It happens on the last Friday of every month. They meet in places like the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, under the Waterloo Bridge in London, and in the Chicago Loop. Bicycle riders from all over the world join to ride together in a group called Critical Mass. And kids, this is no ordinary [...]

Love the festivities that draw crowds to the city in the summer, but hate the traffic?  Get there smarter and faster-bike to avoid the wait in traffic.  There’s nothing like breezing past a long line of cars in the bike lane, but contrary to what you may think, bike lanes are not always safer than [...]

With $5 gas apparently on the horizon, we’re all looking for ways to cut down our consumption. So, for budgetary as well as eco-conscious concerns, many are filling up their bike tires and hitting the road. In the densely populated city of Chicago, with pedestrians tripping over one another on the sidewalks and cabbies riding [...]