I haven't been home in two years and haven't ridden a bike here since I was a shorty. So, back home for the weekend (its my birthday today, or technically yesterday). I flew my bike out here and there are so many ****ing bike lanes here, way more than there was before I moved. I can't believe go many people I saw riding tonight. I was riding around in the rain all day, hood to hood. I love riding here. Really makes me want to move back. You guys rok! Stay up!

word up. i miss chicago

Chicago ftw. Compared to the relatively few cities I've ridden in, MKE, Madison, STL, Philly, suburbs of Chi, I still can't find anything I like less about Chi than the others.

Moving to Chicago in June of 2008 and can't wait. Just sold my car so I can be car-free. Very excited about Chicago. Beautiful city, great people, great food and a wonderful biking community.

We're actually all *******s.

Yep. It's not a place I expected to miss, but I really do. To sound like an ass, I miss the place far more than its people ('cept for some friends).

i hear nothing but good things about it, save the few wimps who complain about the winter

ive been there three times to visit, havent gotten to bike around it though. it's definitely high on my list of places to move.

Winter is no big thing. I definitely miss the city and the food (Gino's, anybody?). Indy's no Chicago.

**** gino's. Chicago's pizza ftw. Ever since I moved that's all I wanted for my birthday. Got some last night, but my sissy assed friends couldn't handle the puffy clouds of salty angelic goodness known as anchovies so we just had pepperoni. Still the best bday feast I have ever known.

I finally got home last weekend and had Gino's and Nancy's. It was awesome. People at work don't understand why I ask them to pick me up some when they visit SRAM HQ.

ouch, i hope that move wasn't by choice. i don't really even consider indy much of a city...although i hear it's getting better.

soul veg destroys.

you speak nothing but the truth.

ps. who are you. the vegan edge community in milwaukee is pretty ****ing small and i dont think i know you.

XVX

Haha, good to know you're having a good time with yourself. You stay up.

Alberto's in Roger's Park FTW! To hell with Chain Pizza Places!

Work/fiance, so it works out well. Indy's not all bad, it's just no Chicago.

Alberto's is pretty good; there's a place in or around Wrigleyville that was pretty high on my list but I don't remember the name.

chifg.com

**** YES.

I remember when I was a about 11(1981) we would go dumpster diving in the hood to collect the pizza menus of the boxes. Alberto's would give you a free large pizza with the turning in of 12-15 box menus. Don't know if they still do that but that was pretty kick ass feature to a teenager. Do they still do that Dersu? Is the Heartland cafe still at Lunt and Greenview? Great vegi chili!

what is rok?

Chicago gets the job done. Food's good and there's bike fun to be had. It took me a while to warm up to the place, and I'm not sure I really even like the city, but everyone in the bike scene (whatever that is), is pretty awesome.

Oh, and chifg.com for missed connections and other fun stuff.

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Enjoy the higher city, county, and state taxes going into effect.

I loved living in Chicago for five years, but the Stroger/Daley machine politics can kiss my Kane County roadie ass.

Damn I miss the City.

i am sammy, hence the user name, and you may not know me because i dont like to be known. and i'm not vegan, just vegetarian. oh and i'm old.

if i dont know you i assure you we know many of the same people.

after the holidays we should meet up and go for a ride. its always awesome to find someonemnew to ride with.