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Photo: Richard McKinley (flickr.com/photos/r1chard/514859166)
Photo: Richard McKinley (flickr.com/photos/r1chard/514859166)
What is Critical Mass?
What is Critical Mass?
It’s also a movement to promote the use of bicycles
It’s also a movement to promote the use of bicycles
free, fun bike ride that
happens on the last Friday of every month
in different cities all over the world.
Critical Mass is a
free, fun bike ride that
happens on the last Friday of every month
in different cities all over the world.
Critical Mass is a
as a viable means of transportation. It’s an open event
as a viable means of transportation. It’s an open event
that invites individuals to express themselves creatively,
that invites individuals to express themselves creatively,
socially, politically, artistically, vocally, etc. to an audience
socially, politically, artistically, vocally, etc. to an audience
of their friends, neighbors, coworkers, and fellow citizens.
of their friends, neighbors, coworkers, and fellow citizens.
It’s a wonderful
It’s a wonderful
bike party parade
that
bike party parade
that
celebrates the freedom of traveling under your own
celebrates the freedom of traveling under your own
power and being part of the environment of the places
power and being part of the environment of the places
reclamation of
space, a demonstration to show that the city
belongs to people, not machines. Critical
you pass through. It’s a
Mass is a free market of ideas so Critical Mass is whatever/
whoever
is at it.
Critical
fun time,
so
Mass is a
fantastic,
come join the ride!
reclamation of
space, a demonstration to show that the city
belongs to people, not machines. Critical
you pass through. It’s a
Mass is a free market of ideas so Critical Mass is whatever/
whoever
is at it.
Critical
fun time,
so
Mass is a
fantastic,
come join the ride!
January: Bike Winter (bikewinter.org)
February: the chainlink (thechainlink.org)
March: Rat Patrol (rat-patrol.org)
April: Active Transportation Alliance (activetrans.org)
May: Cycling Sisters (cyclingsisters.org)
June: West Town Bikes (
)
July: Working Bikes (workingbikes.org)
August: Chicago Cycling Club (chicagocyclingclub.org)
September: Break The Gridlock (breakthegridlock.org)
October: CM99 LifeSource Blood Donation Code (lifesource.org)
November: Big Shoulders Realty (bigshouldersrealty.com)
December: CCM Kiva Team (kiva.org/team/chicagocriticalmass)
January: Bike Winter (bikewinter.org)
February: the chainlink (thechainlink.org)
March: Rat Patrol (rat-patrol.org)
April: Active Transportation Alliance (activetrans.org)
May: Cycling Sisters (cyclingsisters.org)
June: West Town Bikes (
)
July: Working Bikes (workingbikes.org)
August: Chicago Cycling Club (chicagocyclingclub.org)
September: Break The Gridlock (breakthegridlock.org)
October: CM99 LifeSource Blood Donation Code (lifesource.org)
November: Big Shoulders Realty (bigshouldersrealty.com)
December: CCM Kiva Team (kiva.org/team/chicagocriticalmass)
The Derailleur, December 2009. The Derailleur is an unofficial publication
of Chicago Critical Mass. This issue was compiled by willow naeco. Event
dates unknown at deadline: Des Plaines River Shiver, Herron Memorial
Family Bike & Walk, Horrible Sweater Hot Drink Hunt, Kidical Mass, and
Ladies Mass. Disclaimer: Event dates are subject to change. Check
bikewinter.org or thechainlink.org for updates and more information.
Two additional ongoing activities you can participate in are 1) Two Honk
Tuesdays in which you honk your horn/ding your bell twice to greet fellow
cyclists and 2) Waving Wednesdays in which you, yes, you guessed it,
wave at fellow cyclists.
The Derailleur, December 2009. The Derailleur is an unofficial publication
of Chicago Critical Mass. This issue was compiled by willow naeco. Event
dates unknown at deadline: Des Plaines River Shiver, Herron Memorial
Family Bike & Walk, Horrible Sweater Hot Drink Hunt, Kidical Mass, and
Ladies Mass. Disclaimer: Event dates are subject to change. Check
bikewinter.org or thechainlink.org for updates and more information.
Two additional ongoing activities you can participate in are 1) Two Honk
Tuesdays in which you honk your horn/ding your bell twice to greet fellow
cyclists and 2) Waving Wednesdays in which you, yes, you guessed it,
wave at fellow cyclists.
2010 Chicago Critical Mass Calendeur
2010 Chicago Critical Mass Calendeur
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
December
December
1 2
9 10
12/8:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
12/7:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
AIDS
Awareness
Day
Cop: “What makes you think you
can stop traffic like that?”
Santa Chuck: “‘Cause I’m Santa!”
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
29
12/28:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
12/22:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
Winter
12/15:
WTB
Women’s
Night
12/14:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
12/16:
chainlink
Bar Night
23
12/3:
Wicker
Park CM
12/4:
Bike Town
Bash
12/11:
Human
Dreidel/
Rights
Santa
Day; NSCM Rampage
12/17:
12/18:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
12/24:
Chinese Xmas; CCC
Food + Bagel Ride
Movie Ride
25
Cycle
tracks will
12/30:
Year’s abound in
Assembly New
Eve; CCM
Utopia.
Party
31
12/1: WTB Women’s Night; 12/4, 12/11, 12/18: WTB Open Shop
12/21: WTB Tinker Tuesday, Full Moon Fiasco
TBA: Winter Bike Tour Series presented by Big Shoulders
Realty with pre-tour Bike Winter information and goodies.
–H.G. Wells
Be the change
you want to see
in the world.
–Mahatma Gandhi
Cop: “What makes you think you
can stop traffic like that?”
Santa Chuck: “‘Cause I’m Santa!”
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
12/7:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
12/14:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
Winter
12/28:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
1 2
9 10
AIDS
Awareness
Day
12/8:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
12/15:
WTB
Women’s
Night
12/22:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
29
12/16:
chainlink
Bar Night
23
12/3:
Wicker
Park CM
12/4:
Bike Town
Bash
12/11:
Human
Dreidel/
Rights
Santa
Day; NSCM Rampage
12/17:
12/18:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
12/24:
Chinese Xmas; CCC
Food + Bagel Ride
Movie Ride
25
Cycle
tracks will
12/30:
Year’s abound in
Assembly New
Eve; CCM
Utopia.
Party
31
12/1: WTB Women’s Night; 12/4, 12/11, 12/18: WTB Open Shop
12/21: WTB Tinker Tuesday, Full Moon Fiasco
TBA: Winter Bike Tour Series presented by Big Shoulders
Realty with pre-tour Bike Winter information and goodies.
–H.G. Wells
Be the change
you want to see
in the world.
–Mahatma Gandhi
Join the Chicago
Critical Mass
Team
Join the Chicago
Critical Mass
Team
loans that change lives: kiva.org/team/chicagocriticalmass
loans that change lives: kiva.org/team/chicagocriticalmass
How does Kiva work?
How does Kiva work?
1) Lenders like you browse profiles of entrepreneurs in need and choose
someone to lend to. When you lend, using PayPal or a credit card,
Kiva collects your funds and then passes them along to one of their
microfinance partners.
1) Lenders like you browse profiles of entrepreneurs in need and choose
someone to lend to. When you lend, using PayPal or a credit card,
Kiva collects your funds and then passes them along to one of their
microfinance partners.
2) Kiva’s microfinance partners distribute your loan funds
to the selected entrepreneur. Often, Kiva’s partners also
provide training and other assistance to maximize the
entrepreneur’s chances of success.
2) Kiva’s microfinance partners distribute your loan funds
to the selected entrepreneur. Often, Kiva’s partners also
provide training and other assistance to maximize the
entrepreneur’s chances of success.
3) Over time, the entrepreneur repays their loan.
Repayment and other updates are posted on Maria De La Cruz Mancias Perez,
Kiva and e-mailed to you.
