Serious cyclists – Page 4 – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

The Schaumburg Bicycle Club, above, is just one of dozens that organize rides for various skill levels throughout the region. Look for one near you HERE.

Then see a calendar of organized rides here.

Advocates, resources for Chicago-area bicycling

Ride Illinois
Active Transportation Alliance
Ralph Banasiak's bicycling column in the Daily Herald
Northwest Municipal Conference Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning
CMAP Walking and Biking
Safe Travel For All/Safe Streets For All/Safety Action Plans in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Will County
Illinois Prairie Path
Friends of the Great Western Trails
Friends of the East Branch Trail
Friends of the Cal-Sag Trail
Chicago Area Mountain Bikers, or CAMBR
Streetsblog Chicago
Chicago Family Biking
Illinois Bike Trails Map
Illinois Bicycle Rules of the Road
IDOT Trails and Paths System
The League of American Bicyclists

Other great video resources

Virtual Cycling, a YouTube channel with long, soothing videos of rides on popular Chicago-area trails
Cynical Zombie, a YouTube channel loaded with guided videos of Chicago-area trails and rides
Dan Moroney, another YouTuber who makes professional-level videos of trails and trips
Virtual Transit, another YouTuber who videos bike trail rides (and highway drives)
Be Historic, featuring a video series in which a couple visit and explore all the sites of the disused stations and stops of the historic Chicago, Aurora, & Elgin electric railway by cycling the Illinois Prairie Path (including spurs) and Fox River Trail

Who am I and why did I make this website?

A cyclist in helmet and slightly shaded eyeglasses looks head-on into a selfie with a road through the forest behind him. — **Alas, here I am on a road not in the Chicago area but in Maryland.**

I'm Neil Holdway, a former Daily Herald editor who has liked to explore by bike since my childhood. Now I ride on trails and roads all over the vast Chicago area. I aim to help you discover them, too. I also want to highlight efforts to make bicycling easier here. LEARN MORE about me and this site. Also, EMAIL ME with thoughts and ideas.

I also dig ...

Hiking with Shawn, a southern Illinois blog that inspired this one
Unshakable Hiker, another inspiration from here in the suburbs
Suburb Talk, bits of good news in the northwest suburbs
Introvert, Dear, one site that has helped explain why I like it quiet
ACES: The Society for Editing, because I believe in quality writing and editing

Top suburban Chicago bike trails: a round-up

Join a local bicycle club: Here's a list of them

Know how to bike on the road? Take this quiz