We're about 3 months into this little experiment and we recently passed 100!
I think I'm going to play with having one of these chat threads pinned to the top and rotate them out every month or so depending on reception. Passing 100 seems like a good excuse to try this.
I'd love for folks to drop in and say hi, and maybe share a ride you enjoyed over the summer!
My first Street Calling Ride!
This ride was a lot of fun, I loved riding through the city at night with a big crowd. The turnout was great, I'd say there was over 100 riders at one point. The pace was faster than a Critical Mass ride so that was fun (~9mph). They encourage folks to bring speakers so there was plenty of music to keep the "vibes high", I even saw a few folks I recognized from CM.
I'm definitely going to have to catch another one of these, and may even try to join one of their other rides.
Would recommend.
From their insta:
This Thursday catch us for another night ride that will end at @bartwentytwochicago !
Meet up: 7:30pm McCormick Place (2301 S King Drive) Ride out: 8pm End: @bartwentytwochicago (2244 S Michigan Ave)
ride @ 5:15 in the loop
meet @ 6:00 at the racks
Join us in Section 103
Marz Beer at the racks to get the party started
More Information and link to tickets on their site: https://chicagobikesox.com/
From their instagram post:
This Thursday, join us for another night ride that will end at tribechi !
Meet Up: 7:30pm McCormick Place (2301 S King Drive) Ride out: 8pm End: tribechi (1239 W Lake Street)
Bike Marshals will be available to take riders back to McCormick
It sounds like the plan is to keep the ride short and cool down after with a dip in the lake so come prepared 🏊
It's gonna be a hot one tomorrow! The high is going to be around 100 at 3pm and it will likely still be in the mid-to-high 90s when we roll, stay safe, stay hydrated!
What a great way to spend a Saturday, I almost flaked and slept-in instead(social anxiety amiright)but I’m glad I got on the bike and made it out.
It was my first time trying all of the places we stopped at. The highlights for me were the iced latte from Sawada and the almond croissant from Bitter Sweet(pictured).
Special thanks to @chicago@midwest.social for putting this on, I can’t wait for the September 16th ride.
I've known about the Bike Angel program for a little while now but never looked into it. In a nutshell you can get rewarded for helping redistribute the classic bikes across the city, they do a good job gamifying it too.
Last week curiosity got the best of me and I took a look at the program and its rewards. I saw you can extend the base ride from 45 to 60 minutes if you worked the program a little bit and hit the first "achievement". You can also cash out points to extend your subscription (if you worked the program enough you can extend it indefinitely) or for Lyft credit (car/scooter/ebike)
So on Friday I set out to hit 250 over 3 days with my partners subscription. She recently got one so we can ride together and she wouldn't have to deal with everything that comes with being a 3rd floor bike owner (mainly getting the bike up and down the stairs). Here are some take-aways:
Happy to answer any questions!
Hot and humid with a little rain, but that didn't stop us from having a good time!
🔔Happy Friday!🔔
Please Note: Bring Bubbles For Tonight's Ride!!
Route map for tonight's ride from their facebook. Chances are this is going to change a bit once the group starts rolling.