Bicycle Repair (Honduras)
3) Over time, the entrepreneur repays their loan.
Repayment and other updates are posted on Maria De La Cruz Mancias Perez,
Kiva and e-mailed to you.
Bicycle Repair (Honduras)
4) When you get your money back,
you can re-lend to someone else
in need, donate your funds to
Kiva to cover operational
expenses, or withdraw
your funds.
$550 Loan Funded Apr. 28, 2009
$550 Paid Back Nov. 15, 2009
Mrs. Maria de la Cruz Mancias has been selling bicycles
and spare parts for over 10 years, also repairing them.
Throughout this time she has been doing very well, but
like all businesses sometimes there are difficulties, but
little by little her and her husband are coming out ahead.
They have a daughter who is studying at the university;
their business generates income enough to cover
household expenses and obligations. She needs a loan
to be able to move forward with her business.
4) When you get your money back,
you can re-lend to someone else
in need, donate your funds to
Kiva to cover operational
expenses, or withdraw
your funds.
$550 Loan Funded Apr. 28, 2009
$550 Paid Back Nov. 15, 2009
Mrs. Maria de la Cruz Mancias has been selling bicycles
and spare parts for over 10 years, also repairing them.
Throughout this time she has been doing very well, but
like all businesses sometimes there are difficulties, but
little by little her and her husband are coming out ahead.
They have a daughter who is studying at the university;
their business generates income enough to cover
household expenses and obligations. She needs a loan
to be able to move forward with her business.
Translated from Spanish by Erin Hopkins, Kiva Volunteer
Translated from Spanish by Erin Hopkins, Kiva Volunteer
Web sites that might interest you: benlikesbikes.com, bicyclediaries.blogspot.com, chicago.stolenbike.org, chicagobikeblog.com,
chicagobikes.org, chicagobikeshops.info, cyclelicio.us, dingyourbell.org,
icebike.org, letsgorideabike.wordpress.com, mrbike.com, and stevevance.
net/planning.
Web sites that might interest you: benlikesbikes.com, bicyclediaries.blogspot.com, chicago.stolenbike.org, chicagobikeblog.com,
chicagobikes.org, chicagobikeshops.info, cyclelicio.us, dingyourbell.org,
icebike.org, letsgorideabike.wordpress.com, mrbike.com, and stevevance.
net/planning.
Thank you: Aaron Bussey, Active Trans, Alex Wilson, Alexis Finch, Amy
Webster, Andrew Bedno, Andy Singer, Bob Kastigar, Bob Matter, Break The
Gridlock, Chicago Cycling Club, Chicago Ride of Silence, chicagocriticalmass.
org, Chopper Carl, Cycling Sisters, da’ Square Wheelman, Dan & Laila
Korn, DanaW & the FBC, Dev, Eddy Merckx, Ethan Spotts, Frances E.
Willard, George Christensen, Grant Petersen, Greg Borzo, Greg Davies,
H.G. Wells, Howard Kaplan, Iris Murdoch, James E. Starrs, Jami Krause,
Jane Healy, Jim Burlant, Jody Orlovick, John Greenfield, Joseph Zmuda,
Julie Hoschstadter, Kathy Schubert, Kiva.org, Lauren Sailor, Leah, Lee
Diamond, Louis J. Helle, Jr., Lowell Nelson, Mahatma Gandhi, Mark Twain,
Martin Hazard, Payton Chung, Pierogi John, Rat Patrol, Richard McKinley,
Robert Hadley, Ross Cannon, Santa Chuck, steven lane, Sting, Susan
Levin, T.C. O’Rourke, the chainlink, the dad of Calvin & Hobbes, the folks at
Bike Winter, Todd Gee, Tony & Marlene, West Town Bikes, Working Bikes,
and the other usual suspects (you know who you are).
Thank you: Aaron Bussey, Active Trans, Alex Wilson, Alexis Finch, Amy
Webster, Andrew Bedno, Andy Singer, Bob Kastigar, Bob Matter, Break The
Gridlock, Chicago Cycling Club, Chicago Ride of Silence, chicagocriticalmass.
org, Chopper Carl, Cycling Sisters, da’ Square Wheelman, Dan & Laila
Korn, DanaW & the FBC, Dev, Eddy Merckx, Ethan Spotts, Frances E.
Willard, George Christensen, Grant Petersen, Greg Borzo, Greg Davies,
H.G. Wells, Howard Kaplan, Iris Murdoch, James E. Starrs, Jami Krause,
Jane Healy, Jim Burlant, Jody Orlovick, John Greenfield, Joseph Zmuda,
Julie Hoschstadter, Kathy Schubert, Kiva.org, Lauren Sailor, Leah, Lee
Diamond, Louis J. Helle, Jr., Lowell Nelson, Mahatma Gandhi, Mark Twain,
Martin Hazard, Payton Chung, Pierogi John, Rat Patrol, Richard McKinley,
Robert Hadley, Ross Cannon, Santa Chuck, steven lane, Sting, Susan
Levin, T.C. O’Rourke, the chainlink, the dad of Calvin & Hobbes, the folks at
Bike Winter, Todd Gee, Tony & Marlene, West Town Bikes, Working Bikes,
and the other usual suspects (you know who you are).
Four ways you can support The Derailleur: 1) Submit content by the
second Thursday of every month to [email protected]. 2) Attend or
host an assembly party (usually the night before CCM). 3) Help distribute
The Derailleur on the last Friday of every month at CCM. 4) Visit thechainlink.
org/group/thederailleur for more ways you can keep this zine alive.
Four ways you can support The Derailleur: 1) Submit content by the
second Thursday of every month to [email protected]. 2) Attend or
host an assembly party (usually the night before CCM). 3) Help distribute
The Derailleur on the last Friday of every month at CCM. 4) Visit thechainlink.
org/group/thederailleur for more ways you can keep this zine alive.
lovelovelove,
lovelovelove,
willow naeco
willow naeco
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
November
November
d Why Ride in the Winter? d Bike Winter
Events d Winter Weather Myths & Reality
d Dressing for Bike Winter d Thrifty Bike
Winter Clothing d Bike Winter Visibility
d Warming Up d Winter Cycling Tips
d Winter Bike Handling and Maintenance
d Bike Winter with Children
d and Much, Much More!
d Why Ride in the Winter? d Bike Winter
Events d Winter Weather Myths & Reality
d Dressing for Bike Winter d Thrifty Bike
Winter Clothing d Bike Winter Visibility
d Warming Up d Winter Cycling Tips
d Winter Bike Handling and Maintenance
d Bike Winter with Children
d and Much, Much More!
bikewinter.org
bikewinter.org
The “end” of the cycling season
is the beginning of Bike Winter.
The “end” of the cycling season
is the beginning of Bike Winter.
Get a bicycle.
You will not
World
regret it.
Vegan Day
If you live.
11/23:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
11/21:
11/22:
Full Moon Assembly
Fiasco
Party
11/17:
WTB
Women’s
Night
11/16:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
11/10:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
11/9:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
11/3:
WTB
Women’s
Night
11/2:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
1
8
14 15
-Mark Twain
11/7:
DST ends
28
11/29:
CM99
Blood
Drive
11/24:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
4
11
Veterans
Day
11/18:
chainlink
Bar Night
11/5:
Wicker
Park CM
11/6:
WTB Open
Shop
11/12:
11/13:
North Side WTB Open
CM
Shop
11/20:
11/19:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
25 26
Thanks.
Day
Buy
11/27:
Nothing WTB Open
Day; CCM
Shop
11/30: Snow Biking! Any day of 2” (or more) of new
WTB
Tinker snowfall, meet up at Handlebar (2311 W. North
Tuesday Ave.) at 7 p.m. for Winter cycling.
11/6: The 2nd Annual Guido Fawkes’ Tweed Ride
11/20: WTB Open Shop
TBA: Winter Bike Tour Series presented by Big Shoulders
Realty with pre-tour Bike Winter information and goodies.
