for trail news and conditions in the Chicagoland area. User generated, so please add a report if you're on any of the region's bike trails.See More
Alan Lloyd commented on Liz's event 'Garden Party Tweed Ride!'"Agreed, my plot - with the ride from and back to Bridgeport ...
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1294409"
Alan Lloyd commented on Liz's event 'Garden Party Tweed Ride!'"> Three Cheers for Liz and Cam!
> Hip Hip!
Hooray!"
Alan Lloyd commented on Liz's event 'Garden Party Tweed Ride!'"My pictures ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26361775@N02/sets/72157633425049968/"
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Working Bikes
The Working Bikes Cooperative is a not-for-profit tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization which diverts bicycles from the waste stream in Chicago by repairing them for sale and charity.See More
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- What I ride:
- Road, Mountain, Cruiser, Fixed Gear, Folding Bike
- The kind of riding I do:
- Recreational, Exercise, Commuting
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- At 10:54am on August 21, 2009,
avi said… - have been away for a bit, but will be at the loading party on Sept 5--thanks for all!!
- At 6:20pm on April 9, 2009,
Chicago Ride of Silence said… - Thank you Alan for working on the arm bands! It's wonderful to use old tubes for such a great cause!
- At 3:57pm on February 11, 2009,
Mike Fiasco said…
- "Everyone else is doing it so why shouldn't we?" Well if everyone else is doing it, I usually do it ten years too late.
Not this, though!
- At 1:18pm on January 13, 2009,
olloyd1 said… - Good choice, perhaps next year we can get a sunny view . . .
- At 12:44pm on January 13, 2009, olloyd1 said…
- Come on, put up a photo. perhaps one of Roland
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