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Time’s up. If you are going to be beginning a new lifestyle as a cyclist or you are an old vet about to start working-over your ample stable of rides; do it now! Bike shops will be slammed in just a few weeks. They are already writing about it in the Tribune.

If you are spring-cleaning; take that old bike and or any parts from the bin to Working Bikes on Western Ave. It is simple, fast, painless and it’s just a good thing to do.

As far as getting a new bike (this is where I dissagree w/ the Trib); if you are looking to make a sound investment, stop in at your local shop. they will fit you to an appropriate and affordable bike. If your in the area of our offices, there’s no better shop than Amling’s on Milwaukee Ave in Niles.

Enjoy the weekend! Sprint for spring!

If there was ever a reason — albeit far-fetched — to dislike Levi Leipheimer, there is no longer. The man has my utmost respect. I know it helps that he lives in California, but the early-season training he puts in order to perform year-in and year-out at the TOC is amazing. His time-trial performance was ridiculous — even with last year’s still fresh in my mind. Wow. And Lance as domestique???

Whatever happens in the long run, this year will no doubt be a memorable one for American pro-tour cyclists.

Broken bike. Photo: Naz Hamid

My apologies. I am having some techical difficulites with the site. Anyone who had posted comments (Chuck?) and would like to get in touch, please email me at kevin@bikeblogchicago.com

I hope to be back up and posting ASAP! Enjoy the weekend — pretend the snow isn’t real…

While the exact details are a bit unclear at this point, it appears that Colnago will be coming to Chicago to distribute their high-end Italian bikes.

We already have SRAM here in Chicago. Less than 200 miles northwest we have Trek, Planet Bike, etc. in Wisconsin.  And, in possibly one of the most unassuming zip-codes imaginable, we may have the most cycling industry product distributors per-capita.

Move over California?

I was just made aware of this!

It’s definitely an impressive innovation. If it is as visible as the photo makes it out to be, at least it might make a few more drivers think. For the price, I could see it making a pretty good presence amongst commuters. (The best Planet Bike taillight is only about $20 less than the expected price.) Could be the start of something…