Melancholy is
incompatible with
bicycling.
–James E. Starrs
Get a bicycle.
You will not
World
regret it.
Vegan Day
If you live.
1
8
14 15
-Mark Twain
11/7:
DST ends
11/21:
11/22:
Full Moon Assembly
Fiasco
Party
28
11/29:
CM99
Blood
Drive
11/2:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
11/9:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
11/16:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
11/23:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
11/3:
WTB
Women’s
Night
11/10:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
11/17:
WTB
Women’s
Night
11/24:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
4
11
Veterans
Day
11/18:
chainlink
Bar Night
11/5:
Wicker
Park CM
11/6:
WTB Open
Shop
11/12:
11/13:
North Side WTB Open
CM
Shop
11/20:
11/19:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
25 26
Thanks.
Day
Buy
11/27:
Nothing WTB Open
Day; CCM
Shop
11/30: Snow Biking! Any day of 2” (or more) of new
WTB
Tinker snowfall, meet up at Handlebar (2311 W. North
Tuesday Ave.) at 7 p.m. for Winter cycling.
11/6: The 2nd Annual Guido Fawkes’ Tweed Ride
11/20: WTB Open Shop
TBA: Winter Bike Tour Series presented by Big Shoulders
Realty with pre-tour Bike Winter information and goodies.
Melancholy is
incompatible with
bicycling.
–James E. Starrs
January
January
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
Snow Biking! Any day of 2” (or more) of new snowfall, meet up New Year’s
1/2:
Day;
at Handlebar (2311 W. North Ave.) at 7 p.m. for Winter cycling.
Open
We’ll head off to some random location and enjoy the Winter Wicker WTB
Shop
Park CM
Wonderland. All ages/abilities welcome.
Snow Biking! Any day of 2” (or more) of new snowfall, meet up New Year’s
1/2:
Day;
at Handlebar (2311 W. North Ave.) at 7 p.m. for Winter cycling.
Open
We’ll head off to some random location and enjoy the Winter Wicker WTB
Shop
Park CM
Wonderland. All ages/abilities welcome.
1
4
10 11
17 18
24 25
31
1/3:
Bike Winter
Film Fest
MLK Day
1/5:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
1/6:
WTB
Women’s
Night
1/12:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
1/13:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
7
14
1/19:
1/20:
1/21:
WTB
Winter Bike chainlink
Tinker
To Work Bar Night
Tuesday
Day
1/26:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
1/27:
Crash
Support
Meeting
1/8: North
Side CM
1/9:
3 Floyds
Brewpub
Ride
1/16: Tour
1/15:
Tiki #2;
Humboldt de
Midnight
Park CM Marauders
22
1/23:
Cozy
Hearth
Tweed
1/30:
1/28:
1/29: CCM
Winter
Assembly Polka
Ride Bike Tour
Party
Lincoln Sq
1/1: CCC Weather Be Damned Ride
1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30: WTB Open Shop
1/16: Chicago Winter Bike Swap; 1/20: WTB Women’s Night
1/27: WTB Bike Winter Basics; 1/30: Full Moon Fiasco
You’re not going
anywhere. This
is Critical Mass.
-Overheard on a
CCM ride.
1
4
10 11
17 18
24 25
31
1/3:
Bike Winter
Film Fest
MLK Day
1/5:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
1/6:
WTB
Women’s
Night
1/12:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
1/13:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
7
14
1/19:
1/20:
1/21:
WTB
Winter Bike chainlink
Tinker
To Work Bar Night
Tuesday
Day
1/26:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
1/27:
Crash
Support
Meeting
1/8: North
Side CM
1/9:
3 Floyds
Brewpub
Ride
1/16: Tour
1/15:
Tiki #2;
Humboldt de
Midnight
Park CM Marauders
22
1/23:
Cozy
Hearth
Tweed
1/30:
1/28:
1/29: CCM
Winter
Assembly Polka
Ride Bike Tour
Party
Lincoln Sq
1/1: CCC Weather Be Damned Ride
1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30: WTB Open Shop
1/16: Chicago Winter Bike Swap; 1/20: WTB Women’s Night
1/27: WTB Bike Winter Basics; 1/30: Full Moon Fiasco
You’re not going
anywhere. This
is Critical Mass.
-Overheard on a
CCM ride.
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
October
October
• humboldt park/west side critical mass • Midnight Marauders • C.I.G.A.R. •
Critical Mass discussion • Vegan Bikers Arise • British Bicycles of Chicago •
Velo Yoga • Bike Movers • Peace Gang • South Side Riders • Blue City Cycles •
Pedicabs • Berwyn Bike Mafia (and friends) • Friends of the Oakley Bikeway •
Commuters • "Far" North Side Riders • Eat to ride, ride to eat • Bikers for
Barkers • Ray's Indoor MTB Park • Chicago Ride of Silence • Chicago Musician
Cyclists • FBC Chicago • Evanston Bicycle Club • Sting-Ray Enthusiasts • Dutch
Bikes • Chainlink D.A.F. • Chainlink Tourers • Cycling Families • Velo Club
Roubaix • Classic Chicago Architecture Cycling Fan Club • ZYM Fans • NW
Burbs Bike Gang • Friends of the Major Taylor Trail • Bicycle Art •
Unemployed Cyclist • Soldier Field Cycling Series • Bike Winter • World Bicycle
Relief • Detroit Bike City • Pick-Up Group Rides • Kane Cranks • The Kickstand
Club • We Have Gears, Not Fears • Jewish Women's Velo Club • Snow Riders! •
Lugs • Triathletes Unite • Centurions • The Yid Men Cycle Too • West Town Bikes
• 5 Feet, 2 Inches and Under • The Recyclery • Chicago Tri Club • Chicagoland
Cyclocross • Pilsen/Little Village Bike People • Campy Fanatics • Have Bike
Will Travel • Cycling Sisters • Fenders are the SHIZ • Team In Training • Chainlink night crew • Swerve Collective: Biking Volunteers • The Bicycle Club of
Lake County • Tandemonium • Freak Bikers • Working Bikes • I May Not Be
North of Irving, But I'm a North Sider Damnit! • Windy City Cycle Club • College
of Cycling • Cycling Realtors • world naked bike ride • Hodgepodgin' Bodgers
• Tour de Cure • Chicago Naked Ride • Couriers' Corner • Trek on Michigan Ave.
• vintage road bikes • Map Makers • Urban Explorers • Bikers for Single
Payer Health Insurance • North~Side Critical Mass • Chainlink Gardeners •
RAGBRAI • Hand Built Bicycle Frame Builders Of Chicagoland • Ride The Drive •
Slow Bicycle Society • Cannibals • Folders • I can't get enough of Pierogi John
• Kidical Mass • Chainlink Moderators • Fixed Gear Riders • Chicago Student
Bikers • Sideways face icons • Chicago Randonneurs • Trail bike riders of
chicago • Friends of bikes • Cycling Clubs NetWork • Chicago Cycling Club •
• humboldt park/west side critical mass • Midnight Marauders • C.I.G.A.R. •
Critical Mass discussion • Vegan Bikers Arise • British Bicycles of Chicago •
Velo Yoga • Bike Movers • Peace Gang • South Side Riders • Blue City Cycles •
Pedicabs • Berwyn Bike Mafia (and friends) • Friends of the Oakley Bikeway •
Commuters • "Far" North Side Riders • Eat to ride, ride to eat • Bikers for
Barkers • Ray's Indoor MTB Park • Chicago Ride of Silence • Chicago Musician
Cyclists • FBC Chicago • Evanston Bicycle Club • Sting-Ray Enthusiasts • Dutch
Bikes • Chainlink D.A.F. • Chainlink Tourers • Cycling Families • Velo Club
Roubaix • Classic Chicago Architecture Cycling Fan Club • ZYM Fans • NW
Burbs Bike Gang • Friends of the Major Taylor Trail • Bicycle Art •
Unemployed Cyclist • Soldier Field Cycling Series • Bike Winter • World Bicycle
Relief • Detroit Bike City • Pick-Up Group Rides • Kane Cranks • The Kickstand
Club • We Have Gears, Not Fears • Jewish Women's Velo Club • Snow Riders! •
Lugs • Triathletes Unite • Centurions • The Yid Men Cycle Too • West Town Bikes
• 5 Feet, 2 Inches and Under • The Recyclery • Chicago Tri Club • Chicagoland
Cyclocross • Pilsen/Little Village Bike People • Campy Fanatics • Have Bike
Will Travel • Cycling Sisters • Fenders are the SHIZ • Team In Training • Chainlink night crew • Swerve Collective: Biking Volunteers • The Bicycle Club of
Lake County • Tandemonium • Freak Bikers • Working Bikes • I May Not Be
North of Irving, But I'm a North Sider Damnit! • Windy City Cycle Club • College
of Cycling • Cycling Realtors • world naked bike ride • Hodgepodgin' Bodgers
• Tour de Cure • Chicago Naked Ride • Couriers' Corner • Trek on Michigan Ave.
