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"As Cameron mentioned, there will be zero issues with traffic and streets when you start. by the time you get kicked off Lake Shore Drive, around 930 am you will still be fine as its early on a Sunday morning. As far as places to go, Chicago is a big…"

"+1  I usually take LaSalle but will take Dearborn when I want a bike community kind of feeling. It has been slow but really cool lately with the warmer weather and  so many cyclists in the lane. "

"Last night I dined al fresco at Petterinos at the corner of Dearborn and Randolph.  During the course of my meal nearly 200 bicycles had passed by going both directions in the PBL. I felt like I should speak Dutch to the waiter."

"In general I try to use the practice I learned from a fellow rider named...well, you guessed it, David.  He would use the slow down signal waving his left hand out and down to keep riders behind him from creeping too close and would then stand…"

"Oh my, I just missed a fellow biker yesterday morning on Lincoln Ave.   I apologized. He said he was far enough back and there was no impact and no problem. He then rode past me quite quickly. "

"Cameron The Google maps street view is chilling There is a traffic signal for the bike trail but I see no signal for the exit ramp for the motorized vehicles. What is the rhyme or reason for when the bike signal is red or green?  I see no…"

"and posting the tour of the meth labs ride may not have been the best idea. "

"I read that same story yesterday.  There is no indication of the right hook.  Is there another source for that? Just wondering. "

"1.  Great news and congrats Julie!!! Wow!!! 2. This forum is viewed by more than you think.  People who want to get a sense of the pulse of Chicago cycling look here.  Cool. 3. This forum is not private.  The conversation may…"

"We haven't even met.  You don't know anything about me.  Relax a bit."

"Zoetrope seems annoyed that people believe in something, and they believe strongly that it is fact to them.  That is faith... you'll never prove something you cannot see or measure, but you know for a fact that it's there.  If…"

"Thank you and well said, Serge and Lisa.Why do people feel such a need to fight about the least little thing lately? Why not use that energy to actually accomplish something, or at least be a pain in the butt to fewer people?  Or if people…"

"Amen to that, and thank you, Lisa. "

"Lex talionis ("an eye for an eye") has nothing to do with religion. I know, nitpicking. Sorry. "

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"The original post was intended to convey a satisfaction with the sense of caring conveyed by St. Luke's when David actually expected to not enjoy the experience.  No one suggested going to get a bike blessed in order for this to…"