"at this point in my life i'm way too deep into appreciating the mechanical bicycle as one of the last 100% purely mechanical 19th century machines common in our daily 21st century experience. and because absolutely nobody asked, i thought…"
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Dan Allison 14.5 mi
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Hello all, I'm a daily bike commuter here in Chicago, from my home in the West Loop up to my job in downtown Evanston (woo-hoo reverse commuter!). My dedicated foul-weather/winter bike (Scott SUB…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Bullis 5.5-6.5 miles Dec 17, 2012.
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Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to Jamais716's discussion 'Fixing a flat on a wheel with an internal hub'"yeah, a chain tensioner can complicate the issue. that's why most bikes designed to take an IGH use either horizontal drop-outs, sliding vertical drop-outs, or an EBB for chain tension.
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Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to Jamais716's discussion 'Fixing a flat on a wheel with an internal hub'"one of my bikes has an alfine 8 IGH with disc brakes. removing the rear wheel is pretty simple. not as simple as a derailleur bike with QR, but still pretty simple.
1. loosen the axle nuts with a 15mm wrench.
2. stick a small allen wrench in the…"
Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to Serge Lubomudrov's discussion 'If you have a bicycle and you didn't ride today, what's your excuse?'"word. i mean, i still rode today, as i do every work day, but a 70 degree morning is certainly less than ideal.
hey mother nature, bring back the 40s/50s!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to Mike Weez's discussion 'What's going to happen to the former Cabrini Green Site/ West of the new Target?'"probably another target. it seems that you can never have too many of them."
Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to leftoverbacon's discussion 'Suburban Developer brings more Auto-Centric "growth" to City'"yuck, what an atrocious site plan.
i wish i had been born on the bicycle planet, because the automobile planet sucks, and it only seems to be getting suckier. why hath thou forsaken me lord?
oh, i get it now, i must have messed up royally on the…"
Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to Serge Lubomudrov's discussion 'I have to admit . . . (or, Is it too hot for you?)'"anything above 100 will put me on Metra. i once passed out from heat stroke on a roof and nearly killed myself back when i was a house painter in that brutal heat wave of '95. my body is sensitive to extreme heat like that so i don't…"
Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to Haddon's discussion 'Early Lakefront Trail Review'"as a 6 year veteran of daily LFP commuting, i find that the path is usually never terrible in the mornings, even in the height of summer. maybe it's a time thing, i typically hop on the path at oak street around 7:40ish and exit at ardmore by…"
Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to in it to win it 8.0 mi's discussion 'I rode today. Did you?'"anyone ride the northside LFP today? how is it?
i took my inland route up to evanston this morning (halsted to clark/chicago ave.) because of the brutal north winds, but i'd like to take advantage of some of that north tailwind action…"
Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to Diego Rael's discussion 'Should I move to Milwaukee and give up my bike commute?'"i would never in a million years choose to car commute between milwaukee and northbrook everyday. that would crush my soul, and i've really become quite attached to my soul over the years.
Milwaukee is a great city, but your GF needs to…"
Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to in it to win it 8.0 mi's discussion 'I rode today. Did you?'"the LFT was a thing of beauty this morning. from oak street all the way up to ardmore was plowed and salted. way to go chicago park district! most people must have assumed the worst because i only saw a total of 5 southbound riders as rode north up…"
Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to Anne Alt's discussion 'bike access on Metra - reverse commute and off-peak trips'"done."
Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to Serge Lubomudrov's discussion 'Apparently, we violate moral order. Who would guess this is the reason drivers hate cyclists.'"driving a sporty little coupe through some wide open and twisty country road = pretty damn cool
driving a lumbering SUV through congested urban rush hour traffic = a foul and wretched misery
riding a bicycle anywhere = a cascading avalanche of…"
Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to Lanterne Rouge's discussion 'Metra to Charge for Bicycles?'"as a folding bike owner, i'm really only concerned about if and how this change might affect folding bikes on metra."
Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to in it to win it 8.0 mi's discussion 'I rode today. Did you?'"i rode the LFT from north avenue all the way up to ardmore at about 8:00am this morning.
HOLY RUTTED ICE, Batman!
with the ice, and that oh so lovely 20 mph N wind right in my face the whole way, it took me 95 minutes to get from the west loop up…"
Dan Allison 14.5 mi replied to Chad McQueen's discussion '2012 Surly Moonlander fatbike 20" $1200'"bummer, a large would be too big for me.
my fat bike dreams will have to continue in their holding pattern.
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- Recreational, Exercise, Commuting, Around Town
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