• vintage road bikes • Map Makers • Urban Explorers • Bikers for Single
Payer Health Insurance • North~Side Critical Mass • Chainlink Gardeners •
RAGBRAI • Hand Built Bicycle Frame Builders Of Chicagoland • Ride The Drive •
Slow Bicycle Society • Cannibals • Folders • I can't get enough of Pierogi John
• Kidical Mass • Chainlink Moderators • Fixed Gear Riders • Chicago Student
Bikers • Sideways face icons • Chicago Randonneurs • Trail bike riders of
chicago • Friends of bikes • Cycling Clubs NetWork • Chicago Cycling Club •
Snow Biking! Any day of 2” (or more) of new snowfall, meet up
10/1:
at Handlebar (2311 W. North Ave.) at 7 p.m. for Winter cycling.
We’ll head off to some random location and enjoy the Winter Wicker
Park CM
Wonderland. All ages/abilities welcome.
10/27:
Crash
Support
Meeting
10/26:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
10/20:
WTB
Women’s
Night
10/19:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
10/13:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
10/12:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
Columbus
Day
10/6:
WTB
Women’s
Night
10/5:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
10/4:
CM99
Blood
Drive
3
10 11
17 18
24 25
31
United
Nations
Day
10/2:
WTB Open
Shop
Bike/Walk
10/9:
to School
Open
Day; North WTB
Shop
Side CM
7 8
14
10/21:
chainlink
Bar Night
10/28:
Assembly
Party
10/16: WTB Open Shop
Halloween 10/24: BSR Bike Tour of Norwood Park
10/27: WTB Bike Winter Basics
10/15:
10/16:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
10/22:
10/23:
Full Moon WTB Open
Fiasco
Shop
10/29:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
10/30:
WTB Open
Shop
Taking action doesn’t truly
include writing e-mails to
this [CCM] list.
–Gregory E. Davies
Snow Biking! Any day of 2” (or more) of new snowfall, meet up
10/1:
at Handlebar (2311 W. North Ave.) at 7 p.m. for Winter cycling.
We’ll head off to some random location and enjoy the Winter Wicker
Park CM
Wonderland. All ages/abilities welcome.
10/4:
CM99
Blood
Drive
3
10 11
17 18
24 25
31
Columbus
Day
United
Nations
Day
10/5:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
10/12:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
10/19:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
10/26:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
10/6:
WTB
Women’s
Night
10/13:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
10/20:
WTB
Women’s
Night
10/27:
Crash
Support
Meeting
10/2:
WTB Open
Shop
Bike/Walk
10/9:
to School
Open
Day; North WTB
Shop
Side CM
7 8
14
10/21:
chainlink
Bar Night
10/28:
Assembly
Party
10/16: WTB Open Shop
Halloween 10/24: BSR Bike Tour of Norwood Park
10/27: WTB Bike Winter Basics
10/15:
10/16:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
10/22:
10/23:
Full Moon WTB Open
Fiasco
Shop
10/29:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
10/30:
WTB Open
Shop
Taking action doesn’t truly
include writing e-mails to
this [CCM] list.
–Gregory E. Davies
Critical Mass
is Out for Blood!
Critical Mass
is Out for Blood!
CM99 is the LifeSource blood donation code for Critical Mass.
Use this code every time you donate blood through LifeSource.
CM99 is the LifeSource blood donation code for Critical Mass.
Use this code every time you donate blood through LifeSource.
Giving blood makes me feel better physically and
mentally. I have given whole blood, platelets, and
ALYX.
and the remainder of the blood returned to the
donor. The two most common types of apheresis
donations are platelets and plasma.
Giving blood makes me feel better physically and
mentally. I have given whole blood, platelets, and
ALYX.
and the remainder of the blood returned to the
donor. The two most common types of apheresis
donations are platelets and plasma.
Whole blood is just what you’d think–like a
vampire would do–while platelets and plasma are
apheresis donations, which take a little more time
than whole blood.
ALYX is an apheresis donation type at LifeSource.
ALYX is able to safely remove twice the number
of red cells that a traditional whole blood donation
will provide.
Whole blood is just what you’d think–like a
vampire would do–while platelets and plasma are
apheresis donations, which take a little more time
than whole blood.
ALYX is an apheresis donation type at LifeSource.
ALYX is able to safely remove twice the number
of red cells that a traditional whole blood donation
will provide.
Apheresis donation is a special kind of blood
donation in which whole blood is withdrawn,
a desired component separated and retained,
Remember, CM99.
Apheresis donation is a special kind of blood
donation in which whole blood is withdrawn,
a desired component separated and retained,
Remember, CM99.
–Lowell Nelson
–Lowell Nelson
Critical Mass Blood Drive October 4, 2010
Critical Mass Blood Drive October 4, 2010
Please join Chicago Critical Mass (CCM) riders on October 4 at the Thompson Center to
donate blood at LifeSource. (Donate sooner if you can.) Time: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Location:
LifeSource, 100 W. Randolph St. Contact: lifesource.org or 877.543.3768. Mention code
CM99 and LifeSource will give credit to CCM for your donation! If you’ve never donated blood
before and are nervous/don’t know what to expect, contact me ([email protected]).
I’ve had great experiences donating blood and look forward to helping save
lives in this simple way. P.S. Santa willow has CM99 buttons for people who
donate blood through LifeSource.
Please join Chicago Critical Mass (CCM) riders on October 4 at the Thompson Center to
donate blood at LifeSource. (Donate sooner if you can.) Time: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Location:
LifeSource, 100 W. Randolph St. Contact: lifesource.org or 877.543.3768. Mention code
CM99 and LifeSource will give credit to CCM for your donation! If you’ve never donated blood
before and are nervous/don’t know what to expect, contact me ([email protected]).
I’ve had great experiences donating blood and look forward to helping save
lives in this simple way. P.S. Santa willow has CM99 buttons for people who
donate blood through LifeSource.
If you are unable or unwilling to donate blood or if you are
deferred, please consider joining the CCM Kiva team to improve
lives in a different way. For more information about Kiva loans
and the CCM Kiva team, visit kiva.org/team/chicagocriticalmass.
If you are unable or unwilling to donate blood or if you are
deferred, please consider joining the CCM Kiva team to improve
lives in a different way. For more information about Kiva loans
and the CCM Kiva team, visit kiva.org/team/chicagocriticalmass.
February
February
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
Happy
Friday!
Happy
Friday!
