CHRIS CASHMAN The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — For some hardy souls in McHenry County, it’s never too cold to ride a bicycle. “Cold is when I grow icicles in my beard,” Eberhard Veit said. “When the breath freezes in my beard, then it’s cold. But I still ride.” Veit, 52, [...]
by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on February 5, 2011 As you may recall, many years ago I shot a Streetfilm taking about what winter weather can teach us. In many ways the snow acts like tracing paper on our streets and records road user movements: at each intersection where the snow ends up piled can teach us a lot [...]
by Elizabeth Press on January 24, 2011 | Brrrr! Don’t let the weather knock you out of your bike commuting routine. On a recent trip to Chicago, Streetfilms had the opportunity to go on a ride and get several helpful tips for making winter biking not only do-able, but enjoyable. So today, as temperatures sit in the single [...]
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