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"I thought so!  You guys rock (and the poster) rock.  How can you not love a frog on a bike?"

"Awesome poster/dream come true.  Thanks!"

"Car culture has finally caught up to the beach combers and sand castle enthusiasts.  Now we can dig holes on the beach and admire the view without having to leave the comfort and safety of our car."

"This post will probably get lost but I needed the therapy of a well deserved rant.   I was biking on Halsted this afternoon, on the left side of the bike lane to avoid being doored.  I am a respectful cyclist and until this moment have…"

"Most folks travel west to east across the USA because of the prevailing winds go west to east.  On the west coast the prevailing winds blow north to south, so most people travel north to south.  The wind in the summer is usually…"

"Howdy, Sounds like a great trip.  Any one reading this and thinking about going...you should. If not, I just wanted to give a shout out to solo touring.  Cycling solo is great and unbelievably freeing.  I've bicycle toured…"

"Drivers should want their taxes to go to bike and ped facilities because the more people that don't drive the easier it is for the drivers that continue too drive.   ...or maybe all those drivers I see wasting their lives away in traffic…"

"On Jackson a few weeks ago.  It was a Saturday morning with car parking galore.  Probably should find out if USPS has been educated on protected bike lanes too... "

"My autobiography/bicycle love poem:  https://picasaweb.google.com/111953563486205695742/TheFlyingGiraffe "

"I took washington west from the loop.  Crossing Ogden would have been horribly frustrating in a car.  All the cars on Ogden would creep through the intersection then be stuck there blocking the intersection when the light changed.  I…"

"anything to save a donut!"

"One of my top ten biking moments here in Chicago: About a month ago, I was biking west on Augusta when I passed a few cops riding REALLY slow in the bike lane (I passed with a ring of my bell and 'on your left' thank you very much). A…"

"Darn, I am not ready for something like that, but soon!  Love the Bike 49 site....so jealous!   Michelle"