1
7 8
14 15
21
-Todd Gee
Valentine’s President’s
Day
Day
2/22:
CM99
Blood
Drive
2/28:
Full Moon
Fiasco
2/2:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
2/3:
WTB
Women’s
Night
2/9:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
2/10:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
4
11
Bike
2/5: Wicker 2/6:
Winter
Park CM Swap
Meet
2/16:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
2/17:
WTB
Women’s
Night
2/18:
chainlink
Bar Night
2/20: Tour
2/19:
Tiki #3;
Humboldt de
Midnight
Park CM Marauders
2/23:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
2/24:
Crash
Support
Meeting
2/25:
Assembly
Party
2/26:
2/27:
Chicago Winter Bike
Critical
Tour of
Mass
West Town
2/13:
2/12: North Auto
Show
Side CM Shutdown
Snow Biking! Any day of 2” (or more) of new snowfall, meet up at
Handlebar (2311 W. North Ave.) at 7 p.m. for Winter cycling. We’ll head
off to some random location and enjoy the Winter Wonderland. All ages/
abilities welcome.
2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27: WTB Open Shop; 2/24: WTB Bike Winter Basics
2/26: 13th Critical Mass Bike Winter Art Show - Benefit Party for West Town Bikes
2/27: Frozen Snot Century
TBA: Critical Mass/Bike Winter Art Show
1
7 8
14 15
21
-Todd Gee
Valentine’s President’s
Day
Day
2/22:
CM99
Blood
Drive
2/28:
Full Moon
Fiasco
2/2:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
2/3:
WTB
Women’s
Night
2/9:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
2/10:
WTB Bike
Winter
Basics
4
11
Bike
2/5: Wicker 2/6:
Winter
Park CM Swap
Meet
2/16:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
2/17:
WTB
Women’s
Night
2/18:
chainlink
Bar Night
2/20: Tour
2/19:
Tiki #3;
Humboldt de
Midnight
Park CM Marauders
2/23:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
2/24:
Crash
Support
Meeting
2/25:
Assembly
Party
2/26:
2/27:
Chicago Winter Bike
Critical
Tour of
Mass
West Town
2/13:
2/12: North Auto
Show
Side CM Shutdown
Snow Biking! Any day of 2” (or more) of new snowfall, meet up at
Handlebar (2311 W. North Ave.) at 7 p.m. for Winter cycling. We’ll head
off to some random location and enjoy the Winter Wonderland. All ages/
abilities welcome.
2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27: WTB Open Shop; 2/24: WTB Bike Winter Basics
2/26: 13th Critical Mass Bike Winter Art Show - Benefit Party for West Town Bikes
2/27: Frozen Snot Century
TBA: Critical Mass/Bike Winter Art Show
St. Ratrick s Day
A celebration of the Rat
St. Ratrick s Day
A celebration of the Rat
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
9/1:
Whose street? OUR
WTB
9/3: Wicker WTB9/4:
Open
STREET!
Park CM
Shop
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
9/1:
Whose street? OUR
WTB
9/3: Wicker WTB9/4:
Open
STREET!
Park CM
Shop
September
September
What will St. Ratrick’s 2010 bring? Visit rat-patrol.org and
chicagofreakbike.org to find out.
What will St. Ratrick’s 2010 bring? Visit rat-patrol.org and
chicagofreakbike.org to find out.
St. Ratrick’s week 2005 included events such as a parade in
which beer was guzzled from the Shrine of the Unknown Catholic
Schoolgirl and a bonfire rolled down 18th Street; Rat Ride in which
C.H.V.N.K. 666 was treated to the sight of the Rat Patrol guzzling
syrup from the trash; Build Day in which two lovely ladies caught
fire and several pixies were readied for execution; Death Derby in
which a dragon, a cyborg, and a superhero entered a fountain from
which only one returned; and TV Smash in which several televisions
were made to pay for their crimes.
St. Ratrick’s week 2005 included events such as a parade in
which beer was guzzled from the Shrine of the Unknown Catholic
Schoolgirl and a bonfire rolled down 18th Street; Rat Ride in which
C.H.V.N.K. 666 was treated to the sight of the Rat Patrol guzzling
syrup from the trash; Build Day in which two lovely ladies caught
fire and several pixies were readied for execution; Death Derby in
which a dragon, a cyborg, and a superhero entered a fountain from
which only one returned; and TV Smash in which several televisions
were made to pay for their crimes.
St Ratrick’s week 2006 consisted of an epic ride involving grilled
rodents, races against kids, TV smashing machines, and tall bike
jousting in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
St Ratrick’s week 2006 consisted of an epic ride involving grilled
rodents, races against kids, TV smashing machines, and tall bike
jousting in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
St. Ratrick was a legendary saint who drove all the snakes from
Ireland, leaving the country safe for rats. Every year, a huge parade
is held in Chicago to honor the many Irish immigrants who settled
here. But how can we forget that other immigrant to North America:
the Norway Rat? We celebrate the memory of St. Ratrick with a
parade of rat bikes.
St. Ratrick was a legendary saint who drove all the snakes from
Ireland, leaving the country safe for rats. Every year, a huge parade
is held in Chicago to honor the many Irish immigrants who settled
here. But how can we forget that other immigrant to North America:
the Norway Rat? We celebrate the memory of St. Ratrick with a
parade of rat bikes.
–Entire Mass to police, Women’s
August 2007 Mass at Canal and Roosevelt
Night
5
12
19
26
Talk Like a
Pirate Day
6
13
20
27
Labor Day
9/7:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
2
9
9/8:
9/11:
World
9/10:
North
WTB Basic
WTB Open
Bike Maint. Hoop Day Side CM
Shop
22 23
29 30
9/28:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
World
Carfree
Day
9/21:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
9/15:
WTB
Women’s
Night
9/14:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
9/16:
chainlink
Bar Night
Autumn
9/17:
9/18:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
9/24:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
9/25:
WTB Open
Shop
Cycling is like church.
Many attend, but
few understand.
–Jim Burlant
9/11: The 2nd Annual Don’t Mention the War Tweed Ride
9/18: WTB Open Shop; 9/19: BSR Bike Tour of Bridgeport and Armor Square
9/22: Crash Support Meeting, WTB Basic Bike Maint.
9/23: Assembly Party, Full Moon Fiasco
–Entire Mass to police, Women’s
August 2007 Mass at Canal and Roosevelt
Night
5
12
19
26
Talk Like a
Pirate Day
6
13
20
27
Labor Day
9/7:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
9/14:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
9/21:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
9/28:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
2
9
9/8:
9/11:
World
9/10:
North
WTB Basic
WTB Open
Bike Maint. Hoop Day Side CM
Shop
9/15:
WTB
Women’s
Night
9/16:
chainlink
Bar Night
22 23
29 30
World
Carfree
Day
Autumn
9/17:
9/18:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
9/24:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
9/25:
WTB Open
Shop
Cycling is like church.
Many attend, but
few understand.
–Jim Burlant
9/11: The 2nd Annual Don’t Mention the War Tweed Ride
9/18: WTB Open Shop; 9/19: BSR Bike Tour of Bridgeport and Armor Square
9/22: Crash Support Meeting, WTB Basic Bike Maint.
9/23: Assembly Party, Full Moon Fiasco
Break breakthegridlock.org
The Gridlock
Break The Gridlock (BTG) is a
Chicago-based organization dedicated
to supporting a vibrant network of
grassroots activists and advocates
who work to reduce dependency on the
private automobile, encouraging the
use of more appropriate transportation
solutions. BTG promotes this network
through the mechanisms of leadership
and organizational support.
Break breakthegridlock.org
The Gridlock
Donations can be sent through PayPal
to [email protected].
BTG is a recognized charitable 501(c)3
organization. Dues and other cash
donations are tax-deductible. Please
specify which Member Organization
you would like your donation to
support.
