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How many other cyclists did you see on your commute this morning?

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Permalink Reply by Tricolor on May 7, 2014 at 4:17pm

The spandex ones are out in force these days.  I rode north on Sunday and saw small children decked out as roadies riding with their parents, and I'm not talking mullets and denim vests.

Permalink Reply by Michelle Milham on May 7, 2014 at 4:34pm

I was with a bunchhhh of cyclists on milwaukee. And a dude with an motorized skate board.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 30, 2014 at 8:43am

Permalink Reply by Chitown_Mike on June 30, 2014 at 9:18pm

Hey, I wear spandex whether commuting or rec riding.  I try to be extremely courteous to all path and road users.

But I used to see 2 other riders in the mornings.  Now I don't see them.  But I did see my 2 coworkers riding home if that counts.

Tricolor said:

The spandex ones are out in force these days.  I rode north on Sunday and saw small children decked out as roadies riding with their parents, and I'm not talking mullets and denim vests.

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on July 1, 2014 at 10:27am

I left early and rather than using the lake rode over to Damen/Milwaukee/Kinzie/Dearborn to see how commuting from the west is.  I can say I'm thankful for the lakefront trail being my best option.  The number of shoalers with fragile egos is staggering.  I'm surprised more people don't get hit the way they ride.

Permalink Reply by Adam 9 mi on July 1, 2014 at 10:40am

The shoaling has been really bad on my route down Lincoln lately. As has the running of red lights. And of course forcing cars to wait while blowing through stop signs. It almost makes me miss January/February but not quite. 

Permalink Reply by Chitown_Mike on July 1, 2014 at 11:26am

I almost got shoaled by a PACE bus this morning!

I hate shoaling as much as salmoning.  So annoying especially on narrow streets with traffic so you can't pass the shoaler, and they never seem to respond to asking to pass.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on July 1, 2014 at 12:36pm

I had zero shoaling problems this morning.

Permalink Reply by Alex Z on July 1, 2014 at 1:16pm

Was behind 7 other cyclists, eastbound on Kinzie approaching Dearborn this morning. I thought for sure at least 4 of them would turn right onto Dearborn. Not so! All 7 continued east!

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on September 2, 2014 at 12:37pm

Today I saw 2 right out of the gate, and thought it could be some sort of record day.  But I didn't see any more..... and got caught behind a garbage truck.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on September 2, 2014 at 1:44pm

Since I tend to commute on "cycling superhighways", I forget that most of the city is probably not inundated with cyclists.  But we can all agree, I am sure, that getting caught behind a garbage truck while riding one's bike is one of the nastiest experiences one can have.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on September 2, 2014 at 3:23pm

That's something that happened to me way too many times when I commuted to/from Rogers Park.

Lisa Curcio 6.6mi said:

Since I tend to commute on "cycling superhighways", I forget that most of the city is probably not inundated with cyclists.  But we can all agree, I am sure, that getting caught behind a garbage truck while riding one's bike is one of the nastiest experiences one can have.

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