Member Organizations include:
• Albany Home Zone
• Auto Show Shutdown Association
• Bike Winter
• Campaign for a Free and Clear
Lakefront
• Ding Your Bell Foundation
• Friends of Chicago Critical Mass
• Logan Square Walks
• NEIU Bike Club
• UIC College Of Cycling
• West Town Bikes NFP
• Working Bikes
People who believe in BTG’s goals
are encouraged to become members
of BTG. Members provide not only
financial support for BTG, but also
increase our voice and the voices
of our Member Organizations. All
memberships are for one year.
Basic: $1-24
Standard: $25
Advocate: $50
Activist: $100
Redd Light: $500.
Membership dues should be mailed to:
Break The Gridlock
2425 N. Albany Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
Bike Boulevards Now! is a brand new
advocacy group in Chicago forming to
discuss how to get Bike Boulevards
started in Chicago. Bike Boulevards
Now! is a provisional member
organization of BTG.
Break The Gridlock (BTG) is a
Chicago-based organization dedicated
to supporting a vibrant network of
grassroots activists and advocates
who work to reduce dependency on the
private automobile, encouraging the
use of more appropriate transportation
solutions. BTG promotes this network
through the mechanisms of leadership
and organizational support.
Donations can be sent through PayPal
to [email protected].
BTG is a recognized charitable 501(c)3
organization. Dues and other cash
donations are tax-deductible. Please
specify which Member Organization
you would like your donation to
support.
Member Organizations include:
• Albany Home Zone
• Auto Show Shutdown Association
• Bike Winter
• Campaign for a Free and Clear
Lakefront
• Ding Your Bell Foundation
• Friends of Chicago Critical Mass
• Logan Square Walks
• NEIU Bike Club
• UIC College Of Cycling
• West Town Bikes NFP
• Working Bikes
People who believe in BTG’s goals
are encouraged to become members
of BTG. Members provide not only
financial support for BTG, but also
increase our voice and the voices
of our Member Organizations. All
memberships are for one year.
Basic: $1-24
Standard: $25
Advocate: $50
Activist: $100
Redd Light: $500.
Membership dues should be mailed to:
Break The Gridlock
2425 N. Albany Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
Bike Boulevards Now! is a brand new
advocacy group in Chicago forming to
discuss how to get Bike Boulevards
started in Chicago. Bike Boulevards
Now! is a provisional member
organization of BTG.
Illustration: Andy Singer
Illustration: Andy Singer
March
March
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
Don’t buy
upgrades;
ride up
grades.
Don’t buy
upgrades;
ride up
grades.
1
7 8
14 15
21 22
3/2:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
3/3:
WTB
Women’s
Night
3/9:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
3/10:
WTB Basic
Bike Maint.
3/16:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
St.
Ratrick’s
Day
3/23:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
3/24:
Crash
Support
Meeting
3/28:
BSR Bike
Tour of
Lakeview
3/30:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
–Eddy Merckx
Pi Day;
DST begins
3/29:
Full Moon
Fiasco
17
31
3/17: WTB Women’s Night
3/20: WTB Open Shop; Midnight Marauders
3/24: WTB Basic Bike Maint.
4
11
3/6:
3/5: Wicker Chiditarod;
Park CM WTB Open
Shop
3/18:
chainlink
Bar Night
3/19:
Humboldt
Park CM
3/25:
Assembly
Party
3/26:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
3/13:
3/12: North WTB
Open
Side CM
Shop
1
7 8
14 15
21 22
3/2:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
3/3:
WTB
Women’s
Night
3/9:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
3/10:
WTB Basic
Bike Maint.
3/16:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
St.
Ratrick’s
Day
3/23:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
3/24:
Crash
Support
Meeting
3/28:
BSR Bike
Tour of
Lakeview
3/30:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
–Eddy Merckx
Pi Day;
DST begins
Spring
3/27:
WTB Open
Shop
Snow Biking! Any day of 2” (or
more) of new snowfall, meet up at
Handlebar (2311 W. North Ave.) at 7
p.m. for Winter cycling.
She who succeeds in gaining the
mastery of the bicycle will gain
the mastery of life.
–Frances E. Willard
3/29:
Full Moon
Fiasco
17
31
3/17: WTB Women’s Night
3/20: WTB Open Shop; Midnight Marauders
3/24: WTB Basic Bike Maint.
4
11
3/6:
3/5: Wicker Chiditarod;
Park CM WTB Open
Shop
3/18:
chainlink
Bar Night
3/19:
Humboldt
Park CM
3/25:
Assembly
Party
3/26:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
3/13:
3/12: North WTB
Open
Side CM
Shop
Spring
3/27:
WTB Open
Shop
Snow Biking! Any day of 2” (or
more) of new snowfall, meet up at
Handlebar (2311 W. North Ave.) at 7
p.m. for Winter cycling.
She who succeeds in gaining the
mastery of the bicycle will gain
the mastery of life.
–Frances E. Willard
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
August
August
1 2
8
15 16
23
30
Ntnl. Admit
You’re
Happy Day
8/9:
CM99
Blood
Drive
8/22: BSR
Bike Tour
of Lincoln
Park
8/29
Boulevard
Lakefront
Tour
8/11:
WTB Basic
Bike Maint.
8/10:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
8/4:
WTB
Women’s
Night
8/3:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
8/25:
Crash
Support
Meeting
8/24:
Full Moon
Fiasco
8/18:
WTB
Women’s
Night
8/17:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
5
12
8/19:
chainlink
Bar Night
8/26:
Assembly
Party
8/6: Wicker WTB8/7:
Open
Park CM
Shop
8/14:
8/13: North WTB
Open
Side CM
Shop
8/20:
8/21:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
8/27:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
8/28:
WTB Open
Shop
Think of bicycles as rideable art
that can just about save the world.
8/31:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
8/21: WTB Open Shop
8/24: WTB Tinker Tuesday
8/25: WTB Basic Bike Maint.
TBA: Perimeter Ride
–Grant Petersen
Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight
of birds. The airplane simply carries a man on its back like
an obedient Pegasus; it gives him no wings of his own.
–Louis J. Helle, Jr., Spring in Washington
1 2
8
15 16
23
30
Ntnl. Admit
You’re
Happy Day
8/9:
CM99
Blood
Drive
8/22: BSR
Bike Tour
of Lincoln
Park
8/29
Boulevard
Lakefront
Tour
8/3:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
8/10:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
8/17:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
8/4:
WTB
Women’s
Night
8/11:
WTB Basic
Bike Maint.
8/18:
WTB
Women’s
Night
8/24:
Full Moon
Fiasco
8/25:
Crash
Support
Meeting
5
12
8/19:
chainlink
Bar Night
8/26:
Assembly
Party
8/6: Wicker WTB8/7:
Open
Park CM
Shop
8/14:
8/13: North WTB
Open
Side CM
Shop
8/20:
8/21:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
8/27:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
8/28:
WTB Open
Shop
Think of bicycles as rideable art
that can just about save the world.
8/31:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
8/21: WTB Open Shop
8/24: WTB Tinker Tuesday
8/25: WTB Basic Bike Maint.
TBA: Perimeter Ride
–Grant Petersen
Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight
of birds. The airplane simply carries a man on its back like
an obedient Pegasus; it gives him no wings of his own.
–Louis J. Helle, Jr., Spring in Washington
The Chicago Cycling Club was established in
March 1994 by Todd Harris, Kathy Papienski,
Kathy Schubert, and Brad Beutler to fill a
void caused by a lack of touring clubs in the
City of Chicago.
The Chicago Cycling Club was established in
March 1994 by Todd Harris, Kathy Papienski,
Kathy Schubert, and Brad Beutler to fill a
void caused by a lack of touring clubs in the
City of Chicago.
The mission of the Chicago Cycling Club is to:
The mission of the Chicago Cycling Club is to:
* Encourage recreational bicycling in a non-competitive environment
* Foster safe bicycling habits and proper bicycling etiquette
* Provide bicyclists opportunities to network with other bicyclists
* Encourage bicycling as a safe & viable alternative to other modes of transportation
* Encourage recreational bicycling in a non-competitive environment
* Foster safe bicycling habits and proper bicycling etiquette
* Provide bicyclists opportunities to network with other bicyclists
* Encourage bicycling as a safe & viable alternative to other modes of transportation
CCC offers rides every Saturday and Sunday from April through October,
as well as evening and weekday rides. Our rides vary in length from 15
to 100 miles, and riders vary in experience from beginners to serious
enthusiasts. Our Sunday rides primarily are leisurely, social rides that range
from 15-35 miles with interesting and unusual themes and destinations. Our
Saturday midrange tours are longer (35-50 miles) and more challenging,
while our “roadies” rides satisfy the stronger riders with distances up to our
monthly 100-miler. Join us on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Wednesday evening of
the month for a 20-mile training ride, and on the 4th Wednesday evening
Get Acquainted ride. Off road trips, family rides, and overnight camping
tours complete the picture.
CCC offers rides every Saturday and Sunday from April through October,
as well as evening and weekday rides. Our rides vary in length from 15
to 100 miles, and riders vary in experience from beginners to serious
enthusiasts. Our Sunday rides primarily are leisurely, social rides that range
from 15-35 miles with interesting and unusual themes and destinations. Our
Saturday midrange tours are longer (35-50 miles) and more challenging,
while our “roadies” rides satisfy the stronger riders with distances up to our
monthly 100-miler. Join us on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Wednesday evening of
the month for a 20-mile training ride, and on the 4th Wednesday evening
Get Acquainted ride. Off road trips, family rides, and overnight camping
tours complete the picture.
chicagocyclingclub.org
chicagocyclingclub.org
April
April
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
4/3:
Snow Biking! Any day of 2” (or more) of new 4/1: End of 4/2: Wicker
snowfall, meet up at Handlebar (2311 W. North the World Park CM WTB Open
Shop
Ave.) at 7 p.m. for Winter cycling.
4/3:
Snow Biking! Any day of 2” (or more) of new 4/1: End of 4/2: Wicker
snowfall, meet up at Handlebar (2311 W. North the World Park CM WTB Open
Shop
Ave.) at 7 p.m. for Winter cycling.
4 5
11 12
18
26
4/19:
CM99
Blood
Drive
4/25: BSR
Bike Tour
of Lower
West Side
4/6:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
4/13:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
4/7:
WTB
Women’s
Night
8
4/14:
4/15:
WTB Basic chainlink
Bike Maint. Bar Night
4/20:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
4/21:
WTB
Women’s
Night
Earth Day
4/27:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
4/28:
Crash
Support
Meeting
4/29:
Assembly
Party
4/17, 4/24: WTB Open Shop
4/28: WTB Basic Bike Maint.
4/28: Full Moon Fiasco
TBA: Guerrilla Flotilla
4/10:
4/9: North WTB
Open
Side CM
Shop
4/16:
4/17:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
22 23 24
Arbor Day
4/30:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
Ding
your
bell!
Another working day has ended, only the rush
hour hell to face. Packed like lemmings into
shiny metal boxes, contestants in a suicidal race.
–Sting, Synchronicity II, The Police, 1983
4 5
11 12
18
26
4/19:
CM99
Blood
Drive
4/25: BSR
Bike Tour
of Lower
West Side
4/6:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
4/13:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
4/7:
WTB
Women’s
Night
8
4/14:
4/15:
WTB Basic chainlink
Bike Maint. Bar Night
4/20:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
4/21:
WTB
Women’s
Night
Earth Day
4/27:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
4/28:
Crash
Support
Meeting
4/29:
Assembly
Party
4/17, 4/24: WTB Open Shop
4/28: WTB Basic Bike Maint.
4/28: Full Moon Fiasco
TBA: Guerrilla Flotilla
4/10:
4/9: North WTB
Open
Side CM
Shop
4/16:
4/17:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
22 23 24
Arbor Day
4/30:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
Ding
your
bell!
Another working day has ended, only the rush
hour hell to face. Packed like lemmings into
shiny metal boxes, contestants in a suicidal race.
–Sting, Synchronicity II, The Police, 1983
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
July
July
Cycling Sisters is a women’s cycling group
in Chicago. Our mission is to increase the
number of women who ride bicycles for
transportation and to increase the confidence
and comfort of women cyclists. Visit us at
cyclingsisters.org or on thechainlink.org
Cycling Sisters is a women’s cycling group
in Chicago. Our mission is to increase the
number of women who ride bicycles for
transportation and to increase the confidence
and comfort of women cyclists. Visit us at
cyclingsisters.org or on thechainlink.org
By–and for–Women
• Workshops
• Rides
• Resources
• Ideas
By–and for–Women
• Workshops
• Rides
• Resources
• Ideas
Cyclists have a right to the road, too, you
noisy, polluting, inconsiderate maniacs! I hope
gas goes up to eight bucks a gallon!
–The dad of Calvin & Hobbes
4 5
12
18 19
26
Ind. Day
7/11:
Ride for
AIDS Day 2
7/25:
BSR Bike
Tour Near
W. Side
7/6:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
7/13:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
7/7:
WTB
Women’s
Night
1
8
7/14:
7/15:
WTB Basic chainlink
Bike Maint. Bar Night
7/28:
Crash
Support
Meeting
7/27:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
7/21:
WTB
Women’s
Night
7/20:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
7/2: Wicker WTB7/3:
Open
Park CM
Shop
7/10:
7/9: North Ride
for
Side CM AIDS Day
1
7/16:
7/17:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
7/31:
WTB Open
Shop
7/30:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
7/24: CGE
of Pierogi
John Ride
22 23
7/29:
Assembly
Party
Anyone willing to throw some effort into this thing
7/10, 7/17, 7/24: WTB Open Shop can have a big impact. Start making maps, host a Happy
7/25: Full Moon Fiasco
Hour, plan a spin off ride and promote it; all of these
7/28: WTB Basic Bike Maint.
things add to shaping the CCM experience. –steven lane
Cyclists have a right to the road, too, you
noisy, polluting, inconsiderate maniacs! I hope
gas goes up to eight bucks a gallon!
–The dad of Calvin & Hobbes
4 5
12
18 19
26
Ind. Day
7/11:
Ride for
AIDS Day 2
7/25:
BSR Bike
Tour Near
W. Side
7/6:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
7/13:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
7/20:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
7/27:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
7/7:
WTB
Women’s
Night
1
8
7/14:
7/15:
WTB Basic chainlink
Bike Maint. Bar Night
7/21:
WTB
Women’s
Night
7/28:
Crash
Support
Meeting
7/2: Wicker WTB7/3:
Open
Park CM
Shop
7/10:
7/9: North Ride
for
Side CM AIDS Day
1
7/16:
7/17:
Humboldt Midnight
Park CM Marauders
22 23
7/29:
Assembly
Party
7/30:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
7/24: CGE
of Pierogi
John Ride
7/31:
WTB Open
Shop
Anyone willing to throw some effort into this thing
7/10, 7/17, 7/24: WTB Open Shop can have a big impact. Start making maps, host a Happy
7/25: Full Moon Fiasco
Hour, plan a spin off ride and promote it; all of these
7/28: WTB Basic Bike Maint.
things add to shaping the CCM experience. –steven lane
Working Bikes Cooperative
Working Bikes Cooperative
The Working Bikes Cooperative is
a not-for-profit tax-exempt 501(c)3
organization which diverts bicycles from
the waste stream in Chicago by repairing
them for sale and charity. Working Bikes
is primarily volunteer-driven.
The Working Bikes Cooperative is
a not-for-profit tax-exempt 501(c)3
organization which diverts bicycles from
the waste stream in Chicago by repairing
them for sale and charity. Working Bikes
is primarily volunteer-driven.
All of its operations are funded through
the sale of bicycles at its storefront.
Working Bikes uses that money to
provide bicycles to charity organizations
within Chicagoland and to ship bicycles
to the Gulf Coast, Ghana, Tanzania,
Angola, Cuba, Guatemala, and Peru.
All of its operations are funded through
the sale of bicycles at its storefront.
Working Bikes uses that money to
provide bicycles to charity organizations
within Chicagoland and to ship bicycles
to the Gulf Coast, Ghana, Tanzania,
Angola, Cuba, Guatemala, and Peru.
workingbikes.org
In the countries to which Working
Bikes ships, a bicycle can often mean
the difference between work and
unemployment. The bicycle is the primary
means of vehicular transportation for the
majority of the population and is used
both for personal transportation and for
carrying cargo. Due to wage differences,
a bicycle worth $20 in Chicago can be
worth the equivalent of $1,000 in Africa.
Each year Working Bikes gives away over
5,000 bicycles locally and internationally.
It distributes about 500 bicycles and
wheelchairs in the Chicago area alone
to City programs, refugees, and day
camps.
Working Bikes desperately needs
volunteers to repair bicycles, prepare
and pack bikes for shipping overseas,
organize and help customers in the
Working Bikes Store, pick up donations,
network with other organizations, and
help spread the word. By volunteering
your time at Working Bikes you aid an
organization that is doing good work both
locally and internationally.
Working Bikes is now located at 2434
S. Western Ave. in Chicago. (Big red
brick two story building at the SW corner
of 24th Pl. and Western Ave.) Bicycle
sale hours are Wed. and Sat. 12-5 p.m.
Volunteer hours are Mon. and Tues. 5-9
p.m. and Wed. and Sat. 12-5 p.m. Call
(312) 421-5048 for more information.
workingbikes.org
In the countries to which Working
Bikes ships, a bicycle can often mean
the difference between work and
unemployment. The bicycle is the primary
means of vehicular transportation for the
majority of the population and is used
both for personal transportation and for
carrying cargo. Due to wage differences,
a bicycle worth $20 in Chicago can be
worth the equivalent of $1,000 in Africa.
Each year Working Bikes gives away over
5,000 bicycles locally and internationally.
It distributes about 500 bicycles and
wheelchairs in the Chicago area alone
to City programs, refugees, and day
camps.
Working Bikes desperately needs
volunteers to repair bicycles, prepare
and pack bikes for shipping overseas,
organize and help customers in the
Working Bikes Store, pick up donations,
network with other organizations, and
help spread the word. By volunteering
your time at Working Bikes you aid an
organization that is doing good work both
locally and internationally.
Working Bikes is now located at 2434
S. Western Ave. in Chicago. (Big red
brick two story building at the SW corner
of 24th Pl. and Western Ave.) Bicycle
sale hours are Wed. and Sat. 12-5 p.m.
Volunteer hours are Mon. and Tues. 5-9
p.m. and Wed. and Sat. 12-5 p.m. Call
(312) 421-5048 for more information.
May
May
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known
to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more
nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.
–Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green
1
May Day;
WTB Open
Shop
The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known
to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more
nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.
–Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green
1
May Day;
WTB Open
Shop
5/2:
Haymarket
Ride
5/4:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
Cinco de
Mayo
5/2:
Haymarket
Ride
5/4:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
Cinco de
Mayo
5/11:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
5/12:
WTB Basic
Bike Maint.
5/15:
5/14: North Midnight
Side CM Marauders
Mother’s
Day
5/11:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
5 6
13
5/7: Wicker WTB5/8:
Open
Park CM
Shop
Mother’s
Day
5 6
13
5/7: Wicker WTB5/8:
Open
Park CM
Shop
5/12:
WTB Basic
Bike Maint.
5/15:
5/14: North Midnight
Side CM Marauders
5/18:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
5/19: Ride
of Silence
5/20:
chainlink
Bar Night
5/21:
5/22:
Humboldt WTB Open
Park CM
Shop
5/18:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
5/19: Ride
of Silence
5/20:
chainlink
Bar Night
5/21:
5/22:
Humboldt WTB Open
Park CM
Shop
5/25:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
5/26:
Crash
Support
Meeting
5/27:
Full Moon
Fiasco
5/28:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
5/25:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
5/26:
Crash
Support
Meeting
5/27:
Full Moon
Fiasco
5/28:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
3
9 10
16 17
24
31
5/23: BSR
Bike Tour
Humboldt
Park
5/30: Bike
the Drive
Mem. Day;
World No
Tobacco
Day
5/29:
WTB Open
Shop
5/1: The Better Red than Dead Tweed Ride
5/5, 5/19: WTB Women’s Night
5/15: WTB Open Shop
5/26: WTB Basic Bike Maint.; 5/27: Assembly Party
3
9 10
16 17
24
31
5/23: BSR
Bike Tour
Humboldt
Park
5/30: Bike
the Drive
Mem. Day;
World No
Tobacco
Day
5/29:
WTB Open
Shop
5/1: The Better Red than Dead Tweed Ride
5/5, 5/19: WTB Women’s Night
5/15: WTB Open Shop
5/26: WTB Basic Bike Maint.; 5/27: Assembly Party
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
June
June
6/9:
WTB Basic
Bike Maint.
6/8:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
6 7
6/2:
WTB
Women’s
Night
6/1:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
CCM needs more
nudity . . . it works.
–Ross Cannon
28
6/27:
LGBT Pride
Parade/
Festival
6/22:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
Summer
20
6/15:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
6/14:
CM99
Blood
Drive
6/13-6/18:
Bike to
Work Week
Father’s
Day
6/29:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
6/16:
WTB
Women’s
Night
6/23:
Crash
Support
Meeting
30
3
10
6/17:
chainlink
Bar Night
6/24:
Assembly
Party
5
Env.
6/4: Wicker World
Day; WTB
Park CM Open
Shop
6/11: North
Side CM
6/12:
World
Naked
Bike Ride
6/19:
6/18:
Bike
Humboldt BSR
Tour E/W
Park CM Garfield
Pk
6/25:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
6/26:
Tour de Fat
People get pissed when their
tanks are shown to be inferior
to our bikes. –Alexis Finch
6/12, 6/19: WTB Open Shop
6/18: Bike to Work Week Rally at Daley Plaza
6/19: Midnight Marauders
6/23: WTB Basic Bike Maint.; 6/26 Full Moon Fiasco
The sound of a car door
opening in front of you is
similar to the sound of a gun
being cocked. –Amy Webster
CCM needs more
nudity . . . it works.
–Ross Cannon
6 7
6/13-6/18:
Bike to
Work Week
20
6/14:
CM99
Blood
Drive
Father’s
Day
6/27:
LGBT Pride
Parade/
Festival
Summer
28
6/1:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
6/8:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
6/15:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
6/22:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
6/29:
WTB
Tinker
Tuesday
6/2:
WTB
Women’s
Night
6/9:
WTB Basic
Bike Maint.
6/16:
WTB
Women’s
Night
6/23:
Crash
Support
Meeting
30
3
10
6/17:
chainlink
Bar Night
6/24:
Assembly
Party
5
Env.
6/4: Wicker World
Day; WTB
Park CM Open
Shop
6/11: North
Side CM
6/12:
World
Naked
Bike Ride
6/19:
6/18:
Bike
Humboldt BSR
Tour E/W
Park CM Garfield
Pk
6/25:
Chicago
Critical
Mass
6/26:
Tour de Fat
People get pissed when their
tanks are shown to be inferior
to our bikes. –Alexis Finch
6/12, 6/19: WTB Open Shop
6/18: Bike to Work Week Rally at Daley Plaza
6/19: Midnight Marauders
6/23: WTB Basic Bike Maint.; 6/26 Full Moon Fiasco
The sound of a car door
opening in front of you is
similar to the sound of a gun
being cocked. –Amy Webster